Best practices for supporting social behavior involve prevention as a first course of action. This may involve the adults in the building examining beliefs and practices about student social behavior. Predictable, preventative, and positive learning environments are critical considerations for fostering academic and social behavior success. Research Preventative practices are much easier to implement… Read More An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Power Struggles: Re-channeling Student Behavior in Productive Ways by Noticing Feelings and Changing Responses
Power struggles often result from minor incidents that escalate into highly aversive situations for both the students and the teachers (Kerr & Valenti, 2009). Power struggles produce a strain on teacher-student relationships. Research Power struggles often result from minor incidents that escalate into highly aversive situations for both the students and the teachers (Kerr… Read More Power Struggles: Re-channeling Student Behavior in Productive Ways by Noticing Feelings and Changing Responses
