Disorganized, hard time making friends, impulsive, poor handwriting and can't sit still. This kid exists in every single classroom! We can either address each behavior independently or we can discover the bottom-up approach for real progress.

Examining the current model in schools and offering a new perspective that can be more efficient and developmentally appropriate.

We talk about foundation of Bottom Up Teaching and how it will help you in your classroom.

Adults have perceptions of how a student views school. Many times when kids are struggling, we think they dislike school and their behavior is a choice. But what happens when a simple picture changes the whole day?

Toxic positivity! Or is it the expectations we are putting on ourselves to live by normal rules in an abnormal world?

Attention issues! They plague every classroom and can be so disruptive to you trying to get through a lesson and the students around. Some kids are fidgeting like crazy and can’t sit still, while others are so zoned out in another world it’s like nobody is home. This week we will talk about both types of attention issues and simple strategies to keep your students on track.

A mask doesn’t prevent us from seeing inside a student’s heart. COVID hasn’t brought us many things to celebrate but it has helped students thrive with care, connection, and calm.

In order to do high level, abstract thinking or learning, we must be able to process all the stimuli in our environment (both internal and external stimuli); we must be able to regulate our emotions, and form healthy relationships.

Stick with me. You will: