Digital Learning Skills Lab

OPENING TOPICS (10 minutes)

Begin the class period with Open Topics.  Opening topics is a time for students and instructors to begin with anything on their mind.  Students are encouraged to discuss any of the following open topics:

  • Newsworthy Discussions
  • School Content Based Discussions
  • Interest and Activities
  • Future Goals / S.M.A.R.T. Goals
  • Mental & Physical Wellness
  • Memory and life events

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PLAN

A behavior intervention plan (BIP) is a plan used for teaching and rewarding positive behaviors. The plan describes the problem behavior, the reasons the behavior occurs and the intervention strategies that will address the problem behavior. Throughout the Fearless program, this intervention helps prevent or stop problem behaviors in school. The BIP is based on the results of the Functional Behavioral Assessment data tracking system, but does not always work as planned. There can be a mismatch between the intervention and the targeted behavior. We may assume the misbehavior happens for one reason, but the real reason is something else completely. Another reason the intervention plan may not work once the Functional Behavioral Assessment data is provided is a failure to monitor and adjust the rewards or reinforcement for appropriate behavior over time. Although certain rewards worked the first time, they can get old over time and need to be switched up.