Behavior: powerful time outs
Date: September 22nd, 2016
If we use time outs in our classroom, we want to make sure they’re proactive. Watch this video for my tip on how to do this.
Teach skills in detention
Date: May 19th, 2016
When we give a student detention, the amount of time he or she spends in detention shouldn’t matter. What SHOULD matter is teaching skills to the student while they’re in detention. Watch this video for more.
Use In-School Suspension as a Tier 2 intervention
Date: April 7th, 2016
In-School Suspension can be used as a Tier 2 intervention. Watch this video to see how I do this.
A child’s “right” doesn’t make his response correct
Date: March 17th, 2016
It’s so important to teach children that how they respond to a situation matters. And they only have control over their response. Sometimes we need to help their parents understand this as well. Watch this video for more.
Should parents punish kids for in-school behavior?
Date: March 3rd, 2016
For consequences to work the best, they need to be timely. Watch this video to see why it’s important that consequences are given at school for in-school behavior.
The point of detention? To teach skills
Date: December 30th, 2015
If a child just does time in detention, then you will never see their behavior get better. Watch this video for my tip on how to make detention useful.
Instead of canceling school events for behavior…
Date: November 12th, 2015
We tend to cancel school events when kids misbehave. But does this actually solve the problem? Watch my video for more.
Classroom behavior: hand out your own consequences
Date: July 9th, 2015
When a child needs to be given a consequence for their behavior, do we always send them to an administrator? Watch this video to see why this could cause the child to feel he/she doesn’t need to bahave for you.
Recess behavior: the wall doesn’t teach anything
Date: June 11th, 2015
When a kid misbehaves on the playground, our immediate reaction is to send them to the wall. But does that help? Watch this video for more.
Behavior management: consequences teach skills
Date: June 4th, 2015
Is there a difference between punishment and consquence? Yes! Watch this video to see what it is.
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