Understanding and Applying UP Skills in the Classroom

What UP skill(s) do you use in the classroom most often?

• Understanding emotions (normal, natural, and not harmful)

• Present-Moment Awareness

• Acting Opposite

• Problem-Solving

• Thinking Flexibly & Detective Questioning

When are you most likely to use the UP in your class? (You can select multiple)

• Help motivate students/

  Encourage participation

• Manage challenging behaviors

• Adapt academic material to align with UP

• Praise/validate when a student does something well

• Give constructive feedback to a student

With which UP skill(s) do you feel MOST familiar/confident using?

• Understanding emotions (normal, natural, and not harmful)

• Present-Moment Awareness

• Acting Opposite

• Problem-Solving

• Thinking Flexibly & Detective Questioning

With which UP skill(s) do you feel LEAST familiar/confident using?

• Understanding emotions (normal, natural, and not harmful)

• Present-Moment Awareness

• Acting Opposite

• Problem-Solving

• Thinking Flexibly & Detective Questioning

HS: A student becomes disruptive and continuously talks over people (both staff and peers) when they speak. What UP skill(s) would you use?

• Understanding emotions (normal, natural, and not harmful)

• Present-Moment Awareness

• Acting Opposite

• Problem-Solving

• Thinking Flexibly & Detective Questioning

MS: A student refuses to sit in their chair and is moving nonstop around the classroom. What UP skill(s) would you use?

• Understanding emotions (normal, natural, and not harmful)

• Present-Moment Awareness

• Acting Opposite

• Problem-Solving

• Thinking Flexibly & Detective Questioning

A student refuses to participate in your lesson/activity despite multiple prompts. What UP skill would you use?

• Understanding emotions (normal, natural, and not harmful)

• Present-Moment Awareness

• Acting Opposite

• Problem-Solving

• Thinking Flexibly & Detective Questioning

HS: A student uses profanity even when you have asked them to stop. What UP skill would you use?

• Understanding emotions (normal, natural, and not harmful)

• Present-Moment Awareness

• Acting Opposite

• Problem-Solving

• Thinking Flexibly & Detective Questioning

A student becomes distracted during class and struggles to focus on the lesson/activity. What UP skill would you use?

• Understanding emotions (normal, natural, and not harmful)

• Present-Moment Awareness

• Acting Opposite

• Problem-Solving

• Thinking Flexibly & Detective Questioning

A student learns they will not be returning to their home school, which angers them. Which UP skill would you use?

• Understanding emotions (normal, natural, and not harmful)

• Present-Moment Awareness

• Acting Opposite

• Problem-Solving

• Thinking Flexibly & Detective Questioning