Micro PBSPBS for Small Group Instruction

Jim Watson

Eugene School District 4J

watson@4j.lane.edu

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

Thank you!Updated materials will be available for

download at:

http://jimw.wikispaces.com