Ask Polly: No School Spirit?
Date: April 30th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Our school spirit has seriously declined in the last couple of years thanks to the pandemic and everything else. How do we get it back?”
Ask Polly: Post-Pandemic Problems?
Date: April 15th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Due to the pandemic and everything else my 8th graders are behind academically and emotionally. Do you have any tips on how to prepare these kids for high school? I really worry about that!”
What Kids Need After Massive Uncertainty
Date: January 18th, 2023
Ask Polly: Appalling Language!
Date: December 11th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “Our middle school students are using the most appalling language in the hallways this year. What can we do to curb it?”
Pandemic Behavior: 10th Graders Acting Like 7th Graders
Date: February 12th, 2022
This pandemic has caused a gap between developmental age and chronological age for many kids. So what do we do when a 10th grader acts like a 7th grader or a kindergartner behaves like a 2 year old?
Don’t Belong? Harder to Learn.
Date: January 16th, 2022
When kids don’t have a sense of belonging, it makes it difficult for them to learn. And, thanks to the pandemic, many of our students are struggling with feeling like they don’t belong!
BE PREDICTABLE in Times of Uncertainty
Date: January 9th, 2022
Behavior unravels when things are not predictable and consistent, which is exactly what’s been happening this past year and a half!
Addressing Effects of the Pandemic: Reduce Behaviors, Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma, While Increasing Student Engagement
Date: November 30th, 2021
These uncertain times have made both behaviors and student engagement worse. But, exhausted though many of us may be, we can still take a clear-eyed look at what we can do to improve behavior and engagement now. This workshop will look at how every educator can: Reduce chronic student stress and anxiety with simple, doable […]
Are You Disregulating Kids’ Behavior?
Date: May 16th, 2021
When adults aren’t all on the same page in your school, their inconsistency and unpredictability alone will cause BEHAVIORS in kids.
Why I Like Middle School House Systems
Date: March 10th, 2021
Here are my ideas on how to give kids a sense of community if they’ve transitioned to middle school while learning virtually. And to keep that going when they are able to come in person!
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