Savanna Flakes – Disruptive Behaviors in the Classroom: Quick On the Spot Social-Emotional Learning and Behavior Interventions That Get Big Results!

Outline

Whole Classroom SEL Techniques and Behavior Interventions, Activities & Instructional Practices To…

Build A Positive Classroom Community

• The neuroscience behind your class: Ideas for working with student diversity
• Cooperative learning structures to promote teamwork: Experiential activities
• Reduce classroom anxiety and increase student connection to lessons
• Build positive and effective learning-based classrooms
• Evidenced-based practices for the five core competencies of SEL

Develop Student Perseverance and Grit

• Growth vs fixed mindset: Research-based case studies
• Build perseverance: Video demonstrations
• Develop resilience toward rigorous and complex tasks
• Mistakes as opportunities and prevent fear of failure

Increase Student Self-Awareness

• Teach them how to assess their strengths and limitations Increase self-confidence, optimism and self-efficacy
• Help them identify emotions, thoughts and behaviors in different situations
• Teach self-discipline and goal-setting skills
• Self-monitoring techniques to track learning and academic behaviors Improve

Student Self-Regulation Skills

• Model positive self-talk and effective self-reflection
• Support executive-functioning needs
• Develop problem-solving skills and solving conflicts
• Manage and cope with emotions using evidencedbased frameworks

Develop Student Social Awareness

• Teach perspective taking and empathy
• Social anxiety techniques to reduce stress
• Lesson plans on social and ethical norms for behavior

Manage Disruptive Behavior

• Proactive and corrective measures
• Practical motivational incentives
• Strategies for the basic functions and needs of chronic misbehavior

Enhance Whole Class Positive Behavior Interventions

• Behavior strategies to support academic success
• Core elements of evidenced-based classwide reinforcement systems
• Lesson plans on character education

Respond to Trauma and Tragedy

• Strategies to positively support trauma impacted students
• Calm the stress response related to anxiety or depression
• Alternatives to zero-tolerance policies to help nurture resilience
• Mitigate stress through mindfulness exercises, goalsetting activities and group identity-building