MO SW-PBS Classroom Module
Instructions
• This module is designed to provide the slides and
materials needed to teach staff, students and families
about a SW-PBS Classroom topic.
• There is a Content Acquisition Podcast (CAP) available on
the Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support
websitehttp://pbismissouri.org/educators/effective-classpractice
The CAP shares much of this same content in a video
format.
• There is also a videotape showing examples of classroom
rules on the MO SW-PBS website. Feel free to show the
video to add to this module.
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Instructions (continued)
• Handouts needed are shown by a
on the
slide.
• Notes have been written to assist with the
presentation.
• More information is available in the Classroom
chapter of the May 2014 MO SW-PBS Team
Workbook about the topic. Content about the
first four classroom modules are also embedded
within chapters 3 – 6.
• Delete this slide before beginning your session.
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Instructions (continued)
• If you have not done so, it is recommended you
share module “Overview of Effective Classroom
Practices” before presenting this module on a
specific Effective Classroom Practice.
• Slides 24 or 25 both are an activity to write rules.
Read the notes on each slide and choose the
activity that best meets your school’s needs.
Delete the slide you do not use. If you choose the
activity on slide 39, provide participants with a
copy of your schoolwide matrix that includes
CLASSROOM behaviors.
• Delete this slide before beginning your session.
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Instructions (continued)
• The final slide provides space for your school to
add follow up activities you will do. What will be
done to measure implementation fidelity after
this professional development session? If no
follow up activities will be provided, delete the
slide.
• Call your Regional Consultant if you have
questions.
• Good luck!
• Delete this slide before beginning your session
Handouts
• There are 5 handouts needed for the
Classroom Module
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Classroom Expectations and Rules Teacher Tool
Rules Writing Worksheet Example
Classroom Rules Writing Activity Worksheet
Classroom Rules Self-Assessment
Plan to Create and Teach Classroom Rules
Delete this slide before beginning your session.
Classroom Expectations
Classroom Expectations and Rules Teacher Tool
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Effective Classroom Practices
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Classroom Expectations
Classroom Procedures & Routines
Encouraging Expected Behavior
Discouraging Inappropriate Behavior
Active Supervision
Opportunities to Respond
Activity Sequencing & Choice
Task Difficulty
Outcomes
At the end of the session, you will be able to…
• Understand the benefit of having classroom rules
• Practice creating effective classroom expectations
and behaviors/rules with your class.
• Understand the importance of directly teaching and
regularly reviewing classroom rules.
• Plan how you will create and teach your classroom
rules.
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What are Classroom Expectations and
Behaviors/Rules?
• Expectations are valued behaviors and
attitudes
• Behaviors and Rules are interchangeable
terms
• Behaviors/Rules are the specific criteria for
meeting expectations
– Behaviors or rules identify and define concepts of
acceptable behavior
• What does it look like to be (respectful) in the
classroom
– Align with schoolwide expectations
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Why Classroom Expectations?
• Create a vision of a successful student.
• Allow us to proactively teach behaviors for
success.
• Communicate a positive message to students
and parents about success at school.
• Provide a framework to guide teacher
decisions about discipline.
• Validate and support individual teachers’
procedures and requests.
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Why Classroom Expectations?
• A dependable system of rules and procedures
provides structure for students and helps them
be engaged with instructional tasks (Brophy, 1998)
• Teaching rules and routines to students at the
beginning of the year and enforcing them
consistently across time increases student
academic achievement and task engagement
(Evertson & Emmer, 1982; Johnson, Stoner & Green, 1996)
• Clearly stating expectations and consistently
supporting them lends credibility to a teacher’s
authority (Good & Brophy, 2000)
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Terminology
• Expectations
• Behaviors
• Rules
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Discussion: Importance of
expectations & behaviors?
• Pair Up
• 2-Minute Frenzy – Discuss:
– How has clarifying schoolwide/non-classroom
setting behaviors/rules impacted student
behavior in our school?
– Why do you think it is important to clarify
classroom behaviors/rules?
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Guidelines for Writing Classroom
Behaviors or Rules
Consistent with schoolwide expectations
O = Observable; behaviors that we can see.
M = Measureable–we could actually count the
occurrence of the behavior.
P = Positively stated–things to do to be
successful.
U = Understandable–student-friendly language.
A = Always applicable.
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Which of These Follow the OMPUA
Guidelines?
• Think before responding
• Come to class on time, prepared with all
supplies and assignments
• Be responsible
• Be ready to learn
• Sit in your seat unless you have permission to
leave it
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Which of These Follow the OMPUA
Guidelines?
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Keep hands and feet to yourself
Turn in completed assignment
Respect others
Walk in the classroom
Don’t run
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Other Considerations…
• Develop a few behaviors/rules aligned with
each schoolwide expectation
• Establish rules that are easily monitored
• Display behaviors/rules prominently; easily
seen to use as a teaching tool
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HS Example
Be Ready
Responsible
Respectful
Be on time to school
& classes
Be an active
learner*
Follow all
directions and
instructions
Have all necessary
classroom materials
& supplies when
you get to class
Complete
assignments
Disagree
Appropriately*
Example Classroom Expectations Matrix
Whole Group
Instruction
Remain in seat
Safe
Respectful
Raise hand to
contribute
Responsible Listen
attentively
Independent
Work Time
Use equipment
safely
Raise your hand if
you need help
Continue working
until done
When your work
is finished, review
and check
Transitions
Keep body to self
Walk
Voice at zero
level
Go to next place
promptly and
directly
Effective Classroom Practice: Instructional Activities Expectations Matrix
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Outcomes
At the end of the session, you will be able to…
 Understand the benefit of having classroom rules
• Practice creating effective classroom expectations
and behaviors/rules with your class.
