Effective Coaching for Positive Classroom Behavior

1. VT Positive Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching:Overview of Practices, Systems, and VT Coaching Model Brandi Simonsen

2. Webinar Logistics • Orient to webinar screen • Two ways to interact: • Raise your hand using the icon on your screen • Type a question into the text box • Intermittently, we will provide opportunities to interact • This webinar will be recorded • Please note, your microphone will be muted unless otherwise indicated

3. Objectives As a result of attending this session, you will be able to: • Discussthe context in which positive classroom behavioral support (PCBS) practices are implemented • Identify critical positive classroom behavior support (PCBS) practices • Describe the key elements of effective professional development and implementation systems to support staff • Provide an overview of the VT Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching Model

4. Acknowledgements for this Session(Co-authors of Supporting and Responding to Student Behavior): • Brandi Simonsen • Jennifer Freeman • Steve Goodman • Barbara Mitchell • Jessica Swain-Bradway • Brigid Flannery • George Sugai • Heather George • Bob Putnam • Renee Bradley et al. (OSEP)

5. Where do we start? As a result of attending this webinar, you will be able to: • Discussthe context in which positive classroom behavioral support (PCBS) practices are implemented • Identify critical positive classroom behavior support (PCBS) practices • Describe the key elements of effective professional development and implementation systems to support staff • Provide an overview of the VT Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching Model

6. Goal of Teaching Behavior problems disrupt learningEngaging learning prevents behavior problems Student Achievement Classroom Management Good Teaching (Gest & Gest, 2005; Stronge, Ward and Grant, 2011)

7. United States, we have a problem! • 12% of public school teachers leave within their first 2 years • 50% leave within the first 5 years (Boyd, Grossman, Ing, Lankford, Loeb, & Wyckoff, 2011; DeAngelis, & Presley, 2011; Feng, 2006; Henke, Zahn, & Carroll, 2001; Ingersoll, 2001; Ingersol, Merril, May, 2012; Johnson & Birkeland, 2003; Ingersoll & Smith, 2003; Kaiser & National Center for Educational Statistics, 2011; Kukla-Acevedo, 2009; Luekens, Lyter, Fox, & Changler, 2004; Smith & Ingersoll, 2004; Torres, 2012; Zabel & Zabel, 2002)

8. Why do teachers leave? • Most consistently listed factors: • Lack of pedagogical training • School environment • Poor student behavior and motivation • Teachers consistently report: • Inadequate pre-service training on classroom management and • Lack of support and training for handling student behaviors (Boyd, Grossman, Ing, Lankford, Loeb, & Wyckoff, 2011; Chesley & Jordan, 2012; Feng, 2006; Halford, 1998; Henke, Zahn, & Carroll, 2001; Ingersoll, 2001; Ingersol, Merril, May, 2012; Johnson & Birkeland, 2003; Kukla-Acevedo, 2009; Lane, Wehby, & Barton-Arwood, 2005; Luekens, Lyter, Fox, & Changler, 2004; Stough, 2006; Torres, 2012; Zabel & Zabel, 2002) Supporting teachers in classroom PBIS is critical for our teachers, schools, and our state!

9. What about the kids? • Students benefit when teachers implement evidence-based PCBS practices.1 • Unfortunately, we’re not there yet. • Teachers implement PCBS practices at lower rates than desired.2 • Students with challenging behavior experience even less praise, fewer opportunities to respond, more reprimands, and more negative or coercive interactions.3 1 (Simonsen, Fairbanks, Briesch, Myers, & Sugai, 2008) 2 (Reinke, Herman, & Stormont, 2012; Scott, Alter, & Hirn, 2011) 3 (e.g., Carr, Taylor & Robinson, 1991; Kauffman & Brigham, 2009; Scott et al., 2011; Sutherland & Oswald, 2005)

10. Why aren’t we doing “it”? What do we know from the empirical literature? • Teachers typically receive little pre- or in-service training in classroom management (Begeny & Martens, 2006; Freeman, Simonsen, Briere, & MacSuga, in press; Markow, Moessner, & Horowitz, 2006; Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study, 2001, 2002, 2004; Wei, Darling-Hammond, & Adomson, 2010) • Multi-component training packages (didactic training + coaching + performance feedback + etc.) result in desired behavior change, especially when trained skills are effective (Abbott et al., 1998; Hiralall & Martens, 1998; Madsen, Becker, & Thomas, 1968; Freeman et al., in preparation; The Metropolitan Area Child Study Research Group & Gorman-Smith, 2003; Rollins et al., 1974)

