Blog Post 9

·         What is a Behavior Intervention plan?

-A Behavior Intervention Plan helps determine the function of the behavior and defines the problem behavior. A BIP is used to make data based decisions to continue, change, or stop the intervention.

·         Why is it important to keep data on student behavior?

-It is important to keep date on student behavior because the data will help see how our BIP is working or not working, if the plans needs to be more intense for that student or less intense. Tracking the data also helps with the frequency and duration of the behavior.

·         Choose a behavior AT tool. Name the tool, include a picture, resource for finding the tool, student in which it is appropriate for, and describe the implementation of the tool in a classroom with specific ideas.

-A behavior AT tool that can be used within the classroom is the clicker. The clicker is used for the teacher to tell how many times the student does something, such as getting up and down from their seat or how many times they move around from their seats. The teacher can put the clicker in a spot that is easy to reach such as in their pocket or on their lanyard. As the student gets better with the BIP plan, the student can use the clicker on their own to track their own behavior. The clicker can also be used for when the student does something well. The teacher can click the clicker each time that specific task happens. A reward system can be built upon by using the clicker.