• Understand the importance of directly teaching and
regularly reviewing classroom rules.
• Plan how you will create and teach your classroom
rules.
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Activity: Classroom Rule Writing Activity
Option 1
Using the Example as a guide:
• List problem behaviors in your classroom
• List replacement behaviors (what we want
kids to do instead), using OMPUA guidelines
• List schoolwide expectations
• Categorize rules within the schoolwide
expectations
Rules Writing Worksheet Example
Rules Writing Activity Classroom Rules Worksheet
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Activity: Reviewing Classroom Rules Activity
Option 2
• List Schoolwide Expectations on the left
• List Classroom Rules from your schoolwide
matrix
• OR Review a copy of your schoolwide matrix
that includes CLASSROOM as a setting.
• Check each rule to see if it meets OMPUA
• Revise as needed.
Classroom Rules Self-Assessment
Your Schoolwide Matrix, Classroom Behaviors
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Creating Behaviors With Your Class
• Discuss why classroom behaviors are
important.
• List schoolwide expectations and have
students make a list of classroom behaviors
for each
• Check for OMPUA
• As a class, discuss and clarify each behavior
• Publicly gain student commitment for
behaviors
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Outcomes
At the end of the session, you will be able to…
 Understand the benefit of having classroom rules
 Practice creating effective classroom expectations
and behaviors/rules with your class.
• Understand the importance of directly teaching and
regularly reviewing classroom rules.
• Plan how you will create and teach your classroom
rules.
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Classroom Rules Must Be Taught!
• Post rules in a prominent location
• Teach them directly – tell, show, practice
• Refer to them regularly
– Provide precorrects before students are expected
to use the rules in an upcoming activity.
• Acknowledge students when they follow the
rules.
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Schedule for Teaching Classroom
Rules
• First Grading Period
– Teach rules for all areas of school, including
individual classrooms, during first week of school
• Tell
• Show—teacher models the rule
• Practice—students practice
– After first week, review rules 2 or 3 times / week
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Schedule for Teaching Classroom
Rules
• Through Second Grading Period
– Review rules once per week
• Remainder of the Year
– Review rules periodically as needed
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How Will You Know Students Know
the Rules?
• Can 80% of your students tell you the
classroom expectations and rules?
• If not:
– Reteach
– Increase reminders/precorrects
– Increase your specific positive feedback when
students follow the rules
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Communicating Classroom
Behaviors/Rules with Families
• Send classroom behaviors/rules home
• Share teacher’s philosophy of classroom
management
• Encourage parents to remind, monitor and
praise their child for following the classroom
rules.
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Outcomes
At the end of the session, you will be able to…
 Understand the benefit of having classroom rules
 Practice creating effective classroom expectations
and behaviors/rules with your class.
 Understand the importance of directly teaching and
regularly reviewing classroom rules.
• Plan how you will create and teach your classroom
rules.
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Activity: Planning Time
Individually or in your team/department:
• Consider the Questions To Guide Your
Planning in the left column
• Create your plan in the right column. Be
specific with actions and timelines
Plan to Create and Teach Classroom Rules
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“Although expectations used by effective
educators may vary from teacher to
teacher and school to school, we do not
find effectively managed schools and
classrooms operating without them.”
Evertson & Emmer, 2008
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Questions
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Activity: Reflection
• Look at the Teacher Self-Assessment and
Observation Tool section on your Teacher Tool
handout.
• Mark “Yes”, “No” or “In Progress” for each
item.
• Think how you will address any item you
marked “No” or “In Progress.”
Classroom Expectations and Rules Teacher Tool
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Outcomes
At the end of the session, you will be able to…
 Understand the benefit of having classroom rules
 Practice creating effective classroom expectations
and behaviors/rules with your class.
 Understand the importance of directly teaching and
regularly reviewing classroom rules.
 Plan how you will crate and teach your classroom
rules.
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References
• Brophy, J. (1998). Motivating Students to Learn. Boston:
McGraw Hill.
• Evertson, C., & Emmer, E. (1982). Preventive classroom
management. In D. Duke (Ed.), Helping teachers manage
classrooms. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development.
• Evertson, C., & Emmer, E. (2008). Classroom management
for elementary teachers (8th Edition). Boston: Allyn &
Bacon.
• Good, T. & Brophy, J. (2000). Look Into Classrooms. Boston:
Allyn & Bacon.
• Johnson, T.C., Stoner, G. & Green, S.K. (1996).
Demonstrating the experimenting society model with
classwide behavior management interventions. School
Psychology Review, 25(2), 199-214.
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For More Information
• Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior
Support website:
http://pbismissouri.org/educators/effectiveclass-practice
Follow Up
• Insert expectations from your PBIS leadership team and/or
administrator about when each teacher should have
classroom rules created and posted in their classroom
• Insert how your school will follow up:
– Will the PBIS leadership team and/or administrator do a walkthrough on a specific date?
– Or will grade level/department teams do a walk through
– Or will the PBIS leadership team ask students to name their
classroom rules?
• Insert how your school will celebrate if the outcomes of the
follow up are positive.
• Delete this slide if your school will not do any follow up
activities.