Ervin, S. (2022, March 8). 5 Ways to De-Escalate Challenging Student Behavior. ASCD. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
Use Gentle Guidance Interventions to negate the “impossible choice.”
March 21, 2022
Research indicates that students who chronically misbehave do so in an attempt to accomplish a specific goal. Research suggests that four primary goals of chronic student misbehavior are attention, power, revenge, and inadequacy. Educators who recognize these goals of behavior strategically ensure that students have opportunities to learn how to achieve their goals in socially-acceptable ways, rather than using punishment techniques that frequently escalate the misbehaviors.
Todd, R. (2022, February 4). How Teachers Can Empower Students Who Are Experiencing Trauma. Edutopia. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
While teachers are not social workers, just saying the right things to a student suffering from trauma can make a big difference.
March 7, 2022
Todd, R. (2021, October 27). Recognizing the Signs of Trauma. Edutopia. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
Trauma may look different from student to student, so it’s prudent to always use trauma-responsive practices.
March 7, 2022
Person. (2021, October 15). Education Buzzwords Defined: What Are Trauma-Informed Practices? Edutopia. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
The phrase ‘trauma informed’ is everywhere, but what does it mean to bring that lens to school settings? Get started with a basic definition.
March 7, 2022
Goodnough, A. (2020, September 22). As Schools Go Remote Finding ‘Lost’ Students Gets Harder. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
Teachers and administrators beginning the school year remotely may face similar challenges they experienced in the spring encouraging virtual attendance and engagement. Justin Reich, director of the Teaching Systems Lab
October 12, 2020
Minkel, J. (2019, April 8). 4 Things Teachers Shouldnt’t Be Asking Their Students to Do. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben could have been speaking directly to teachers when he said, “With great power comes great responsibility.”
September 30, 2020
ConsciousDiscipline. (2020, April 2). Conflict and Consequences: The New Roadmap to Behavioral Change With Jill Molli. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
So, how do we respond to conflict and misbehavior? If we opt for traditional punishment, we’re likely to see little to no behavioral change in children. That’s because in most
April 28, 2020
DeHart, J. (2020, February 5). 3 Lessons Learned as a New Teacher. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
Many new teachers are told they need to be more strict, but that may not be the best advice for everyone.
April 4, 2020
Vollrath, D. (2020, January 14). A De-escalation Exercise for Upset Students. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
A simple technique that takes just a few minutes can help an agitated student regain the state of mind needed for learning.
February 5, 2020
Palm, M. (2019, December 12). The Students Who Taught Me the Power of Metacognition. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
We all have that one student who teaches us more in one year than we ever thought possible. Mine was a 5th grader named Jasmine back in 1998. At the
January 24, 2020
Best Practices
Menu