11. *Categories not mutually exclusive (Freeman, Simonsen, et al., 2016)

12. We can do this! • We need to support teachers’ implementation of evidence-based classroom management practices… and we can! • We know what evidence-based classroom management practices look like • We have a science to support implementation • We have tools to describe and illustrate what implementing evidence based classroom management “looks like” • So, what are we waiting for?

13. Let’s get started! As a result of attending this webinar, you will be able to • Discussthe context in which positive classroom behavioral support (PCBS) practices are implemented • Identify critical positive classroom behavior support (PCBS) practices • Describe the key elements of effective professional development and implementation systems to support staff • Provide an overview of the VT Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching Model

15. What needs to be in place? • The effects of CPBIS strategies are maximized by • implementing within a school-wide multi-tiered behavioral framework (MTBF)…like PBIS; • directly linking classroom and school-wide expectations and systems; • merging CPBIS strategies with effective instructional design, curriculum, and delivery; and • using classroom-based data to guide decision making • But...you can implement CPBIS even if your school does not yet have a MTBF in place.

16. Are the foundations of effective PCBS in place? PCBS Practices Decision-making Guide: 3 Key Questions Are proactive and positive PCBS practices implemented consistently? Do data indicate that students are still engaging in problem behavior?

17. Are the foundations of effective PCBS in place? Decision-making Guide: 3 Key Questions Are proactive and positive PCBS practices implemented consistently? + + Effectively design the physical environment of the classroom Develop & teach predictable classroom routines Post, define, & teach 3-5 positive classroom expectations

18. Are the foundations of effective PCBS in place? Decision-making Guide: 3 Key Questions Are proactive and positive PCBS practices implemented consistently? + + Provide high rates of varied opportunities to respond Use prompts and active supervision Acknowledge behavior with specific praise & other strategies

19. Are the foundations of effective CPBIS in place? Decision-making Guide: 3 Key Questions Are proactive and positive CPBIS practices implemented consistently? Yes No Use brief, specific error correction & other strategies. Do data indicate that students are still engaging in problem behavior? Minor Major Many Few

20. Are the foundations of effective PCBS in place? PCBS Practices Decision-making Guide: 3 Key Questions Are proactive and positive PCBS practices implemented consistently? Do data indicate that students are still engaging in problem behavior? So, how do we support teachers in implementing PCBS?

21. Now, turning our attention to supporting teachers. As a result of attending this webinar, you will be able to: • Discussthe context in which positive classroom behavioral support (PCBS) practices are implemented • Identify critical positive classroom behavior support (PCBS) practices • Describe the key elements of effective professional development and implementation systems to support staff • Provide an overview of the VT Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching Model

22. Are the foundations Systems in place to support PCBS practice implementation by all staff? PCBS Systems Action Planning Guide: 3 Key Questions Do all staff know what PCBS practices to implement and if they’re doing it accurately? Do data indicate that staff are implementing PCBS practices effectively?

23. Are the foundations Systems in place to support PCBS practice implementation by all staff? PCBS Systems Action Planning Guide: 3 Key Questions Do all staff know what PCBS practices to implement and if they’re doing it accurately? PCPS implementation is a clear school and district priority School and district resources are available to support PCBS implementation School and district teams have considered alignment and integration of PCBS with other district priorities and initiatives + + Do data indicate that staff are implementing PCBS practices effectively?

24. Poll Question #1 • To what extent does your school or LEA have all the foundations in place? • Not at all Unclear priority, resources, integration, &alignment • Emerging Clear priority, but minimal resources, integration, & alignment • Developing Clear priority & adequate resources, but limited alignment and integration • Established All foundations in place

25. Are the foundations Systems in place to support PCBS practice implementation by all staff? PCBS Systems Action Planning Guide: 3 Key Questions Do all staff know what PCBS practices to implement and if they’re doing it accurately? Clear expectations and explicit training about practices that should be implemented by all staff Coaching and/or regularly available performance feedback on the use of PCBS practices + Do data indicate that staff are implementing PCBS practices effectively?

