Why Points, Prizes and TigerBux Don’t Work (and what to do instead)

.As teachers face increasing student needs and decreasing support, we’re asked to manage student behavior with point systems, prizes, and school-wide approaches like PBIS. But for many of us, these strategies fall flat and conflict with our justice-oriented values. In this session, we’ll dive into the research to understand: the potential harm of these behaviorist approaches, why they don’t actually achieve the goals they’re supposed to address, and what to do instead (even when we’re stuck in a system requiring us to hand out TigerBux or Cougar Cash).

In this interactive webinar, Alex will cover:

• What is behaviorism and how does it show up in school?
• Potential harms of behaviorism-based practices
• The connections between trauma and behaviorism 
• Alternatives to behaviorism 
• Resources for further exploration

My pay-what-you-can workshops are relaxed, interactive, and conversational. We take our learning seriously but we have fun too! This is a live workshop with no recording. See you there.

Some things to know:

• Link: You'll be able to access the zoom link on this site after you register. Alex will also email it as a reminder the day of the event.
• Time is 7pm to 8:30 Eastern time.
• Appropriate for: This is appropriate for educators of any age group.
• Certificates: PD certificates will be emailed the day after the event. 
• Recording: There won't be a recording, sorry!
• Cost: Registration is pay-what-you-can. If you're able to contribute more than the suggested fee, you help support others to access the event.
• Accessibility: auto-generated captions will be turned on. If you need ASL interpretation or CART, please let me know and I am happy to arrange for this. And please email me with any other accessibility needs. 

About Alex: Alex Shevrin Venet is an educator, author, and professional development facilitator living in Vermont. You can learn more at unconditionallearning.org