Handouts

Puppets, Social Stories, and Strategies: Implementing an Early Childhood Social-Emotional Curriculum 
Learn how to intentionally teach social-emotional topics such as emotions, calming down, problem solving, and social skills in large and small group settings using a variety of curriculum options and resources.

Presenter: Otterbein Early Education Center

Hop on the “Best Bus” with Us!
Miss Frizzle has nothing on us as we discuss our magical “Best Bus” program! Participants will explore a variety of strategies to address common concerns on the school bus and develop staff buy-in. This session focuses on fostering positive community partnerships between the students, bus drivers, administrators, teachers, and families.

Presenter: Baldwin-Whitehall School District

The Pennsylvania Career Ready Skills: A Missing Link to Employability
The Pennsylvania Career Ready Skills (PA CRS) are those soft skills that employers seek in prospective employees. Until recently, there was no continuum of skills and a means to systematically model and integrate them into teaching and daily school activities. This session will share the continuum of career ready skills and their relationship to employment readiness. It will also provide activities to support integrating the skills into the classroom and the school environment.

Presenter: Dr. Pamela Emery, Office for Safe Schools – Pennsylvania Department of Education

School-Wide PBIS in Drivers' Education: PBIS Behind the Wheel
Details will be shared regarding implementation and evaluation of the effectiveness of adapting school-wide PBIS for use in drivers’ education to get positive behavior outcomes related to traffic safety, beginning with increased seat belt usage and decreased cell phone usage while driving.

Presenter: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Teach Them How To Meet School Expectations!
Integrating SEL with Matrix Expectations Many times we set expectations for students without providing research-based training for the social emotional skills needed to meet these expectations. Learning skills such as empathy, emotion management, and social problem solving are essential for being able to manage the daily expectations we set for our students. This presentation provides tools for integrating Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills for all students (Tier 1) aligned with the school-wide expectations. The promotion of developing a safe and supportive learning environment with research-based practices and tools for managing classroom behaviors will also be discussed and shared. Utilize Second Step, MindYeti, and Class Dojo to manage comprehensive programming across tiered levels of support.

Presenter: Collegium Charter School

Engaging Communities and Families in the PBIS Process
Participants will explore the question - why do schools want family members as authentic members in the PBIS process? Participants will leave with ideas to engage family members and have them lining up to get into the school. They will also leave with a plan for involving the business community which is another strategy to increase family participation.

Presenter: Dr. Laura Riffel, Behavior Doctor Seminars

Growing with PRIDE
Are you struggling to find the most effective incentives for your PBIS program? In the past three years, our school has revised our incentive program based on student need as well as faculty and student input. Come listen to our journey to learn how you can implement incentives that grow your program!

Presenter: Eastern Lebanon County School District

Empowering Student Voice Within School-Wide PBIS in Secondary School Settings
Effectively and equitably incorporating authentic student voice in school-wide PBIS at the secondary school level is essential. Learn about innovative strategies to engage middle and high school students and improve the integrity of school-wide PBIS implementation.

Presenter: PaTTAN Educational Consultant

Elevate Your Program with Successful Fundraisers and Creating Student and Staff Buy-In
During this session, presenters will discuss ways to elevate the implementation of positive behavior support by promoting student and staff buy-in and having successful fundraisers to support positive school climate!

Presenter: Red Lion Area School District

From Provisional to Independent Facilitator: Coaching Teams Throughout the Process
Are you a new provisional facilitator or interested in becoming a PBIS facilitator? In this session we will review the steps to becoming a School-Wide Independent Facilitator as well as review the many available online resources. We will take time to help you organize materials to better support your PBIS teams.

Presenter: Northeastern Education Intermediate Unit 19