Effective Classroom Practices
Expectations
Posting and teaching expectations allows students to know exactly what to do.
Procedures and Routines
Establish smooth operation of instructional and procedural activities, transitions, and getting whole group attention
Encouraging Appropriate Behavior
Acknowledgement is when teachers pay attention to positive behavior and recognize it.
Responding to Problem Behavior
Use an instructional approach when students make behavioral errors similar to when they make academic errors
Active Supervision
Components of active supervision: Moving, scanning and interacting
Room Arrangement
Classrooms are organized so all students can see, hear and engage and are set up for maximized learning
Student Engagement and Opportunities to Respond
Engagement strategies actively involve all students while making learning visible through multiple opportunities to respond
How are classroom practices trauma informed?
Alignment of Effective Classroom and Trauma Informed Practices