About this Course

This course will focus on utilizing effective PBIS practices in the classroom. Classroom practices that will be discussed include: active supervision, activity sequencing and choice, opportunities to respond and task difficulty. In addition, connections to school-wide PBIS structures will be made. These connections will be made through the illustration of the following classroom practices: developing expectations, teaching classroom procedures and routines, encouraging expected behavior and discouraging inappropriate behavior.

Credit: 5 Contact Hours
Course Type: Self-paced Online Course
Course Level: Practitioner
Target Audience: Teachers and staff implementing PBIS
Cost: Free

Expected Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to:

• Identify the rationale for implementing PBIS in the classroom
• Understand aspects of a classroom PBIS framework
• Understand overarching expectations and determine how they will be taught to students
• Understand reinforcement systems and systematic plan for error correction
• Identify research-based practices for a classroom including activity sequencing and choice, opportunities to respond and task difficulty

Requirements

• None

Meet the Instructors

Heidi Kerchenski
is an Educational Consultant at Support Team Region 8. As a consultant, she provides technical assistance and professional development to schools in areas of school improvement, literacy, special education, and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). In addition, Mrs. Kerchenski serves as a member of the Ohio PBIS Network and contributes to the development and implementation of the PBIS training in Ohio.