It's Here!We are very proud to be a host of today's Behavior Education Technology Conference, BET-C at the Desert Willow Conference Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please drop in and talk with us. We will be moderating a number of panel presentations with awesome educators from across the state who will be talking about their PBIS initiatives. We will also be speaking about bully prevention, classroom management, and peer tutoring. Get the full schedule on your mobile device at http://betc2012.sched.org/ Visit Koi Education at These Breakout Sessions

Tier 1 PBIS Panel - Tier 1 PBIS Panel -Hear from K-12 school leaders just getting started with PBIS training. Learn about the process from first hand accounts, and see what it takes to implement school wide behavior changes. Questions are encouraged in this interactive session. Tier 2 PBIS Panel - Listen to K-12 leaders share their experiences implementing PBIS for one or more years. Learn what it takes to change or shift a schools culture and roll out a PBIS system for the first time. Questions are encouraged in this interactive session. District PBIS Readiness Panel - What does it take to launch and sustain positive school wide behavior systems throughout a school district? Learn the 9 essential elements of implementing any new initiative and hear how two school districts are putting those elements in place to build their capacity support current schools and train future schools themselves. Bully Prevention System - Learn about a free evidence-based system to reduce bullying and increase social responsibility in your school. Elementary and middle school modules available now, high school module currently being evaluated for effectiveness. SWIS Behavior Data - Identify the power and simplicity of using a data-base that can track and analyze all your behavior referrals and show you exactly the who, what, when, where, and why at a push of a button. No more importing, exporting, or squinting at tables of numbers to try and make sense of your office referrals. Finally, an easy way to use data for decision making. 10 Classroom Management Strategies for Decreasing Disruptive Behaviors - Teacher observations and evaluations are becoming a critical part of the education accountability system in the US and especially here in Arizona. A new teacher evaluation system takes effect in August 2012. Effective classroom management strategies are essential to ensure A+ student achievement and increase your teacher evaluation scores. Your score may effect pay for performance in some districts. Take action today and get a FREE self-assessment to measure which classroom management practices are in your teacher toolbox and learn concrete practices you can add during this interactive and hands-on session. 3 Peer Tutoring Strategies to Increase Academic Achievement - When implemented correctly, Peer Tutoring has some of the largest research-based effect size of any teacher mediated intervention. This means that you get a BIG academic bang for your buck! Join this interactive session and learn three different strategies for implementing peer tutoring correctly. Identify the steps and procedures necessary for success and get your students the support they need to succeed and excel academically, behaviorally, and socially. Take away free handouts and worksheets.

Drop into anyone of these sessions and let us know you read our Blog - it would make our day! And if you can't make BET-C this year, drop us a line if you want to learn more about any of these topics.