TL;DR: Behavior management is not the ultimate answer to solving all challenges teachers face. Shift your perspective from behavior management to behavior leadership, and emphasize the importance of being a leader who guides behavior change and fosters growth. Language is powerful and changing the way we speak about behavior can have a positive impact on classroom and school environments. For … Read More
Understanding Student Behaviors With Behavior Specialist Alexandra Held
Behavior challenges are really prevalent in classrooms. It feels like there are way more students struggling with behaviors than ever before. If this is how you feel, you are not alone! Alexandra Held, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, shares her amazing insight on understanding the behaviors of your students in Part 1 of her DEEP dive into working with students … Read More
Creating Norms with My Students Changed My Classroom
TL;DR: Students really do want ownership in how their classroom runs. When they understand the why behind expectations, they can value those even when they don’t agree with them. Mutual trust is a necessary component before students can reliably set and follow their own norms. Creating Norms with My Students Changed My Classroom For 16 years, most of the students … Read More
Episode 6 | News Brief: Reframing Misbehavior
Brad Hughes is the host of The Good News, Brad News Podcast. Brad is an elementary school principal in Ontario, Canada, with 25 years’ experience in education. Prior to becoming a school leader, Brad taught for 16 years from Kindergarten to eighth grade, most recently teaching middle school Visual Arts, French and Special Education. Brad has an ongoing commitment to … Read More
Top 5 Missing Pieces to Effective Behavior Plans
TL;DR: Write effective behavior plans by involving the student in making decisions. Understand the plans are for the adults, consider the skills to be learned by the student, find the function, and consider fading the plan as a top priority. Behavior plans are more effective when educators understand these points. As a behavior specialist, I am involved in the writing … Read More
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