Guiding Adolescents to Responsible Independence
Work with colleagues to implement the practices of Classroom Discipline.
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
Kitchen Table Talk increases student self-management
This article first appeared in Developmental Designs: A Middle Level Newsletter, Winter 2012.
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
50 Activities for Ending the Day in a Positive Way
Wrap up the day – or your lesson – with a quick closing circle and leave students wanting to come back for more.
Plan your message before signaling for attention -- keep it brief: 10 words, 10 seconds, or less.
Two Tactics for Tackling Tough Hallway Transitions
Break down barriers to your group's hallway success and turn transitions around with two simple, community-empowering strategies.
Creating, teaching, and maintaining expectations in the cafeteria and hallways
Teachers work together to establish healthy, consistent routines for students in the cafeteria and hallways.
Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
Lunchroom, Hallways, Playground, and more . . .
Enabling independent work and minimizing distraction
A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, The
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?
This article first appeared in the Origins' publication Developmental Designs: A Middle School Newsletter, Winter 2009
School-wide implementation of Developmental Designs practices
This article first appeared in Developmental Designs: A Middle School Newsletter, Fall 2009
In the "garden" of a middle school classroom, rules are the compost!
This article first appeared in the Origins' publication Developmental Designs: A Middle School Newsletter, Fall 2008
Problem-solving meeting guides students to appropriately satisfy needs
My students change every day, every week, every month, all year long. As their guide through this ripening process, I need to keep in mind that I, too, need to change.
Beginning teacher relieved of need to provide daily magic!
This article first appeared in Developmental Designs: A Middle Level Newsletter, Spring 2011
Inclusion and relationship help students overcome differences
This article first appeared in Developmental Designs: A Middle-Level Newsletter, Winter 2011
This article first appeared in Developmental Designs: A Middle-Level Newsletter, Spring 2011
