School climate: look up and say hello in the hall
Date: March 6th, 2014
Classroom management – why a boy kept throwing his book at me
Date: February 27th, 2014
Watch this video [1:23] for an example of why in behavior management we absolutely have to get beyond symptoms to causal factors.
Classroom management – are you sure preferential seating is always in the front?
Date: February 20th, 2014
Watch this video [0:55] to learn why sitting next to the teacher isn’t always the best place for every kid who needs preferential seating.
Classroom management – if behaviors aren’t getting better, make a change
Date: February 13th, 2014
Watch this video [1:36] to hear my thoughts on how we can’t keep doing the same thing around behavior if it isn’t working.
Classroom management – keep a little behavior from becoming a big one
Date: February 6th, 2014
Watch this video [0:58] to learn what I do to manage a kid who is getting antsy, before he or she goes too far.
Classroom management – the power of observation
Date: January 30th, 2014
Watch this video [0:54] to learn how being observed helps me manage behavior better.
How “thank you” can trigger a power struggle
Date: January 23rd, 2014
Watch this video [0:56] to learn why you might not always want to say “thank you” when a student does what you asked her to do.
Reduce behaviors by improving curriculum delivery
Date: January 16th, 2014
Watch this video [0:58] to learn a trick I used in algebra instruction that improved delivery of the curriculum, and hence reduced behaviors.
Let’s describe good behavior choices as well as poor ones
Date: January 9th, 2014
Watch this video [1:33] to learn about describing both good and bad behavior choices for kids.
The fastest way to wreck a perfectly good behavior plan
Date: January 2nd, 2014
Watch this video [0:54] to learn the single factor that renders most behavior plans useless.
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