What do you do when a student always blames another student?
Date: August 28th, 2013
Why I never manage behavior by saying, “I’m going to count to three…”
Date: August 22nd, 2013
Watch this video [1:14] to learn why threatening to count to three does NOT work as a behavior management tool.
Teaching tricks I learned from winning coaches
Date: August 15th, 2013
Watch this video [2:14] to learn how I take good coaching techniques and apply them in my classroom.
Does giving attention to an attention-seeker work?
Date: August 7th, 2013
Watch this video [1:22] to see how we sometimes reinforce bad behavior by our discipline choices.
Get the desks right or lose the class
Date: August 1st, 2013
Watch this video [1:46] to see how getting those desks right spells success or failure.
Dahlia’s Out-of-Control School Behavior: Getting a Reluctant Mom Involved
Date: July 25th, 2013
Sixteen-year-old, blond, skinny, flirty, bombshell Dahlia was out of control. She was tardy, rude, skipped classes, swore at her teachers, and argued with every request.
Do you let a late student interrupt your momentum?
Date: July 18th, 2013
Watch this video [1:27] to learn why I never ask a child who is late to class where they have been.
Why I never tell a student to “act your age.”
Date: July 11th, 2013
Watch this video [1:10] to see why we can’t always expect students to “act their age.”
Another reason I avoid sending kids to the office.
Date: July 3rd, 2013
Watch this video [1:27] to learn why sending kids down to the office for behavior may not be a good idea.
How do I choose which behavior to target first?
Date: June 27th, 2013
Watch this video [1:31] to learn why the most impactful behavior is the one to target first.
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