Motivate with Short Successes
Date: July 2nd, 2024
By: Polly Bath
When kids see their successes with short, frequent assessments, this keeps them motivated.
Ask Polly Bath: Assessing SEL Skills in Your School?
Date: June 29th, 2024
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “Is there an easy way to assess social emotional skills that we could use as a school to determine if we are consistently addressing the needs of our students and to help us measure our progress?”
Emotions Trump Logic
Date: June 26th, 2024
By: Polly Bath
Our brains are more attuned to emotions than logic. So don’t be afraid to change your delivery to reach the emotions of your students!
Ask Polly Bath: Tier 2 Behaviors?
Date: June 23rd, 2024
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “Could you explain more about Tier 2 for behavior? I don’t know what language to use when I need help or when I need to document behavior.”
“Should Be” vs Reality
Date: June 19th, 2024
By: Polly Bath
Don’t cling to how you think things should be. Instead look at the way things actually are!
Ask Polly Bath: Rewarded for Bad Behavior?
Date: June 16th, 2024
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “One of my students was yelling, kicking chairs, and tearing down our bulletin boards so I had him escorted to the office. But when I walked by the office a while later I saw the child eating cookies! I’ll be honest, I WASN’T happy!! Why is this ok?”
A Fun Way to Help Kids Focus!
Date: June 12th, 2024
By: Polly Bath
Are your students having a hard time focusing? I just came across this super fun way to help kids learn how to focus.
Ask Polly Bath: Littles Can’t Separate from Parents?
Date: June 9th, 2024
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “Younger kids always had difficulty separating from their parent or caregiver when coming to school but I’m pretty sure the pandemic has exacerbated this. Do you have any recommendations to help kids with this?”
My Vision for Behavior
Date: June 5th, 2024
By: Polly Bath
Through management, intervention, and logical consequences, I learn how to manage my skill deficits and challenges, accept who I am, and know proactively how to respond to the world, the good, the bad, and the ugly, without creating disruptions, disrespects, refusals, and safeties.
Ask Polly Bath: Extra Support Not Helping?
Date: June 2nd, 2024
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “We give our kids with higher ACES scores extra support but they often still resort to escalating behaviors and/or refusal. Why are they still struggling with learning?”
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