by Timothy (Tim) Grivois-Shah, Ed.D. The most successful behavioral supports in schools typically involve 1) frequent doses of positive feedback & prompting, and 2) strong relationships with a trusted mentor. Check-in, Check-out (CICO) is a common framework for behavioral support, and when it works, students of any age know that someone they respect both wantsContinue reading “Support youth in becoming who they want to be, not how we want them to behave.”
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Three articles for caring professionals who work for justice.
Often, we talk about justice as something that we’ll work on when the rest of the work gets done. These articles remind me that our students can’t (and won’t) wait for justice. And, many caring professionals are making progress when and where they can. It’s time for all of us to do the same.
How to keep those you serve at the center of your work.
The most important member of any team designing any intervention or service will always be the person the plan is supposed to benefit. Instead of assuming to know how best to help someone, find out sure.
Beyond the triangle
There comes a moment in every presentation on Response to Intervention (RTI), Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS), or Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) where a slide with a red, yellow, and green triangle appears. It’s time to move beyond the triangle.
10th grade youth tell us how to get better at online learning
Listen to our learners. Youth are experts of what being in our learning spaces is really like.