This week we're continuing our classroom management series and talking praise, positive interactions, relationships, and moments of genuine connection. (2:15) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (4:05) We share personal experiences while talking about barriers to praising successfully. (10:30) We talk about the logic behind praising expected behavior. (12:00) We share many concrete examples of different types of praise. (14:05) We discuss more barriers to feeling successful with praise and how to overcome them. (15:35) How do classroom rules and pre-correction prompts make it easier to praise naturally? (17:30) We discuss the famous 5:1 praise-to-correction ratio, what it has to do with marriages, and how we can realistically use this information. (21:00) We share a concept called Moments of Genuine Connection that a teacher named Dave Stuart Jr. uses to build positive student relationships without cutting into his prep time. (24:15) Takeaways.

This week we're super excited to be chatting about one of the best high-impact strategies for preventing misbehavior in classrooms: pre-correction prompts (AKA "preventive prompts"). (3:00) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (4:35) We introduce the topic, talk about how pre-correction helps teachers prevent misbehavior, and explain why it's our #1 day-to-day strategy for making our classroom rules work. (10:00) We walk through how pre-correction works and give numerous examples from our own classroom experiences. (14:45) We explain how pre-correction helps our corrective interactions go better and helps us maintain positive relationships with students. (16:15) We talk about how to get started with pre-correction and K.I.S.S. (17:00) Takeaways.

We're beginning a series of episodes intended to support strong classroom management fundamentals. This week, we talk about why rules are so important, different approaches for establishing them, and the pros and cons of each approach. (1:05) What's filling our buckets? (2:45) We introduce the topic and offer a few prefaces before diving in. (5:15) We share a few reasons why it's important to establish rules, including comparing them to norms for adult teams. (7:30) We talk about how having or not having a PBIS system in your school affects teachers, what it's like to operate in either situation. (17:15) In PBIS schools without shared classroom expectations, we talk about how to approach classroom rules. (20:30) For teachers creating their own individual classroom rules, we compare and contrast the "top-down" approach with an approach where rules are co-developed with students. (28:30) Takeaways.

We conclude our five-episode series on integrated SEL instruction by talking about many examples of activities that teachers can use during academic instruction to promote SEL. In this episode, we focus on the Responsible Decision Making competency and associated benchmarks. (2:00) What's filling our buckets? (3:30) We introduce the topic and explain how integrated SEL instruction works. (5:45) Grade K-3 benchmarks and activity examples. (10:45) Grade 4-5 benchmarks and activity examples. (18:15) Grade 6-8 benchmarks and activity examples. (24:45) Grade 9-12 benchmarks and activity examples. (31:15) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: MN SEL Standards, Example Lesson Plans with SEL Integration

We continue our five-episode series on integrated SEL instruction by talking about many examples of activities that teachers can use during academic instruction to promote SEL. In this episode, we focus on the Relationship Skills competency and associated benchmarks. (1:45) What's filling our buckets? (3:00) We introduce the topic and explain how integrated SEL instruction works. (4:45) Grade K-3 benchmarks and activity examples. (10:15) Grade 4-5 benchmarks and activity examples. (16:00) Grade 6-8 benchmarks and activity examples. (22:15) Grade 9-12 benchmarks and activity examples. (29:15) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: MN SEL Standards, Example Lesson Plans with SEL Integration, Consensus Ladder, Yale Mood Meter

We continue our five-episode series on integrated SEL instruction by talking about many examples of activities that teachers can use during academic instruction to promote SEL. In this episode, we focus on the Social Awareness competency and associated benchmarks. (1:55) What's filling our buckets? (2:45) We introduce the topic and explain how integrated SEL instruction works. (4:35) Grade K-3 benchmarks and activity examples. (8:45) Grade 4-5 benchmarks and activity examples. (12:50) Grade 6-8 benchmarks and activity examples. (16:30) Grade 9-12 benchmarks and activity examples. (20:45) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: MN SEL Standards, Example Lesson Plans with SEL Integration, Facing History and Ourselves, Yale Mood Meter

We continue our five-episode series on integrated SEL instruction by talking about many examples of activities that teachers can use during academic instruction to promote SEL. In this episode, we focus on the Self-Management competency and associated benchmarks. (1:30) What's filling our buckets? (3:00) We introduce the topic and explain how integrated SEL instruction works. (5:00) Grade K-3 benchmarks and activity examples. (8:00) Grade 4-5 benchmarks and activity examples. (14:00) Grade 6-8 benchmarks and activity examples. (18:00) Grade 9-12 benchmarks and activity examples. (27:00) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: MN SEL Standards, Yale Mood Meter, Example Lesson Plans with SEL Integration

We talk through many examples of how teachers can integrate SEL into academic instruction throughout the school day. In this episode, we focus on the Self-Awareness competency and associated benchmarks. (1:15) What's filling our buckets? (3:30) We introduce the topic and explain explicit vs. integrated SEL instruction. (5:45) Grade K-3 benchmarks and activity examples. (11:15) Grade 4-5 benchmarks and activity examples. (16:45) Grade 6-8 benchmarks and activity examples. (21:30) Grade 9-12 benchmarks and activity examples. (28:30) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: MN SEL Standards, SEL Storybook/Chapter Book Index, Yale Mood Meter, Example Lesson Plans with SEL Integration

We talk through a series of pointers about how to listen, really listen, when you’re having a conversation with someone. How to make them feel truly heard and understood, how to empathize and show compassion. (2:30) What's filling our buckets? (4:30) We talk through why we chose to cover this topic in the week following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (7:45) We cover pointers for nonverbal and paraverbal communication. (14:00) We talk about open and closed questions. (17:30) We chat about reflection techniques: paraphrasing, reflecting feelings, and summarizing. (26:30) Takeaways.

We pause our self-care series to chat about student engagement. We explain a three-part "formula" that will help you design engaging learning experiences, even during distance learning. (2:30) What's filling our buckets? (4:45) We talk about what we control vs. influence re: student engagement and where we should focus our energy. (10:45) We explain why it's important to light the "inner fire" of intrinsic motivation. (16:10) We overview the three-part formula for intrinsic motivation. (19:00) Part A: Help Them Belong (32:00) Part B: Help Them Care About the Content. (37:00) Part C: Help Them Feel Successful. (41:30) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: SEL website page on DL Student Engagement Strategies