Micro PBS PBS for Small Group Instruction

1. Micro PBSPBS for Small Group Instruction Jim Watson Eugene School District 4J watson@4j.lane.edu

2. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups • Why Group? • Readiness for Grouping • Micro PBS • Work Group Evaluation • Purposeful Assignment to Groups

3. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Expectations • Those listed first in each group spread out • Join the first person in your group number • Introduce yourselves (name, position, where you’re from) • Decide how to take turns giving responses to whole group and who will go first, next, etc. • Lean towards each other to reduce volume • Stay on topic • Stop on single clap

4. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups 3 minute discussion: Why group students?

5. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups 3 minute discussion: Barriers to grouping students.

6. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups Note other barriers that come to mind - they’ll be useful for last discussion.

7. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Readiness • School-wide PBS systems are in place and maintained (team, expectations, acknowledgements, corrections, use of data) • Non-classroom systems are in place and maintained. • Individual student systems are in place and maintained. • PBS systems are in place in this classroom*

8. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Readiness smgp_survey on cd

9. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Readiness • Classroom climate reflects respect for others and for positive classroom norms. • When less supervised, students are self-controlled and maintain positive classroom climate. • Students in the class know what to do when they witness hurtful behaviors or situations. • Routines for regular classroom activities have been taught and practiced.*

10. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Readiness Students have been taught and practiced group work skills: • Forming groups safely & respectfully. • Working together. • Doing assigned work. • Getting help.

11. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Elements Micro-PBS • Grid • Acknowledgements • Corrections • Monitoring • Adjust to data

12. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Behavior Examples sm_gp_grid on cd

13. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups 3 minute discussion: Examples or non-examples of the value of readiness skills

14. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups • Three levels of instruction • Three levels of correction • Goal: include tip students. Cooperation skills (and inclusion) are important to everyone.

15. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups group_eval on cd

16. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups 5 minute discussion: How can individuals be fairly evaluated on group work?

17. Micro PBSPurposeful Assignment to Groups Academic Purposes • learning with and from peers • understanding of a multifaceted topic - sharing the load • hands-on learning

18. Micro PBSPurposeful Assignment to Groups Social Purposes • development of collaboration skills • improving the social climate of the classroom through structured, positive interaction improving the social climate of the classroom through structured, positive interaction • encouraging the broadening of friendships (weakening the exclusivity of cliques)

19. Micro PBSPurposeful Assignment to Groups Individual Purposes • giving socially-challenged students (including bullies, know-it-alls, etc.) practice in appropriate social interactions • pulling isolated students into the group • including students who are pulled out of class for ELL, SPED, TAG, etc. as an integral part of a project • demonstrating to the class the strengths of a student with deficits (a non-reader, for example)

20. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups Computer Assisted Grouping - A Demo http://jimw.wikispaces.com/cag

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23. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups 3 minute discussion: Pros and cons of placing students with preferred peers

24. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups 3 minute discussion: Best to group (on average) • About 75%-100% of the time • 50%-75% • Sometimes • Seldom • Never

25. Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups Thank you! Updated materials will be available for download at: http://jimw.wikispaces.com