Lecture vs. Small Group Seating?
Date: February 7th, 2024
Surviving Substitute Teaching!
Date: January 31st, 2024
School Values Start with Adults
Date: January 3rd, 2024
Ask Polly Bath: Anticipating Escalation
Date: December 9th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid who sometimes escalates during activities, or refuses to go to classes, or shuts down when presented with tasks. Why is this? Is it the teacher, the content, the environment, the kid’s life experiences? Logical consequences work sometimes. But is it possible to do something proactively that would actually decrease these behaviors?”
Ask Polly Bath: You’re a Teacher Not a Buddy
Date: November 11th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid in my class who is a ‘buddy’ to their single parent. And they want to treat me the same! I don’t listen to, ‘Hey, dude,’ or ‘Hey girl hey!’ Is there a way to teach, in the moment, that they can’t do this and still have a good relationship with them?”
Late to Class…Again!
Date: November 8th, 2023
Reduce Behaviors with “Talk Time”
Date: October 11th, 2023
I reduce behaviors by giving my students five minutes of ‘talk time’ at the end of each class.
Ask Polly Bath: Is All-School Community Possible?
Date: October 7th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Our school is very spread out with grade levels in their own hallways. How can we create an ‘all-school community’ when our paths rarely cross?”
Ask Polly Bath: Other Kids Interrupting One-on-One Time?
Date: September 23rd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I often have to work with kids one-on-one at my table. But every time I do that, a line forms and we’re constantly interrupted! How do I stop this behavior?”
Youngsters and Saying Excuse Me
Date: September 6th, 2023
Teaching a youngster to say “excuse me” isn’t enough. We also need to teach them when to use it, where to use it, and how to use it.
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