View source for Unit 2: Is PBIS a Good Fit for You and Your Students?

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=='''Overview'''==

This unit helps you identify if PBIS is a good fit for you and your students. 

'''To return to Unit 1 Lesson 2 to review the advantages and challenges of PBIS, click [[Lesson 2: Identifying Advantages and Challenges of PBIS.|here]].'''

At the end of this lesson you will be able to:

* Identify strengths and weaknesses within your classroom;

* Identify ares where PBIS can be used with your student;

* Determine if you should implement PBIS.

=='''Read/View'''==

* Visit the website https://www.tutorialspoint.com/classroom_management/classroom_management_identifying_strengths_and_weakness.htm. Focus reading on the pages titled "Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses," "Classroom Management -Kaizen Techniques," and "Judge Your Progress." You may locate the different pages by clicking 'next page.'

* Visit the website https://www.tutorialspoint.com/classroom_management/classroom_management_quick_guide.htm. Read the sections titled "Introduction," "Levels of Classrooms," "Behavioral Problems," "Non-Behavioral Factors," "Tackling Behavioral Problems," "Creating Positive Learning Environment," "Escalating a Problem."

* Watch the following video on identifying student strengths. 
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* The students in your school can be broken into three different parts. The picture to the right provides a visual. 

The green section indicates interventions for everyone. This includes things such as school-wide PBIS. 

The yellow section indicates interventions for some students, which are at-risk. This includes things such as mentor programs or check-in, check-out systems.

The red sections indicates interventions for individual students. This typically includes a Behavior Intervention Plan and some type of therapy.

=='''Reflect'''==

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Now it's time to reflect on your current population of students and your classroom environment. Examples are given after some reflective prompts to guide your thinking.

* What works for your classroom? How do you know it works?
''Example: Students have adopted the classroom routine of entering the classroom everyday, grabbing their instructional materials, and sitting in their seat.''

* How do your students generally behavior? 

* Are there any situations where students do not behave appropriately? Do you know why they repeat that behavior? 
''Example: Students pack up their materials early and do not engage in the end of the lessons.''

* Have you tried any strategies in attempt to improve their behavior?
''Example: Yes, I have tried exit-tickets, but they have not seemed to work.''

* Do you tend to focus on negative behavior rather than the positives?
''Example: Yes, I get caught up prompting the students to keep their materials out, that I do not have time to reward the students who did not try to pack up.''

* Do you have any students that you would place in the red or yellow section in the pyramid above? If so, for what reason?

=='''Do'''==

Create a list of areas where you can potentially use PBIS with your students.

To create a list, first create a file on google docs. Once you have created your list, make it a shareable link and post it [[Talk:Unit 2: Is PBIS a Good Fit for You and Your Students? | here ]] so fellow students may view your list.

=='''Look Forward'''==

In the following unit you will create a PBIS plan. To proceed to the final unit, click the following link. 

[[Unit 3: Creating a PBIS Plan]]