My student's LOVE rewards.
They want a token for their hard work.
And I am happy to give this to them.
I actually have two different systems for the student's I work with.
The first is the Success Maker computer lab.
The students earn a ticket each day their score is over 70%.
I print out what is called a last session report to see who scored 70% or higher for the previous day.
I highlight the students and give out tickets at the end of the 30 minute class period. The students are always so excited to get these tickets. They have worked hard to get the tickets. The tickets go in a bag for their class. On Fridays, I pull out two tickets from each class.
The two students get to chose from the reward jar. The items in this jar range from candy to bracelets to happy meal toys.
The two students get to chose from the reward jar. The items in this jar range from candy to bracelets to happy meal toys.
I love to see the students's faces when their name is drawn and they get to choose a reward.
The second type of rewards I get to pass out are for PBIS.
PBIS stands for positive behavior intervention system. I have the responsibility of being the PBIS coach for the past two years. As a school, we have implemented the Check In/Check Out program for the second tier of PBIS. This tier involves taking trouble students and completing a check in/check out with daily.
The process works like this....the students come see me first thing in the morning. We talk about what they are going to do for the day. They tell me how many points they would like to reach with the cap being 72 points. I write this on their sheet and then they tell me a reward they would like to earn. This reward could be pencils, bookmarks, free blue jean passes, or candy bars. The students then come see me at the end of the day. We add up their points and talk about the teacher comments that are on the sheet. If the student has meet the goal, they get the reward that was written on the paper earlier. If the student does not meet the goal, we talk about what we can improve the next day at school.
The process works like this....the students come see me first thing in the morning. We talk about what they are going to do for the day. They tell me how many points they would like to reach with the cap being 72 points. I write this on their sheet and then they tell me a reward they would like to earn. This reward could be pencils, bookmarks, free blue jean passes, or candy bars. The students then come see me at the end of the day. We add up their points and talk about the teacher comments that are on the sheet. If the student has meet the goal, they get the reward that was written on the paper earlier. If the student does not meet the goal, we talk about what we can improve the next day at school.
This part of my day is the most rewarding for me. I get to interact with students who need the attention and support I am giving them.
No comments:
Post a Comment