PBIS: Acknowledge as you Teach

Learning Activity

Acknowledging behavior when you see students meet one of your expectations or follow a routine can help shape your classroom environment. Giving continuous feedback through specific praise or through your class acknowledgment system will reinforce the behaviors you want to see. Developing a system that acknowledges students can make the learning environment more inviting while increasing student motivation. 

Review the articles below about specific acknowledgment to shape behavior. Although some of the resources are geared towards online classrooms, the practices covered are applicable to the in-person environment.

Resources

Article: Specific Acknowledgement 

PBIS Incentives: Distance Learning

Acknowledging appropriate behavior

PBIS World: Acknowledge Positive Behavior