Bring Kids and Adults Together with a Culture Calendar

Date: December 26th, 2021

A school-wide, year-long “Culture Calendar” gets adults and kids interacting in a different way, which then causes the kids to see the adults differently. And that’s a good thing!

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How to Put SEL into Academic Lesson Plans

Date: December 19th, 2021

The 5 core competencies of Social and Emotional Learning can, and should, be built into ANY academic lesson plan. Here’s how.

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Teach Kids Self-Awareness! Super Important!

Date: November 27th, 2021

Teaching self-awareness to children is key, and HOW we do it is super important.

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Do You Have a Powerhouse Tier 1?

Date: November 21st, 2021

Do you have a powerhouse Tier 1? If you do, then you have fewer kids needing Tier 2 and Tier 3 services. AND you have a better school culture/climate.

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Adolescents Need Control — Show Them How

Date: October 24th, 2021

Have you ever had a student say, “Adults just want to CONTROL us!!” Here’s how we can show them how they can have some of the control they want and need.

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They Did That ON PURPOSE!

Date: October 17th, 2021

When we think a kid has misbehaved ON PURPOSE, I promise you we’ve missed the point.

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Bad Advice on How to Treat People

Date: October 10th, 2021

In this video I share why I DISLIKE the popular classroom poster that says: “Treat People the Way You Want to be Treated.”

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Culture of Adults Dictates Culture of Kids!

Date: October 3rd, 2021

It’s not always about teaching SEL skills — sometimes it’s about MODELING SEL skills with our colleagues in front of our students. When we do this it is so powerful for our students.

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Consistency SOLVES Behavior Problems

Date: September 19th, 2021

When we are NOT consistent we create behavior problems. END OF STORY!

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Do Your Behavior Rewards FAIL?

Date: August 29th, 2021

As a behavior expert who consults all over the country, I can tell you, systems that OVER-REWARD behaviors do not get the results they hoped for! Here’s why…

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