Instructional Playbook

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Classroom Adjustment: High Ratio Positive to Corrective Feedback

Troubleshooting Student does not like or does not prefer public praise: Consider less public forms of positive feedback, such as a subtle non-verbal gesture (head nod), sticker, written note, or another quick form of positive feedback that is less public. It feels impossible to track my positive to corrective ratio: Enlist the help of someone else, such as an instructional coach, to observe or take a video of your instruction. Track your ratio for a small sample of time (10 minutes) rather than, for example, an entire class period.

Tools

Ratio of Interaction Logs: Time of Day

Student Behavior Characteristics of Effective Reinforcement

Videos

Sample Log

4:1 Positive to Corrective High School Classroom

Research

Effective Teacher Instructional Behaviors to Decrease Challenging Student Behavior (Terry Scott and Regina Hern presentation, 2015)