There Are Good Detentions and Bad Detentions
Date: January 9th, 2019
Neither Praise Nor Punishment Work for All Kids
Date: January 6th, 2019
Neither praise nor punishment will work for the child who doesn’t know what you want.
No Matter the Homelife, Teach Kids to Behave in School
Date: December 23rd, 2018
It doesn’t matter what a kid is allowed to do at home. We CAN teach them how to behave in school!
If It’s Always the Same Kids Then What You’re Doing Isn’t Working
Date: December 12th, 2018
If the way you do suspensions and detentions is working at your school, then you won’t keep seeing the same kids over and over.
The Calm Brain is a Better Performing Brain
Date: December 8th, 2018
Teaching our kids how to sit for a few minutes and do NOTHING will calm their brains and help them to prepare for the next thing.
Don’t Let Self-Regulation Slide and Expect Kids to Be Ready to Learn
Date: December 5th, 2018
We can’t expect our students to self-regulate if WE have not first HELPED them to regulate. Here’s my tip for an elementary class.
How to Deal with Unpredictable Social Interactions
Date: November 14th, 2018
Do you have a student who can interact with adults but not their peers? Adults are predictable, kids are not!
SEL and Why I Love Cafeteria Duty
Date: November 11th, 2018
Not everyone likes doing cafeteria duty. I LOVE it! Why? Because I look at it as an opportunity to teach social skills!
Is Cell Phone Use in Class Driving You Crazy?
Date: October 23rd, 2018
Folks, instead of banning cell phones altogether, we need to teach skills. Here’s what I mean.
DISTRACTIONS, Not Focus, is the ADHD Issue
Date: October 17th, 2018
A kid with ADHD knows how to focus, but when they are distracted by something more interesting, that’s the issue!
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