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The Good Behaviour Game: A Classroom Behaviour Management Strategy

The Good Behaviour Game: A Classroom Behaviour Management Strategy. Presented by Chrissie Spring Headteacher Oxfordshire Behaviour Support Service with Oxford Brookes University and Oxfordshire County Council. Goals of the Good Behaviour Game.

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The Good Behaviour Game: A Classroom Behaviour Management Strategy

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  1. The Good Behaviour Game: A Classroom Behaviour Management Strategy Presented by Chrissie Spring Headteacher Oxfordshire Behaviour Support Service with Oxford Brookes University and Oxfordshire County Council

  2. Goals of the Good Behaviour Game • To socialise children into the role of being a pupil and to reduce disruptive and aggressive behaviours in the classroom “The Headteacher suspended me – School is the only place in the world where you can get time off for bad behaviour.” CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775

  3. The History of the GoodBehaviour Game CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • GBG was originally developed by Barrish, Saunders, & Wolfe at the University of Kansas with the first report in 1969 3

  4. Impact of Poorly Managed Classrooms CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 On pupils: • Aggressive, disruptive behaviour as early as Year 2 is a major risk factor for academic failure, later school drop-out, delinquency, drug abuse, depression, and other problem outcomes. • Children with behaviour problems in poorly managed Year 2 classrooms were up to 20 times more likely to exhibit severe aggressive problems in late primary / early secondary years compared to similar children in well managed Year 2 classrooms. How does this impacts on teachers? • The number one reason for teacher burn-out is the inability to manage the classroom.

  5. LONG TERM BENEFITS OF THE GOOD BEHAVIOUR GAME Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2008), 95S, Kellam et al.; Poduska et al.; Petras at al.; Wilcox et al.; and Brown et al. CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775

  6. Additional Benefits of the GBG CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • Changes in teacher practices • Differentiation of tasks for pupils • Awareness of pupil needs and growth in terms of behaviour and learning

  7. Lessons Learned CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • Year 2 classrooms particularly important to later academic, mental, and behavioural health. • A relatively simple method of classroom behaviour management that can have a dramatic long-term impact if done with fidelity. • Without a system to mentor, model, and monitor teacher practices over time, GBG practices are not sustained. A good knowledge of pedagogical practice as well as how to teach behaviour for learning is essential without this, mentoring will not be as effective. 7

  8. GBG UK Project 2010-2012 • Pilot project Brookes University and Behaviour Support Service • 6 schools and 10 classes • 200+ pupils • 1 academic school year • 5 coaches • Preliminary findings very positive) • Several pilot schools bought in the following year. The Good Behaviour Game UK Behaviour for Learning CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775

  9. Training and Support 9 CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • Teachers • Initial GBG Training: Group-based • Booster / Network Sessions: group-based • Supported by trained coach with Qualified Teacher Status: In-classroom (observing, modeling, mentoring) • Professional development based on teacher practices/fidelity checklists • 90 minutes visits based on 3 cycles through the year.

  10. GBG Core Elements CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • Classroom Rules • Team Membership • Monitoring of Behaviour • Positive Reinforcement

  11. Voice Levels: Displayed on a poster and referred to by the teacher in and out of the Game CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 0 - Voices Off 1 - WHISPER VOICE (Speak in a whisper voice to your neighbour) 2– INSIDE VOICE (Speak in a quiet voice to people who are close to you) 3 – OUTSIDE VOICE (A voice you would only use outside)

  12. Team Membership CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • A baseline for each pupil is done using an assessment. • Classes are divided into heterogeneous teams (4- 7, depending on class size), balanced for learning, behaviour, and gender.

  13. Implementation Materials • Implementation Manual for Teachers • Class Rules Poster, Desk Copy of Class Rules • GBG Team Membership chart • If necessary, change team membership to ensure that they are balanced. 13 CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775

  14. Team Checks CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • Team Aardvark gets a MARK because Tyrone broke Rule # 1 We will work quietly. • I like the way some / the rest of Team Aardvark and everyone else in the class are working quietly.

  15. How is the GBG played ? CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • The GBG is played for brief intervals at first (10 minutes, three times a week) • The duration and frequency are gradually lengthened as children gain practice in controlling their behaviours. • Rewards become more intangible as the year progresses. 15

  16. Strict Procedures Fidelity Checklists CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775

  17. Selecting Rewards and Incentives CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • At the end of the Game, teams with four or fewer marks earn rewards. • Each team that wins at least one game during the week also earns a weekly reward.

  18. Record Keeping and the mysterious ‘PROBE’ • A probe is a way to see if your pupils’ behaviour has improved outside of the game • 2-3 times a week for 10-15 minutes • Children must be in their GBG teams BUT are not playing the game – the rules can still apply • It is a chance for teachers to see how and if behaviour has generalised – problem solve as needed CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775

  19. GBG Into the day to day practice • Referencing rules at every opportunity • Let the children know what the voice level is that they are required to work with. • Modelling expectations with pupils • Consistent routines • Praising pupils consistently for following rules • Making expectations clear • Least to most intrusive interventions. • Monitoring consistently throughout the day CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775

  20. Oxfordshire Coaching CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • Three cycles a year • Four visits per cycle • Fidelity checklists • Probes • Record keeping • Teacher’s development plan developing management, teaching and learning by trained GBG coaches with Qualified Teacher Status

  21. Contact Details CONTACT •Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston • Oxford OX3 0FL • Phone +44 (0)1865 482600 • Fax +44 (0) 01865 482775 • Oxfordshire Behaviour Support Service bss@oxfordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01865 323436 • David Foxcroft Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Jack Straws Lane, Marston Oxford OX3 0FL Phone 01865 482600

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