South Buffalo Charter School

Below Are Links That Are Available For Teachers To Use For Their Classroom Needs!

Restorative Practices/Restorative Justice

International Institute For Restorative Practices - The website of the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) which provides details on how to implement Restorative Practices.

Restorative Tips For Schools- Tips from Fania Davis on how to implement Restorative Justice in schools

Restorative Justice Resources - Resources from Matt Davis that involve how to utilize Restorative Justice.

Restorative Justice Tutorial – Mentioned in the Matt Davis article, it provides a 6-Step tutorial on how the tenants and implementation of Restorative Justice.

Self-Management/Self-Efficacy For Students

Teaching Self-Management Skills - Providing educators not only the reasoning behind self-management plans, but examples that a student can use/checklist.

Tools For Student Self-Management - Different tips for utilizing Self-Management in the classroom (one website it utilizes, Scrumy, is not longer usable).

Self-Management/Self-Monitoring - Some more tips on the implementation of Self-Management skills for students.

Don't Forget Self-Management - An extra article on the utilization of Self-Management.

Self-Management In The Classroom – A video that explores the use of Self-Management in the classroom.

Self-Efficacy: Helping Students Believe in Themselves - An article that comes with tips for Self-Efficacy, what to do to boost it, and what not to do in order to sustain it. 

 Self-Efficacy Toolkit - A set of digital materials provided by Transforming Education that breaks down Self-Efficacy (as well as provide these materials in an editable format for the user to modify these for facilitation).

Teacher Efficacy and Does It Matter - An article which looks at the relationship between Teacher Efficacy and the ability to implement effective teaching methods to students.

 Self-Management Strategies - An article detailing how to implement Self-Management strategies.

Classroom Management/Student Engagement

Center On Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports- The main homepage of the Center on PBIS. It offers materials, videos, and resources on how to implement Positive Behavioral Interventions in the educational environment.

CASEL Website - A website that delves into Social and Emotional Learning and breaks down how to address each category within it.

7 Tips From An Experienced Teacher - Tips for classroom management in a Special Education environment.

New Strategies (Special Education Students Learn From Home)- Tips for Special Education teachers on how to work with students at home.

14 Classroom Activities That Increase Student Engagement - Tips for teachers on how to increase the engagement of students.

Student Participation Tips - Different ideas on how to increase student participation.

Research Article On the Importance of Teacher Follow-Up - A research article on the importance of Teacher Follow-Up when using Self-Management in the classroom

Coronavirus and Teaching From Home - An article that offers ways that teachers ways to achieve students’ engagement in a remote setting.

Khan Academy's 7 Tips For Remote Learning - Tips teachers can use for remote learning.

Using Positive Discipline Techniques in the Classroom - Provides an overview of how Positive Discipline is effective in the classroom and its benefits.

Stress Relief Tips/Brain Breaks/And Easing Transitions From Lower To Upper Grades

Stress Points For Students - Focuses on possible stress points for students, and providing tips for teachers, parents, and students themselves.

Using Brain Breaks to Restore Students’ Focus - An article that describes what brain breaks are and how they can be beneficial for students.

50 Educational Brain Breaks - Quick activities you can implement in the classroom for brain breaks.

20 Three-Minute Brain Breaks - More quick activities that teachers can use for brain breaks.

Go Noodle - A tool many at SBCS use for brain breaks which allow the kids to move out of their seats and get some exercise.

Easing the Shift From Elementary to Middle School - An article from Edutopia that offers ideas on how to work with students and families for the transition from Elementary School to Middle School.

End Of The Year Activities/Summer Activities

VIRTUAL END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING - This offers a variety of activities (geared for students in the younger grade levels) to help celebrate the end of the school year.

 THE BEST DISTANCE LEARNING END OF SCHOOL YEAR IDEAS LIST - Distance learning activities that can be used for the end of the school year.

Summer Projects for Teachers and Their Kids - A list of projects teachers and students can complete over the Summer.

13 FUN SUMMER LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS OF EVERY GRADE LEVEL - Activities that focus on developing students' math, grammar, and memory skills.

Get Ready for Summer! Ideas for Teachers to Share with Families - More educational ideas that students can work on over the Summer.