Stop Banning Social Media in School!
Date: March 23rd, 2019
Kids have no boundaries on social media. And they never will if we just continue to ban it. INSTEAD we need to TEACH them how to use it!
But I Teach My Subject, NOT Behavior!!!!
Date: March 20th, 2019
We don’t want to focus on just the subject that we’re teaching. We need to remember that whatever the subject is, we are teaching KIDS!
Every Behavior Has a PURPOSE!
Date: March 16th, 2019
Every behavior, good or bad, serves a function. So ask yourself, “What is a child getting from their behavior?”
Mean What You Say
Date: March 13th, 2019
Teach Kids to Handle Anxiety, Not Hide
Date: March 8th, 2019
How will our students learn to deal with anxiety if we give them so many accommodations they never have to experience it?!
When You Throw Them Out They Miss Instruction
Date: March 6th, 2019
If a child can wait on the office bench to see an administrator, then he/she can wait in your CLASSROOM! And not miss your instruction! Send them to the administrator LATER.
Control Yourself is the First Rule
Date: March 3rd, 2019
When managing a difficult behavior, the first rule is to control YOURSELF. Your behavior choices can have a huge impact on the behavior choices others make.
If All the Teachers Stood Outside Their Classrooms When Classes Changed…
Date: February 27th, 2019
Having all the adults step out into the hallway between classes makes a HUGE impact in more than one way!
Take a Breath, Calm Yourself, THEN Respond
Date: February 23rd, 2019
Teach REAL Apologizing, Not FAKE Apologizing
Date: February 20th, 2019
We need to teach kids that an apology is supposed to have MEANING behind it! It’s not just saying “I’m sorry.”
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