Monday Motivator #7 2024-25

MO SW-PBS has identified eight classroom practices that have been shown to increase the likelihood of appropriate behavior and decrease problem behavior while increasing academic learning time.
These Effective Teaching & Learning Practices (ETLPs) are the following:

1) clarifying expectations
2) classroom procedures and routines
3) strategies to encourage expected behavior
4) strategies to discourage inappropriate behavior 
5) active supervision
6) opportunities to respond
7) activity sequencing & choice
8) task difficulty
The first four are to help keep students in class while practices 5-8 help keep students engaged in class.  Together, these eight practices impact academic learning time and ultimately student achievement while ensuring a positive learning environment. Implementing these evidence-based practices has been shown to maximize learning for all students while minimizing discipline problems.

This chart below shows some additional ways to enhance these practices based on the function of behavior students are exhibiting (ex. gain attention, avoid attention, avoid a task)

For more information on each of the Effective Teaching and Learning Practices, click here.

See also https://pbismissouri.org/tier-1-workbook-resources/