Dec 30, 2015
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
• Why Group?
• Readiness for Grouping
• Micro PBS
• Work Group Evaluation
• Purposeful Assignment to Groups
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Expectations
• Those listed first in each group spread out• Join the first person in your group number• Introduce yourselves (name, position, where
you’re from)• Decide how to take turns giving responses to
whole group and who will go first, next, etc.• Lean towards each other to reduce volume• Stay on topic• Stop on single clap
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
3 minute discussion:
Why group students?
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
3 minute discussion:
Barriers to grouping students.
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
Note other barriers that come to mind - they’ll be useful for last discussion.
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Readiness
1. School-wide PBS systems are in place and maintained (team, expectations, acknowledgements, corrections, use of data)
2. Non-classroom systems are in place and maintained.
3. Individual student systems are in place and maintained.
4. PBS systems are in place in this classroom*
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Readiness
smgp_survey on cd
5. Classroom climate reflects respect for others and for positive classroom norms.
6. When less supervised, students are self-controlled and maintain positive classroom climate.
7. Students in the class know what to do when they witness hurtful behaviors or situations.
8. Routines for regular classroom activities have been taught and practiced.*
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Readiness
Students have been taught and practiced group work skills:
1. Forming groups safely & respectfully.
2. Working together.
3. Doing assigned work.
4. Getting help.
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Readiness
Micro-PBS
• Grid
• Acknowledgements
• Corrections
• Monitoring
• Adjust to data
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Elements
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups - Behavior Examples
sm_gp_grid on cd
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
3 minute discussion:Examples or non-examplesof the value of readiness
skills
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
•Three levels of instruction
•Three levels of correction
•Goal: include tip students. Cooperation skills (and inclusion) are important to everyone.
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
group_eval on cd
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
5 minute discussion:
How can individuals be fairly evaluated on group work?
Academic Purposes• learning with and from peers
• understanding of a multifaceted topic - sharing the load
• hands-on learning
Micro PBSPurposeful Assignment to Groups
Social Purposes• development of collaboration skills• improving the social climate of the classroom
through structured, positive interaction improving the social climate of the classroom through structured, positive interaction
• encouraging the broadening of friendships (weakening the exclusivity of cliques)
Micro PBSPurposeful Assignment to Groups
Individual Purposes• giving socially-challenged students (including
bullies, know-it-alls, etc.) practice in appropriate social interactions
• pulling isolated students into the group• including students who are pulled out of class for
ELL, SPED, TAG, etc. as an integral part of a project
• demonstrating to the class the strengths of a student with deficits (a non-reader, for example)
Micro PBSPurposeful Assignment to Groups
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
Computer Assisted Grouping - A Demo
http://jimw.wikispaces.com/cag
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
3 minute discussion:
Pros and cons of placing students with preferred peers
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
3 minute discussion:Best to group (on average)
• About 75%-100% of the time• 50%-75%• Sometimes• Seldom• Never
Micro PBSPBS for Small Groups
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