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Do you have less than 20 minutes to spare? By the end of this byte you will understand what is SEL, data to consider to identify student needs, strategies for implementation, and examples of SEL practice.

Would you like to learn about some of the research related to digital media and resources and practices to enhance the development of a Digital Media Education Plan? If so, check out this byte that highlights medial literacy practices to improve the learning and health of students in less than 30 minutes.

PaTTAN Behavior Initiative consultants provide a quick list of tips to consider as educators engage in providing virtual learning experiences These include: using virtual backgrounds, opportunities to respond, engagement strategies and virtual incentives.

This installment of Behavior Bytes highlights the work of Dr. Tim Knoster. This byte contains an excerpt from Dr. Knoster’s 2019 session entitled Preventive Classroom Management: Positive Behavior Support in the Classroom! You will receive a review of three critical elements designed to improve student academic and behavioral outcomes in the classroom setting. You can find the full session here. Dr. Tim Knoster is a professor at the McDowell Institute for Teacher Excellence in Positive Behavior Support in the College of Education at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The McDowell Institute emphasizes the translation of research on multi-tiered systems of support—most specifically, positive behavior intervention and support—into practice in schools. Dr. Knoster has also served as Executive Director of the International Association for Positive Behavior Support since its inception in 2003. Dr. Knoster (or Tim, as he prefers) has been involved with preservice and in-service teacher training for more than 30 years. He has worn many hats throughout his career, including the role of an instructor of undergraduate and graduate courses, a classroom teacher in the public schools, Director of Student Support Services and Special Education, and Principal Investigator as well as Program Evaluator on federal projects focused on classroom and student-centered behavior intervention and support. Dr. Knoster has extensive experience in providing professional development for classroom teachers and has been the recipient of numerous awards for his endeavors in this regard. He has extensively published and provided training for educators and staff from various child-serving systems in the application of positive behavior support in schools and community-based settings. According to Brookes Publishing, “Dr. Knoster has an uncanny ability to help teachers interpret the research literature on behavioral matters in a way that enables them to translate that same research into practical strategies and approaches in their classrooms.

"This installment of Behavior Bytes highlights the work of Dr. Kathleen Lane. This quick byte is an excerpt from Dr. Lanes 2019 session entitled Supporting School Success! You will receive a quick review three strategies designed to improve student outcomes. You can find the full session here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10q1shKXwIE .” Kathleen Lynne Lane is a Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research. Dr. Lane’s research interests focus on designing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive, integrated, three-tiered (Ci3T) models of prevention to (a) prevent the development of learning and behavior challenges and (b) respond to existing instances, with an emphasis on systematic screening. She is currently President of the Council for Exceptional Children Division for Research (CEC-DR). She is the co-editor of Remedial and Special Education and Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. Dr. Lane has co-authored 11 books and published over 200 refereed journal articles and 40 book chapters.

The webinar features the five evidence-based practices of effective classroom management identified by Simonsen et al. (2008)that commonly serve as a cornerstone of preventative classroom behavioral management strategies that maximizes appropriate student conduct and sets the stage for instructional success. 1. Structure and predictability 2. Post, teach, and reinforce a small number of classroom rules 3. Actively engage students in observable ways 4. Using a continuum of responses to acknowledge appropriate behavior 5. Developing a continuum of responses to respond to inappropriate behavior During this webinar, participants will: · Consider how the five evidence-based classroom strategies may be incorporated into instructional routines · Examine existing electronic classroom management tools and how to access it via the PaTTAN Website · Highlight components of a Classroom Management PLC (Professional Learning Community) and how to conduct these meetings featuring evidence-based classroom management strategies

This webinar will provide an overview of the components of evidenced based positive behavior support plans.

This 80 minute video is a recorded presentation from the 2015 PBIS Implementer's Forum. Information includes building capacity of RENEW in PA as well as a case study of a building that implemented RENEW in a specialized school that serves only students with intenstive mental health and behavioral health needs

Supporting appropriate student behavior is a critical skill for today’s educators. Participants of this webinar series will learn a variety of practices that will support students in a 3 Tiered Model of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Consider attending one or more of the following webinar sessions listed below

Schools in Pennsylvania are working to increase the graduation rate and decrease the dropout rate for students with disabilities by utilizing a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). This recorded presentation examines the phases for identifying students with disabilities who are off-track for graduation. The five phases include: 1) establishing a local leadership team and an Early Warning System (EWS), 2) analyzing attendance, behavior, and course performance data, 3) identifying target areas for interventions for students who are off-track, 4) developing an action plan, and 5) implementing and monitoring an evaluation plan.