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Classroom Ninja for Positive Behavior Reinforcement
Kelly McMaine Andrena CoxTeacher for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students School Readiness Consultant
Fayette County Public Schools Kentucky Dept. of Education
*Image from free poster pack featured on classdojo.com teacher resources
Session Outcomes
Identify uses for Class DojoDiscuss relevance regarding
TPGESDescribe benefits of Class DojoCreate a Class Dojo account
Who can use Class Dojo?
All K-12 teachers & school staff Examples: regular education, special
education, resource, itinerant, assistants, interpreters, custodians, related arts, SLPs, OTs, PTs, counselors
Parents Students
Why use Class Dojo?
Increase positive (target) behaviors Decrease off task behaviors Increase student engagement and accountability Connect with parents Collaborate with colleagues Collect data and attendance information Cost = free TPGES friendly
When/where do I use Class Dojo?Anywhere and anytime you care
about your students’ performance (including academic, social, behavior, vocational)
What do I need to use Class Dojo?Any device that connects to the
internetMinimal tech skillsPositive attitudeOptional: wireless mouse
How have we have used Class Dojo? Establish routines (students prompt introduction of learning target) Prompt language use per IEP goals (ex. Wh- questions) Classroom management when parallel co-teaching in general education
Kindergarten Student voice for determining behaviors that cause student success in 5th
grade reading resource Middle/High school world language classroom (participation grade) Paraeducator use during student transition RtI teacher to motivate participation Reinforcing school wide guidelines for success Behavior monitoring data Parent connections via text message and access to data During dismissal time in the gym Text feature for parents and students to ask about homework, behavior,
etc.
Quotes from the students
“You took off points from Adam* instead of me!” (*name changed to protect student identity)
“I’m in the 200 club!” “Can I change my monster?” “We forgot to ask the important question!” “We haven’t played with the Legos in a long
time!” (from previous token economy system)
Quote from a happy parent
“I absolutely love Dojo because I am able to communicate quickly and it allows me to see how Donovan* has behaved in his classes.”
*name changed to protect student identity
Things to consider Only the teacher or staff gives points (do not leave a
student in charge of this) Dojo works best when frontloading lots of positive
points (if students have nothing to lose, they may have decreased motivation to demonstrate positive behavior)
Audio/visual access to immediate reinforcement Not a competition (esp. if all students don’t have the
same amount of resource time) How to celebrate (ie. Dojo party, badges, preferred
activity, treasure box, certificates, free gym time)
TPGES Connections
2A Classroom Environment 2C Classroom Procedures
TPGES Connections
2D Classroom Behavior3D Assessment in Instruction
TPGES Connections
4B Maintaining Accurate Records
4C Communicating with Families
Discussion time!
QuestionsCommentsConcernsIdeas
The following slides are provided in case internet access is unavailable.
https://www.classdojo.com/
Students
Behaviors
Student input
Reports for individuals or group
Connect with parents and students
Connect with colleagues
Resources
https://www.classdojo.com/ https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaeNSYJvrn0#action=share
#dojochat https://www.classdojo.com/resources/ http://
education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/TPGES/Pages/Kentucky-Framework-for-Teaching.aspx