Using unconditional attention to teach social/emotional skills

Date: March 26th, 2015

Watch this video for my tip on how we can use unconditional attention or interventions to teach skills to a child who doesn’t have them.

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Behavior: don’t teach kids everyone wins

Date: December 24th, 2014

Everyone won! But is that really the case? Watch this video [1:14] to see how this causes problems.

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Behavior: handling impulsivity

Date: December 18th, 2014

Handling impulsive kids can be difficult. Watch this video [1:00] for my tip on what I do.

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Asking a question is a complex social skill

Date: December 5th, 2013

Watch this video [0:39] to learn the basic, social-skill components of asking a question.

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Don’t invite behaviors – identify needed social skills

Date: October 24th, 2013

Watch this video [1:08] to see why I think teaching social skills in your classroom is VITAL for academic success.

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Get the desks right or lose the class

Date: August 1st, 2013

Watch this video [1:46] to see how getting those desks right spells success or failure.

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Do you use Silent Lunch, or do you teach lunchtime skills?

Date: May 29th, 2013

Watch this video [1:41] to learn why Silent Lunch is not a great behavior management technique, and what you might do instead.

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