Mind full or Mindful?

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In this Post The reality of a mental health day (MHD). Take steps to better your mental status through 10-15 min of purposeful you time. Daily reflection is key. Build in supports to make each day manageable. At certain points of a school year, you may hear someone talking about taking a mental health day (MHD) – you may have … Read More

Collaborative Behavior Planning: Putting Students at the Helm

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In this post: Discover the biggest problem with most student behavior plans What is a student-led behavior plan? Steps to make a student-led behavior plan work for students and teachers Let’s get this out in the open: implementing and designing behavior plans to improve the behavior of challenging students is not an easy task. Sometimes they work, and sometimes they … Read More

#1 Tip for Classroom Management: Engagement, Engagement, Engagement

Rae HughartBlog, Engage Better, Innovate Better, Lesson Plan Better, Manage Better

In this post: Education must be more than neon paper, glittery notebooks, and one day after school events. Every time I work with a group of teachers on classroom management strategies, a groan takes over the room when I say that dreaded word….. Engagement! The endless misconceptions of what engagement actually means are the root causes of each groan. What … Read More

When is the Right Time in Teaching to…?

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In This Post: Deciding when you should, and shouldn’t, discuss controversial topics with students. Is it ever the right time for test prep? Putting on your #GritBritches and sticking your neck out for awesomeness! When is the right time to…? Such an ever-present question, right? Have you ever found yourself wondering, “Is now a good time to discuss ____?” or … Read More

Teachers Killing the Flexible Seating Game

Rae HughartBlog, Engage Better, Lesson Plan Better, Manage Better

In This Post Celebrate the educators putting themselves out on social media to inspire & motivate others to find their own flexible seating style. Follow these flexible seating educators. Give a shout out to show your appreciation to other educators doing incredible things in their classrooms. All over the country, teachers are talking about flexible seating. It’s in our news … Read More