Ask Polly Bath: Behaviors in Electives?

Date: July 14th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I’m a Music teacher, when I have a kid who misbehaves, I tell their classroom teacher but I feel out of the loop because I won’t even see the child again until the following week. And when I do see them… should I address the issue or assume it’s been handled?”

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Emotions Trump Logic

Date: June 26th, 2024

Our brains are more attuned to emotions than logic. So don’t be afraid to change your delivery to reach the emotions of your students!

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Great Feedback for Littles?

Date: May 20th, 2024

What is the most effective feedback for our littles when they’re learning?

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Strengthen Tier 1 Behaviors

Date: May 1st, 2024

How can you use school values to strengthen Tier 1 behaviors?

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Ask Polly Bath: Thank Kids for Good Behavior?

Date: April 28th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I like to thank kids who are following directions in order to encourage other students to get into gear. But it doesn’t have any effect!! Are these kids that unaware or do they just not care?”

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Ask Polly Bath: HEY! My Hand Is Up!

Date: April 21st, 2024

Polly answers the question: “The other day when I was working with one of my students another kid screamed out ‘I need help over here! My hand has been up!’ He didn’t seem to appreciate that I have other students. This is an attitude I’ve been getting a lot lately. How do I handle this?”

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Side Conversations in Class!

Date: April 3rd, 2024

Have you ever been teaching a class and kids are having side conversations? Of course, we’ve all had that happen. How do you handle it?

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Inviting Environment?

Date: March 20th, 2024

Does the environment in our schools invite kids in and make them excited to be there? It should!

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Ask Polly Bath: Is Setting Goals Helpful or Hurtful?

Date: March 16th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I like to set goals for myself and the kids. But when we don’t reach them, it feels like we both failed. Is there a better strategy?”

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Perception of Electives!

Date: February 14th, 2024

This is how I would change kids’ perception of electives.

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