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
Supporting and Responding to Behavior
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Tier 2 Supports
Supports for SOME students
Continuously available and easily accessible
An extension of Tier 1
Implementation aligns with quality instruction
Restorative Mindset
Focuses on relationships
Values every member of the community
Connect and relate to others from a place of mutual respect
