06 Dec Proactive Strategies Visual Guide

Proactive strategies are essential to creating safe, supportive, and equitable classrooms. In this assignment, you will design a classroom-ready visual guide that outlines at least five proactive classroom management strategies. Your guide should reflect Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) principles and equity-centered practices.

This assignment emphasizes real-world application: the final product should be polished, practical, and ready for use in your future classroom or professional learning setting.

Instructions:

1. Select at Least Five Proactive Strategies Choose strategies that:

· Prevent disruptive or off-task behaviors

· Build positive classroom climate

· Support student self-regulation and engagement Examples include: clearly taught routines, relationship-building, behavior-specific praise, collaborative rule-making, visual schedules, or restorative circles.

2. Describe Each Strategy Clearly For each of the 5+ strategies, include the following components:

· Strategy Name

· Brief Description (What is it? How is it used?)

· Intended Outcome (What does this help prevent or promote?)

· Example in Practice (Describe how you’d implement this in an elementary setting)

· Connection to Equity or PBIS (How does it support diverse learners or equitable practices?)

3. Cite Supporting Research

· Reference at least two course readings or credible sources to support your choices.

· You may include brief citations or footnotes within your guide (APA preferred).

4. Design a Visual Guide for Practical Use Create a polished, easy-to-follow visual product in one of the following formats:

· PDF one-pager

· Digital brochure

· Slide deck (Google Slides, PowerPoint)

· Infographic (Canva, Piktochart, etc.) Your guide should be visually appealing, accessible, and appropriate for sharing with colleagues or administrators.