CHAMPS helps classroom teachers develop (or fine-tune) effective classroom management plans that are proactive, positive, and instructional. Researchers have identified consistent and reliable findings concerning how effective teachers manage student behavior and enhance student motivation. The strategies and techniques presented in CHAMPS are derived from this research and are based on the following principles:
• Classroom organization has a huge impact on student behavior; thus, teachers should carefully structure their classrooms in ways that prompt responsible student behavior.
• Teachers should explicitly teach students how to behave responsibly (i.e., be successful) in every classroom situation.
• Teachers should focus more time, attention, and energy on acknowledging responsible behavior than on correcting misbehavior.
• Teachers should preplan their responses to misbehavior to ensure that they will respond in a brief, calm, and consistent manner. The acronym CHAMPS represents the categories of expectations that teachers need to clarify for students about every major classroom activity and transition. These categories are: Conversation (Can students talk to each other?); Help (How do students get questions answered? How do they get your attention?); Activity (What is the task or objective? What is the end product?); Movement (Can students move about?); Participation (What does expected behavior look and sound like? How do students show they are fully participating?); Success (If students follow CHAMPS expectations, they will be successful.).
OUTCOMES Teachers:
• Use CHAMPS strategies to manage student behavior and prevent problems in the classroom
• Develop and teach their expectations for student behavior
• Design efficient schedules and structure for student success
• Establish and implement consequences for misbehavior
• Increase instructional time, work completion, and on-task behavior
• Decrease office referrals for behavior
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