#3 Individual Student Celebrations and Acknowledgements Building positive, thriving school and classroom communities with a culture of growth happens when effort and achievement are recognized and celebrated at the school, classroom, and individual student levels. Recognizing individual students for their effort and achievements creates a sense of belonging and increases their individual intrinsic motivation and… Read More May Friday 5: Building Better Acknowledgement Systems
March Motivational Mondays
#1 Defining Classroom Expectations Defining and teaching behavioral expectations is at the core of a strong multi-tiered system of support for behavior. Research demonstrates that having three to five positively stated, co-created expectations has a significant impact on the behavior of the school community and sense of belonging. This is true at the school and… Read More March Motivational Mondays
A Proactive Approach to Attendance: 10 Strategies to Add to Your Toolkit
On any given day, teachers across the country work tirelessly to develop lesson plans and learning targets that support students who are not always present to learn. In the years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, student attendance has become an urgent concern for teachers and school leaders as schools have begun to focus… Read More A Proactive Approach to Attendance: 10 Strategies to Add to Your Toolkit
