News: Classroom Management
Student Engagement (Down), Teacher Job Satisfaction (Down), School Safety and Academic Expectations (Down)
Helping to Raise our Students and Schools UpDear Colleague,In today’s message, I am actually going to start with the “punch lines” and work backwards.In working backwards, I am going to weave together...
Read Full ArticleHow do Teachers Influence Students’ Classroom Self-Management? Research to Practice Recommendations
New Research Report: Positive Classroom Climates and Relationships Most Influence Student MotivationDear Colleagues,As a parent and a presenter, there are times that I joke (??!!) about adolescence be...
Read Full ArticleNew NEA Policy Brief on School Discipline Highlights Project ACHIEVE as Effective Model
NEA Brief Describes Project ACHIEVE’s Successful School Discipline, Classroom Management, and Student Self-Management ApproachesDear Colleague,As the new school year begins for many of us, the importa...
Read Full ArticleRestorative Practices and Reducing Suspensions: The Numbers Just Don’t Add Up
A New Center for Civil Rights Remedies Report Concludes (again) that Schools are NOT Closing the Minority and Exceptional Student Discipline GapReports say that the Chicago Public Schools’ Restorative...
Read Full ArticleAnother Federal Push… What’s the Deal with Trauma Sensitive Schools?
Why Schools Can't Become Trauma-Sensitive Unless They Simultaneously Address Bullying, Exposure to Violence, Persistent Academic Failure, and Other Student Mental Health IssuesI hope you are doing wel...
Read Full ArticleMinneapolis Superintendent Bans Most Suspensions for their Youngest Students
What Districts Need to do Instead of Suspending (Young) Students: Effective Student, Staff, and Student ApproachesToday, I am writing this E-Blast at 30,000 feet as I return from presenting a workshop...
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