Managing avoidance behavior–bathroom passes
Date: December 10th, 2015
Some kids ask to go to the bathroom to avoid things that are difficult for them. Watch this video for two tips that I use to help handle this.
Behavior management: hardwired behaviors
Date: June 25th, 2015
A student’s behavior is a symptom of something else. Watch this video to see what the causal factor could be and what we can do to help that student.
Behavior management: manage vs. change
Date: August 13th, 2014
Watch this video [1:17] about how managing behavior doesn’t change it. Targeting the cause is the key.
Solving the locker-during-class problem
Date: May 22nd, 2014
Watch this video [1:00] on how to manage the behavior of a kid who always wants to go to their locker during class because they “forgot” their work. Again.
Get away from me, I’ll do it myself.
Date: May 8th, 2014
Watch this video [1:02] for what we’ve got to do to help the kid who rejects the very help he or she needs.
Classroom management: recognize behaviors as symptoms
Date: March 20th, 2014
Watch this video [0:57] about how behaviors are symptoms that we need to get to the bottom of, if we want to change the behaviors.
Classroom management: how I respond to an attention seeker
Date: March 12th, 2014
Watch this video [0:38] for a handy tip on managing that attention-seeking kid in your class.
Don’t wait until a kid kicks the desk over
Date: November 7th, 2013
Watch this video [1:01] to learn what questions I ask myself when I am deciding which behavior to target.
Does giving attention to an attention-seeker work?
Date: August 7th, 2013
Watch this video [1:22] to see how we sometimes reinforce bad behavior by our discipline choices.
Another reason I avoid sending kids to the office.
Date: July 3rd, 2013
Watch this video [1:27] to learn why sending kids down to the office for behavior may not be a good idea.
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