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Reducing Behavior Problems > Schoolwide Approach > See How It Works
This video shows how Everett Area Elementary School implements schoolwide teaching and classroom management practices to foster youth development. The school bookends these practices with social...
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Listen to an interview with administrators at the New Jersey Department of Education Office of Special Education about implementing a schoolwide model for behavior improvement. An essential part of...
This interview features a countywide strategic planning process to incorporate a program for promoting healthy and safe behavior and social skills. The interview highlights special attention given...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Collaborative Relationships > See How It Works
The Parent Coordinator at P.S. 24 describes how she creates strong, trusting relationships with families through workshops dealing with topics and issues that are important to parents. Trust is a...
Hear how Pinnacle School 35 implements several programs that work together to reduce behavior problems schoolwide. Programs include a social-emotional learning curriculum, an after-school program,...
View this video about how families attend informal, interactive workshops aimed at teaching parents how to work with their children to improve behavior. Parents learn about topics such as refusal...
Harmony Hills Elementary implements the Collaborative Action Process for teachers to work collaboratively to address behavior problems. This process gives teachers a step-by-step guide to dealing...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Describe Behavior > See How It Works
School staff and a behavior expert work together to design a plan to collect behavior data, analyze it, and organize data-based interventions to help students who are struggling to behave...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Modify Environment > See How It Works
Watch a video about the strategies one school uses to foster a positive classroom environment. Teachers at this school promote a safe classroom environment by creatively placing classroom...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Teach Skills > See How It Works
The principal at Martin Luther King Elementary explains the philosophy behind using positive reinforcement to reduce behavior problems. The school uses many different forms of positive...
A fifth-grade teacher and a first-grade teacher talk about character education and bullying prevention activities which they use during dedicated weekly class meetings. Students think about their...
See how teachers serve as coaches and work with their colleagues to implement the schoolwide behavior program. Coaches observe teachers and help them refine their instructional practices and...
