Supporting Improved Student Behaviour at School
Supporting Improved Student Behaviour at School
A three-module short course that introduces educators and school leaders to the theory, practices, and systems of School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support, a proven, equity-focused framework linked to better academic outcomes, safer schools, and fewer exclusions, with practical tools to implement it across your whole school community.
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School-wide positive behaviour interventions and supports (SWPBIS; also known as PBIS and PB4L) is a framework that brings together school communities to develop positive, safe, and supportive learning cultures for all students and teachers. SWPBIS is an equity-focused and inclusive framework that supports teachers and school leaders to meet the social, emotional, and behavioural needs of students in early childhood, primary, and secondary school contexts. Research shows that the implementation of the SWPBIS framework in schools is associated with improved student academic outcomes, improved perceptions of school safety, reductions in challenging student behaviour, and reductions in the use of exclusionary discipline practices.
In this short course, educators, school leaders, and other professionals will be introduced to the theory, practices, and systems of SWPBIS. Across three modules, course participants will learn practical ways to select, adapt, and implement practices and systems to support the inclusion and participation of all students using a whole-of-school framework.
Topics covered
Module One: Foundations of School Wide Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) for Teachers and School Leaders
- The relation between SWPBIS, prevention science, and implementation science
- The influence of contemporary education theories on the development of the SWPBIS framework
- The behavioural principles that underpin SWPBIS and provide examples of how these principles are involved in teaching and learning
- The critical features of SWPBIS and how these critical features align to wider school improvement initiatives
- How SWPBIS can support students from different equity groups
- A set of valued outcomes before beginning SWPBIS implementation
Module Two: Class Wide SWPBIS Practices
- The physical environment in the classroom to promote student engagement and success
- Classroom routines to students
- Positively stated expectations to students (prompting and pre-correcting)
- Active supervision
- The importance of effective academic instruction
- Small teachable components
- Opportunities to respond
- Continuum of strategies to reinforce positive behaviour
- A continuum of strategies to respond to challenging student behaviour
Module Three: School Wide Systems to Support Implementation of SWPBIS
- Examples of ways in which school leadership can support the implementation of SWPBIS
- Examples of ways that professional learning can support the implementation of SWPBIS
- Examples of ways that teams can support the implementation of SWPBIS
- Examples of ways that the collection and analysis of data can support the implementation of SWPBIS
- How to use a data-based problem solving model at the individual student, classroom, and school level to monitor progress toward valued outcomes
- Considerations for supporting students with high risk challenging behaviour
Duration
Self-paced online learning: 12 hours, delivered across three self-paced online modules.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this program. However, it is designed for, and most relevant to educators and school leaders.
Assessment
There is no assessment associated with this program.
Recognition
This program references the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST): 1, 4 and 6.
You will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Faculty of Education, Monash University.
