Monday, January 10, 2011
Behavior Plan
So I started last week my behavior plan. I explained it to all of my classes and the kids were very positive about it. Even more encouraging my 'target' classes were very responsive. They even suggested the reward I had in mind for them. We agreed upon four weeks of 5 stars them earning a painting party. I was so very excited that this was THEIR suggestion. I was sick my last 2 days so those classes did not get and explanation. It was really rewarding for me to begin handing out my token economy AKA ( Panther Paws For Praise) and the students were very excited to get them. Also, the other 2 specialist teachers began handing them out as well. I haven't had a chance to talk with them much about how it went for them. I was pleased by the positive response from the students. I think this is going to make other students aware of what their peers are doing to earn the reward. I think my target umm grade really needed more structure. With the guidelines more clear they are doing much much better.
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Trisha,
ReplyDeleteThis is exciting! I am looking forward to the data that compares the focus class(es) with the non-focus groups. I'm also interested in what you discover when you go into round 2, meaning, another cycle of the 4 weeks to earn a party. Will they be just as motivated the second time around? Will they require different incentives? Will there be an increase in the rate of earning panther paws, a decrease, or will the numbers stay the same... will student behavior change? This is exciting! I think your project will lead to rich discussions about motivation and how some groups require different types of motivation... Yeah!
Yeah I am wondering how to do the data comparison w/ the focus/non-focus groups?? How can I gather that?
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