CHOICE MAKINGIncreasing compliance by offering choices

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LESSON ORGANIZER UNIT or THEMEBehavior Management in Secondary Mathematics

Date: 3/3/10

Topic: Choice-making Dr. Janet Andreasen & Carrie Straub, MAE 4634

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(3) Relationships1. Analysis2. Comparison

(1) Lesson TopicChoice-making

(4) Task-related Strategies:1. Group roles: Teacher & Behavior Consultant2. Role-playing

(5) Lesson Map

(6) Challenge Question: How does choice –making relate to universal design principles?

(7) What questions should I ask myself? (Self-test)1. Why offer students choices?2. What are the pitfalls of choice-making?

(8) What tasks will I have to accomplish?1.Learn strategy2. Analyze research3. Think - Pair – Share4. Role -play

Universal Design for Learning

Positive Behavioral Momentum

Establishing classroom norms Choice-Making

Not doing it is not an option!

THIS THAT

Too many choices is overwhelming!

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Today you’ll learn about Choice-making:

1. Behavioral Strategy2. Research Base3. Potential Pitfalls

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1: BEHAVIORAL STRATEGYChoice-making

You can get kids to do what you want if you give them:

an option of howan option of when

but notan option of if

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Choice-making:

2: RESEARCH BASEChoice-making

Class-Wide Curricular Modification to Improve the Behavior of Students with

Emotional or Behavioral DisordersLee Kern , Linda Bambara, Julie Fogt

Behavioral Disorders, 27(4), 317–326 August 2002

RESEARCH TO PRACTICE…

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3: POTENTIAL PITFALLSChoice-making

Pitfalls: 1. Too Many Choices2. Completion is NOT an

option3. Ability to assess

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