We’ve been hinting at this one for a while now, and we’re excited to finally say it out loud: Smiles & Frowns Classroom Edition has arrived!
From a board on one family’s wall, to homes around the world, and now into the classroom… the Dads at Smiles & Frowns keep chugging away so parents and teachers everywhere can help kids build better behavior habits.
Teachers of the world – this one’s for you!
Reimagined with unique “Features for Teachers”
Classroom Edition takes everything parents already love about Smiles & Frowns™ and reimagines it with tons of innovative new “features for teachers.”
It comes with a fresh new look, but it still built to engage using “Emotional Recognition” — the simple idea that even the youngest kids see a smile as “good” and a frown as “something to work on.” Now everything works to fit the unique needs of the classroom.
Supports the behavior strategies teachers use most
Smiles & Frowns has always included templates to build behavior boards fast. Classroom Edition introduces all-new templates based on the behavior strategies teachers use every day:
– Class Contracts
– Three R’s Plans (Ready, Responsible, Respectful)
– Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs)
– Study Time Plans
– One Big Class Goal Plans (for fundraisers, class projects, and more)
Pick one, tweak it, and you’re up and running with a behavior plan for your classroom or an individual student in minutes. Nice!
Designed for more accountability – without blame or shame
We’ve also come up with a one-of-a-kind Classroom/Students tab that lets teachers track whole class behavior while also recognizing the contributions of individual students. All in a way that leads to positive accountability.
That’s been a sticking point (often handled on the fly with sticky notes) for teachers for years. Now they can encourage individual student behavior in a way that contributes to the class tally, so no one feels singled out or put on the spot.
Board creators can even turn off frowns for individual students completely, which makes it easier to positive accountability to work for everyone.
Built so other Teachers, TA’s, and “Champions” can help
A single teacher shouldn’t have to carry a behavior plan alone, so board creators can invite other Teachers, TA’s, and Champions — counselors, admins, even parents — to help see and manage a board together.
Everything syncs automatically, so whoever’s helping is always looking at the same progress as everyone else. It’s a great way to establish a single set of expectations that are clear to adults and students alike.
Still supporting our “5 C’s of Positive Reinforcement™
Of course, we’ve kept our quietly powerful Review Screen. Nothing embodies our ”5 C’s of Positive Reinforcement: Clarity, Consistency, Collaboration, Consequence, and Challenge” more than this view, which shows a 60-day history of every smile, frown, and reward.
This makes it easy to review performance and praise the progress your classes are making. You can even export a report in a few taps whenever you need one for a parent meeting or other review.
Smiles & Frowns Classroom Edition is available today on the App Store for iOS. If you’re a teacher, or you know one who could use a little less stress and a little more Consistency in their day, point them our way.
Good luck out there!
Tommy G, one of the Smiles & Frowns Dads
