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PBIS Cool Tool:

Disruptive Behavior & Disengagement

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  • Lesson Rationale: There are so many reasons why students become disruptive and disengaged. The goal for today is to facilitate an open discussion by brainstorming reasons why students disrupt the learning environment and become disengaged, and learn some strategies to decrease the behavior.

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Teacher Notes

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Cougar PRIDE

October Focus:

Integrity

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We celebrated Participation in the month of August with our all school assembly featuring ways to get involved in your KJ Community.

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We focused on Respect in September.

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Now, we will discuss ways to show Integrity.

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PBIS

Disruptive Behavior & Disengagement

Behavior Target: I will be able to recognize some reasons I get off-task and will identify one strategy to help me to be more �engaged so that my behavior does� not disrupt the learning environment.

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What does it mean to be disruptive in the classroom?

Can you think of some examples?

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�How does it make you feel when classmates are disruptive?

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One type of disruption is blurting out. What is blurting out?

Can you define what blurting out is?

What examples of blurting out do you have?

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Why do students blurt out?

  • Excited about learning
  • Want to share a story related to the topic
  • Internal distractors: Hungry, Filled with Sugar, Tired, Upset
  • External distractions: Friends, distracting classmates, things happening outside

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How does blurting out affect others?

  • It is distracting.
  • Others may feel like they can’t share.
  • When everyone talks at once, nobody's heard.

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What does it look like to be ENGAGED in class?

What does it look like to be DISENGAGED?

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Why do YOU think it’s important to be ENGAGED in class?

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Here are some things that can cause you to become distracted and disengaged:

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As part of our KJHS P.R.I.D.E., this month we are focusing on…

What does it mean to have Integrity?

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Integrity is…

  • Being strong enough to do what you know is right
  • Choosing to do the right thing even when it is difficult

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How can you use YOUR integrity to avoid being disruptive and disengaged in class?