Introduction to Encouraging Expected Behavior

Description

This lesson describes the need for high rates of positive adult attention in response to appropriate student behavior. Non-contingent and contingent attention are two types of adult attention that have a positive impact on interactions in schools. This attention, paired with preferred adult behaviors, creates a positive school climate and promotes effective interactions between teachers and students when talking about behavior.

Outcomes

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Understand and explain to others the importance and impact of both non-contingent and contingent attention on student behavior and school climate.
Use preferred adult behaviors to build relationships and positive school climate and effectively interact with students when talking about

Prerequisites

This lesson is designed for Tier 1 SW-PBS Leadership Teams that have completed the schoolwide matrix and have systems in place to teach expected behavior. For more information on these topics, please see previous Tier 1 Courses: Clarifying Expected Behavior and Teaching Expecting Behavior.