Guiding Adolescents to Responsible Independence
Work with colleagues to implement the practices of Classroom Discipline.
If they can do it, everybody can!
This article first appeared in Origins: A Newsletter for Elementary Educators, Fall 2010
Watch modeling practices applied to middle-level classroom routines
Proactive & reactive strategies promote social and academic growth
"Kids know what our strategies are and that everyone is using them in the same way."
Adapted from Lively Learning: Using the Arts to Teach the K-8 Curriculum by Linda Crawford
This article first appeared in Origins: A Newsletter for Educators, Fall 2007
A science class has a good year
Students can and will learn to do things the right way when taught the right tools and when provided with good leadership.
Improving Gender Relationships in K-6 Classrooms
Acknowledging positive behavior
Transition your students from praising to acknowledging one another.
After slow start, students dramatically embrace their homies
This article first appeared in the Origins' publication Developmental Designs: A Middle School Newsletter, Fall 2007
Lively presentation tells a story of strengthened social skills
This article first appeared in Origins: A Newsletter for Elementary Educators, Winter 2009
Using a closing meeting to ensure a calm, productive end of the day
This article first appeared in Origins: A Newsletter for Educators, Fall 2009
The Oft-forgotten and So Important Ritual
Round up your students at the end of the day for a "smooth take off, " with a Closing Circle. Activities you can use right away!
Plan your message before signaling for attention -- keep it brief: 10 words, 10 seconds, or less.
Weave the ideals of your Social Contract through all-school meetings, student reflections, and community-building meetings.
Y-charts catch students' attention and remind them of how a routine should look, sound, and feel. Can too many charts cause their heads to swim?
