How Do I Implement Positive Behavior Support as a Classroom Management Strategy?
Positive behavior support is a powerful approach to creating a healthy classroom environment. To adopt PBS as a classroom management strategy, consider following specific steps: conduct a self assessment, define and teach behavioral expectations, engage in community building activities, and respond effectively to disruption. Conduct a Self Assessment Resources related to Positive Behavior Support as a Classroom Management Strategy The purpose of the self-assessment is to determine specific patterns of problem behavior and assess the need for targeted community building activities. To determine specific patterns of problem behavior occurring across students, teachers can conduct a simple self-assessment by thinking about classroom routines (or lack of routines) that are problematic. Using the Routine Discrepancy Analysis consider each classroom routine where behavior problems are consistently occurring. Ask the following questions: What ideally would you like to see happen during this r
