My son’s summer day camp was not well organized. When we arrived, I noticed counselors playing games with friends, and campers pushing and shoving. I saw a few staff talking with kids, but they were the exception. I noticed a fight breakout out on the basketball court when I picked up my son that afternoon. […]
Penguins and buy in
I remember working with a high school leadership team once. They had attempted to implement an initiative in their school. Unfortunately, they were in tears due to the frustration of working without administrative support. My response to the team was to stop working on the initiative alone, start focusing on buy-in, or wait for a […]
Learning patience with change
Sometimes we need to exercise patience with change
Acknowledgement in Secondary Schools
“People should not be paid for doing the right thing! I should not be teaching people basic social skills at this point!” These are a few things I have heard from secondary teachers about teaching and acknowledging students. We know that acknowledging students is a key component of schoolwide supports for improving school climate. In his book […]
Keeping Track of Tiered Interventions
There are so many great tools to help schools develop interventions. My problem is trying to keep track of them. I needed to find a way to keep some these resources in once place. So, I put together this post. If you are developing supports at each tier for your elementary, middle, or high school, you […]
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