By: Dr. B Feeling safe is a fundamental human need (Maslow, 1943, as cited in Thapa et al., 2013). Feeling safe within a school setting is important as it promotes healthy development, as well as fosters a greater attachment to school and provides the foundation needed for social, emotional and academic learning to take place… Continue reading Top 10 Tips to Help Someone Feel Safe
By: Dr. B Body language is an area of study that is vast and could help us to address so many areas related to our students. For the purposes of this blog we are going to try and keep our discussion of body language to recognizing when students are able to attend or recognizing that… Continue reading How To Tell If Your Students Are Ready To Learn Through Body Language
Top Ten Strategies for Reducing Stress In the Classroom By Bethany Bilodeau Reducing the stress in the classroom is critical for helping students feel safe and regulated. They can tolerate much more academic and social demand if their overall stress is reduced. This also contributes to why some students can function in one class and… Continue reading Top Ten Strategies for Reducing Stress in the Classroom
By Dr. B One thing that seems to be a constant theme the last few years is that most are operating in a constant state of crisis and stress. People are tired, students and teachers, so what are the best things to do for self care? I could tell you the typical things of eating… Continue reading Top Ten Strategies For Self Care
By: Dr. B Photo by Yan Krukau on Pexels.com How did you get them to do that? I must hear this at least 10x a day. My usual response is that I shrug and say I was able to connect with them and they wanted to, I made it fun. Many times Educators will say… Continue reading How Did You Get Them to Do That??
By: Dr. B I received a text from a Special Education Director a few days ago, stating, “Dr. B we need you, we have a kiddo that looks like your kind of student.” I set up a meeting and met with the team and found out that the child was diagnosed with ADHD and this… Continue reading Do We All Have Toxic Stress? Maybe…
By: Dr. B Are you a Crafter? I am not, however, many of our team members are, and among them is Behaviorist, Liz, who runs a middle school program and she is the craftiest of crafters! The day she set up her classroom she was so excited to tell me about the “sensory area” the… Continue reading “Crafting” the Way to Safety, Connection, and Regulation
By: Dr. B My poor BFF, aside from the fact that she has to put up with me, she calls many days and shares how loads of students are being suspended from her school on a daily basis. She tells me about the students that were suspended the previous week and how after only a… Continue reading Why Aren’t Our Re-Integration Programs from Suspension Gaining More Traction?!
By: Dr. B You may be saying to yourself, “will” become disruptive? we HAVE disruption.” I am sorry if you do, and if that is the case check out our posts at #thebehaviorbootcamp. The National Center for Education Statistics states that there is a 56% increase in disruptive behaviors in public schools. Aggression and outburst… Continue reading Top 10 Signs Students Will Become Disruptive
