The empower program, K-2 : concrete strategies for positive behavioral support / Rachel Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Rachel, 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Affective education.

Social learning.

Early childhood education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.

Summary:

Let's face it--teaching can be stressful.In this generation of Common Core Standards and high-stakes testing,educators are often left without the time to plan positive behavioral supports or the sanity to cultivate compassionate relationships with their students.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Author's Note

Introduction

Goal #1: Provide Concrete Strategies

Goal #2: Reduce Teacher Stress

Goal #3: Empower Students

3 Sections for 3 Student Goals

Section 1: Environment-Safe

Section 2: Ability-Successful

Section 3: Motivation-Connected

Who Should Read This Book?

How Is This Book Organized?

Inside Each Section

Classroom Scenarios

Research and Relevancy

Concrete Strategies

Key Points Shadowboxes

To Sum Up

Section 1 Environment

Environment Classroom Scenarios

When This Happens . . .

Aiden and Jessica - Version 1

What if This Happened, Instead?

Aiden and Jessica - Version 2

Environment Research And Relevancy

Why Did that Happen?

The Research

The Limbic System - The Engine

The Power of Prosody - The Jack

The Hormones of Stress - The Gas or The Breaks

The Relevancy

Relevancy in a Cultural Context

Data

Questions

The Good News . . .

Environment Concrete Strategies

What Can I Do?

Foundation Strategies

Strategy 1: Build Trust

Tip 1. Give J.O.Y

Tip 2. Cultivate Caregivers

Tip 3. Ask Questions

Tip 4. Vet Yourself

Tip 5. Own Up

Tip 6. Invest

Tip 7. Learn What They Love

Tip 8. Listen . . . and Hear

Tip 9. Validation by Saturation

Tip 10. Lawyer Up

Tip 11. Learn your ABCs

Verbal Strategies

Strategy 2: Correct and Connect

Beware of the "But-Rule"

Beware of the "Sinister Whisper"

Back to the Big Picture

Strategy 3: Executive Questioning

Structural Strategies

Strategy 4: The Rebuilding Area

1. Separation of Space

How to Create Your Rebuilding Area

2. Presentation of the Rebuilding Area

Introducing The Rebuilding Area

How The Rebuilding Area Works

3. Perception of the Rebuilding Area.

Strategy 5: Solution Sheets

How Each Solution Sheet Works

1 - The Vent Solution Sheet

2 - The Rent Solution Sheet

3 - The Rebuild Solution Sheet

4 - The Respond Solution Sheet

Section 2 Ability

Ability Classroom Scenarios

Tyson and Julie - Version 1

Tyson and Julie - Version 2

Ability Research And Relevancy

Executive Functioning

Emotion + Attention = Learning

Why Reward/Punish Doesn't Work

Ability Concrete Strategies

Strategy 1: Common Language Prompts

Analyze the Experience

But What Should I Be Doing Instead?

Other Benefits of Common Language Prompts for Students

Strategy 2: Teaching Social-Emotional Learning Skills

How are the Social Skills Organized?

Self Skills

Stop Skills

Simmer Skills

Solve Skills

Strive Skills

How do I teach these skills directly?

Breaking Down each Lesson Plan into Parts

The Logistics Section

The Hook Section

The Teach Section

The Practice Section

The Perform Section

Strategy 3: Weekly Frameworks for Instruction

Review Game Activities

"Steps in Stride" Role-Play Activities

Media Madness Activities

Portfolio Page Assessment Activities

Section 3 Motivation

Motivation Classroom Scenarios

Abe and Maria - Version 1

Abe and Maria - Version 2

Motivation Research and Relevancy

Discipline vs. Self-Discipline

How Does This Relate to Classroom Behavior Management?

Self-Determination - Creating Stakeholders

Access

The Logistics of Access.

How Does This Relate to Classroom Behavior Management?

Motivation Concrete Strategies

Strategy 1: Visual Tracking

Whole Group Applications - Team Points

Important Note About Setting Students Up for Success Using Team Points

Individual Applications - Student Tracking Sheets

Simple Student Tracker

Schedule Student Tracker

Goal-Reward Student Tracker

About Rewards

Strategy 2: Independence Level Choices

What are Independence Level Choices?

How to Introduce Independence Level Choices

How to Implement Independence Level Choices

Strategy 3: Student Leadership

Peer Coaching

How to Implement Peer Coaching

The Communication Spot

Student Think Tanks

How to Introduce Student Think Tanks

Engaging Students in Think Tanks

How to Implement Student Think Tanks

Appendix A

Appendix Aenvironment p.o.p. Resources

Appendix B

Appendix Bability p.o.p Resources

Appendix C

Appendix Cmotivation p.o.p Resources

About the Author.

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781475827163

9781475827170 (e-book)

OCLC:

959922831