Classroom behavior: how ‘helping’ can provoke behaviors

Date: July 23rd, 2014

Watch this video [1:02] for a tip on how I sometimes help a kid in class who is resistant to help. The trick is to help them without embarrassing them, which can sometimes provoke behaviors.

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Avoid behaviors: a tip for transitioning

Date: July 17th, 2014

Watch this video [0:53] for an easy way to avoid behaviors whenever your class is coming back from an activity.

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How to avoid behaviors when a kid needs tutoring

Date: July 10th, 2014

Watch this video [0:47] to learn how to avoid sparking behavior in a student who needs one-to-one tutoring.

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Behavior & preferential seating: think outside the box

Date: July 3rd, 2014

Watch this video [1:08] to learn a couple ideas for using preferential seating in unexpected ways to improve behaviors.

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Behaviors: too many bathroom breaks?

Date: June 26th, 2014

Watch this video [1:27] to learn how I keep ‘bathroom breaks’ under control in my classroom.

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How to meet oppositional defiance with a consistent limit…

Date: June 19th, 2014

Watch this video [3:15] about how we successfully set a limit on a kid who was oppositional defiant.

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Avoid behaviors: move desks to fit tasks

Date: June 12th, 2014

Watch this video [1:43] for an easy tip that will reduce behaviors and increase student attention.

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Behavior: clowning behind your back

Date: June 5th, 2014

Watch this video [1:30] for my best advice on what to do if a kid clowns around behind your back when you’re writing on the board.

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Behavior: blurting out answers

Date: May 29th, 2014

Watch this video [2:29] for my tip on handling the kid who blurts out answers instead of waiting to be called on.

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Solving the locker-during-class problem

Date: May 22nd, 2014

Watch this video [1:00] on how to manage the behavior of a kid who always wants to go to their locker during class because they “forgot” their work. Again.

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