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POSITIVE INTERACTIONS Why are they NEEDED? Shouldn’t students behave & learn just because…?. Expectancy x Value = Motivation. Positive interactions have a profound positive impact on VALUE . Positive Interactions: Like Putting Money in the Bank !.
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POSITIVE INTERACTIONS Why are they NEEDED? Shouldn’t students behave & learn just because…? Expectancy x Value =Motivation Positive interactions have a profound positive impact on VALUE.
Remember, research shows that . . . The more you connect . . . . . . the less you correct.
Main Concept . . .Ratio of Interactions (ROI) Increase the number of POSITIVE INTERACTIONS 1. non-contingent attention 2. positive feedback
What many students learn is . . . • Behave yourself and I will ignore you. • Screw up and I will be there for you every 2-3 minutes.
What is our ROI? • Team Leads, Interns, Team Leads Collected • Date • Hour • Subject • Sum of Positive Interaction • Sum of Corrective Interaction • Teacher Name
Estimate your ROI for last week? • Teachers & Paras, an honest estimate for: • Favorite subject • Least favorite subject • Favorite student • Least favorite student • Administrator or other staff member, an honest estimate for: • Least favorite time of day • Favorite time of day • Favorite student • Least favorite student Share your estimates with the person sitting next to you. What’s shared is confidential!
What is your Ratio of Interactions? • Measure your ROI for the 8 days left in February
New Rule for Adults! We cannot dislike students on company time!
Another way of looking at ROI is to . . . Wag more Bark less
Ways to Give Attention Non-contingent Attention Positive Feedback
Easiest Way to Boost Your Ratio of Positive Interactions . . . • Non-contingent attentionto every student, every day! REACHOUTS • This strategy is the easiest and perhaps the most effective in establishing a relationship. • Identify your strategies for the hallways
Delivering Effective Positive Feedback • Most Important Interaction Practices • Behavioral • Academic • Positive Feedback = Responsible Behavior • Most Needed- Middle/Lower Performing • The least Positive Feedback is given to these students. Why?
Accurate • Must be directed at behavior that actually happened • Initiated by the teacher • Feedback could be best delivered in private/away from other students.
Specific and Descriptive • Describe exactly why the feedback it is important or useful • Repetitive phrases become meaningless • Don’t just tell a student they are “smart,” tell them WHY they are smart • Starter statements: I’m Really impressed, Nice Job, Fantastic, Terrific, Excellent, What terrific work
Given for Something Important • New activity was introduced and a student can’t evaluate themselves • Activities that a student struggles with extensively, especially when that student frequently fails with • WHENEVER a student asks how his or her work looks
Age Appropriate • Delivered as soon as the behavior was observed • Eye Contact • Normal tone • Somewhat businesslike/professional • Be Brief--- 15 seconds • Make the statement and move on.
Authenticity MAKE IT FIT TO YOUR OWN STYLE!!!