How “thank you” can trigger a power struggle
Date: January 23rd, 2014
Watch this video [0:56] to learn why you might not always want to say “thank you” when a student does what you asked her to do.
Reduce behaviors by improving curriculum delivery
Date: January 16th, 2014
Watch this video [0:58] to learn a trick I used in algebra instruction that improved delivery of the curriculum, and hence reduced behaviors.
Let’s describe good behavior choices as well as poor ones
Date: January 9th, 2014
Watch this video [1:33] to learn about describing both good and bad behavior choices for kids.
The fastest way to wreck a perfectly good behavior plan
Date: January 2nd, 2014
Watch this video [0:54] to learn the single factor that renders most behavior plans useless.
Understand the parents’ heartache or lose the battle.
Date: December 19th, 2013
If you give an accommodation, teach ’em how to use it
Date: December 12th, 2013
Watch this video [0:46] for a funny little story about what can happen to a kid, or anybody, who has an accommodation but doesn’t know how to use it!
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.
Oops. I forgot my homework. Again.
Date: November 21st, 2013
Watch this video [1:17] to learn how I teach an unorganized kid to get organized.
Miss, he just gave you the finger!
Date: November 14th, 2013
Watch this video [1:12] to learn how I respond to behaviors carried out behind my back.
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.
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