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Deliver Positive High Expectations Coaching

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  1. Module introduction
    5 Topics
  2. Shaping a Positive High-Expectations School Culture
    19 Topics
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    4 Tests
  3. Student Behaviour Management
    24 Topics
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    4 Tests
  4. Embedding Programs and Practices
    23 Topics
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    3 Tests
  5. Facilitating Positive High-Expectations Trainings
    28 Topics
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    4 Tests
  6. Coaching Positive High Expectations in the Classroom
    23 Topics
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    3 Tests
  7. Using Behaviour Data for Decision-Making
    23 Topics
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    3 Tests
  8. Coaching on the Behaviour Management Team
    24 Topics
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    3 Tests
  9. Tracking Tiered Interventions and Supports School-wide
    24 Topics
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    3 Tests
  10. Coaching Tier 3 Interventions and Supports
    25 Topics
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    3 Tests
  11. Supporting Student Behaviour Through Community Partnerships
    25 Topics
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    4 Tests
  12. Supporting Positive Parent Classroom Engagement
    21 Topics
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    3 Tests
  13. Module Review
    23 Topics
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    3 Tests
  14. Module evaluation survey
    1 Topic
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Using Specific Positive Praise Throughout the Day 

As coaches train teachers to use the methods of positive, specific feedback, they demonstrate effective use of the continuum of reinforcement.  

Coaches help teachers to understand the different kinds of reinforcement at their varying levels of complexity:

Intrinsic 

The student feels proud of themselves.

Praise

The student is praised by the teacher.

Recognition

The student receives a public reward and is congratulated by peers.

Privileges

The student chooses the game for the class to play.

Contingent Access

The student can participate in a desired activity such as sports.

Tangible 

The student receives a sticker or small toy from the teacher.

Primary

The student is given a candy and a pat on the back.

For example, a coach will show how pairing lower-level reinforcers such as tangible rewards (tickets and tokens) with higher-level ones (praise) is most effective when introducing and practising new routines and expectations.

As most students (the universal Tier 1 group) come to master this behaviour, the lower-level reinforcer is faded out and the behaviour is maintained with praise alone.

The coach also works with the principal and the Behaviour Management Team (BMT) to determine when and how to apply these various types of reinforcements and how to scaffold them for students with Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions.