“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 […]
Center Provides Support for Intensive Intervention
Valuable website for supporting intensive academic and behavior interventions It’s great to have training on intensive interventions. It’s even better to have a resource you can access to support your interventions in the field. One such resource is the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII). http://www.intensiveintervention.org/ The NCII is a project between American Institutes for […]
Two ways to increase student engagement
Two quick ways to increase student engagement We are looking for ways to make things work together. A great deal of focus in school is on integrating behavior and academic support. One area that naturally bridges both is student engagement or school connection. Researchers have found relationships between academic improvement and student connections (see for […]