26. Poll Question #2 • What PD supports are in place for PCBS? (Select all that apply) • None Presently no supports are provided • Clear Expectations for Staff Administration communicates clear expectations for ALL educators’ implementation of PCBS practices • Explicit Staff Training Carefully designed, explicit, and job-embedded training for all educators on PCBS practices • Coaching Coaches provide prompts (verbal or written reminders, modeling) for PCBS practices) • Performance Feedback Data-based feedback is provided to individual educators

27. Are the foundations Systems in place to support PCBS practice implementation by all staff? PCBS Systems Action Planning Guide: 3 Key Questions Yes No Do all staff know what PCBS practices to implement and if they’re doing it accurately? Minor Major Do data indicate that staff are implementing PCBS practices effectively? Many Few

28. Multi-tiered Framework of Professional Development Support (adapted from Simonsen, MasSuga, Briere, Freeman, Myers, Scott, & Sugai, 2013)

29. So…what are we going to do? As a result of attending this webinar, you will be able to • Discussthe context in which positive classroom behavioral support (PCBS) practices are implemented • Identify critical positive classroom behavior support (PCBS) practices • Describe the key elements of effective professional development and implementation systems to support staff • Provide an overview of the VT Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching Model

30. VT Behavior Practice CoachingOverview of Training • Overview Webinar (Jan 5th, Today) • Full Day Training (Jan 20th, Lake Morey) (Snow Date backup: Jan. 27th, location TBD) • Practices • Systems • 2-3 Webinars (poll: time of day): • Tentative dates: • Feb 16th or 17th • March 16th • May 11th • June 14th • On-going E-Consultation via Discussion Board and Email

31. VT Behavior Practice CoachingExpectations and Timelines • Develop Multi-Tiered Framework for Supporting Educators’ Implementation • Work with leadership team to develop detailed action plan • Collect pre-implementation (baseline) data Spring 2017 • Implement starting Fall 2017 • Collect on-going implementation data

32. VT Behavior Practice CoachingOverview of Evaluation • Existing Data • Classroom Office Discipline Referrals (ODR) • Classroom Item on Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) • Checklists During Training • Classroom Management Assessment (CMA) • Classroom Systems Assessment (CSA) • Possible Additional Sources of Data • School Climate Survey

33. Quick Recap As a result of attending this webinar, you will be able to: • Discussthe context in which positive classroom behavioral support (PCBS) practices are implemented • Identify critical positive classroom behavior support (PCBS) practices • Describe the key elements of effective professional development and implementation systems to support staff • Provide an overview of the VT Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching Model

34. Are the foundations of effective PCBS in place? PCBS Practices Decision-making Guide: 3 Key ?s + + Effectively design the physical environment of the classroom Develop & teach predictable classroom routines Post, define, & teach 3-5 positive classroom expectations Are proactive and positive PCBS practices implemented consistently? Do data indicate that students are still engaging in problem behavior? + + Provide high rates of varied opportunities to respond Use prompts and active supervision Acknowledge behavior with specific praise & other strategies

35. Yes No Do data indicate that students are still engaging in problem behavior? Minor Major Many Few

36. Are the foundations Systems in place to support PCBS practice implementation by all staff? PCBS Systems Action Planning Guide: 3 Key Questions Do all staff know what PCBS practices to implement and if they’re doing it accurately? PCPS implementation is a clear school and district priority School and district resources are available to support PCBS implementation School and district teams have considered alignment and integration of PCBS with other district priorities and initiatives + + Do data indicate that staff are implementing PCBS practices effectively? Clear expectations and explicit training about practices that should be implemented by all staff Coaching and/or regularly available performance feedback on the use of PCBS practices +

37. Yes No Minor Major Do data indicate that staff are implementing PCBS practices effectively? Many Few

38. Poll Question #3 • What time do you prefer for future webinars? (Select all that apply) • 9:00AM -10:00AM • 9:30AM -10:30AM • 10:00AM -11:00AM • 10:30AM -11:30AM • 11:00AM -12:00PM

39. Thank you! brandi.simonsen@uconn.edu www.pbis.org www.cber.org