I sit here drinking my coffee this morning thinking about the amazing Summer Training Institute we attended this week. This post is a little delayed because I was exhausted when I got home yesterday; all of that professional development can wear an educator out! The plethora of knowledge that was shared over the course of three days was simply magical; it is always refreshing to learn from other professionals that have so much passion.
Here are the top three things I am taking away from this conference that I plan on bringing back to my school to help with our implementation of SW-PBS: 1. Specific Positive Feedback This topic has been a focus for our faculty for three years now; and it will continue to be one. This is a must if you want to implement Tier 1 with fidelity. What is specific positive feedback? Great question! Specific positive feedback is when you give students feedback on the behavior you want to reinforce. This language is very detailed to what they are doing, compared to telling students, "Good job!" or "nice work!". For example of specific positive feedback, you can say, "Johnny, thank you so much for sitting in your seat quietly. This is helping you and your classmates learn. Keep up the good work!" This will make sure you are reinforcing the correct behavior, along with letting the student know exactly what they are doing that is expected. Check out the awesome presentation by some of Missouri's finest on this topic right here. If you are curious how we implement this at my school, check out my post from the spring right here. 2. Tier 3 Foundations Our school is venturing into the Tier 3 world this year, and setting up a good foundation will be imperative to success. Check out this useful overview of Tier 3 here. Stay tuned on the blog for our journey of starting Tier 3! 3. Social Skills Generalization I attended a breakout session where Dr. Terry Scott gave wonderful examples of how to generalize the social skills taught in small group settings. Check out the handout of the presentation here. I also recommend attending any session or training that is done by Dr. Terry Scott. He does a wonderful jog explaining and simplifying strategies so we as educators can use them effectively.
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