Everyone knows that clear communication is key in maintaining a positive classroom environment. The tricky part is the unintentional mixed messages that we often give our students. A “non-reaction” can easily be misunderstood to be an approval. Telling a student one thing and then reacting a certain way when they do it, leaves kids confused and frustrated, and most importantly, leaves them feeling unsafe. Listen to this episode to learn more about it. You can also learn more about ClasStars at https://classtars.com/

It’s been a difficult year for teachers and students. Let’s set positive and reasonable goals for the last few weeks so we can send our kids off to the summer feeling inspired. Who knows, maybe that will ignite their spark in way that they’ll remember for the rest of their lives! Learn more about ClasStars at https://classtars.com/

A common question that people ask is how ClasStars is different from other behavior apps. The simple difference is that ClasStars isn’t a token reward system. ClasStars helps teachers monitor engagement, simplify student prioritization, identify students at-risk, and much more! Learn more at https://classtars.com/

While the research clearly shows that having high expectations helps students actually achieve at a higher level, the sustainability of this concept is challenging. Listen to this episode to hear how ClasStars can help you achieve a Sustainable Pygmalion Effect and help each of your students perform better! Learn more about ClasStars at https://classtars.com/

There are so many things that we want to measure in student performance. How do we decide what’s important and how do we gather that data? I recently had the opportunity to discuss this with a talented group of educators and here are some of the ideas that came up. Learn more about ClasStars at www.ClasStars.com

One of the many challenges in classroom teaching is managing the performance and flow of the entire class, or the forest, and the performance and flow of each individual student, or the trees. ClasStars helps you manage both with innovative Class Wide Dashboards for monitoring the forest and Individual Dashboards for monitoring the trees! Learn more at ClasStars.com

The more focused you are, the more productive you can be. It’s important to honestly assess your goals if you want to be truly happy and productive. Listen to this episode to learn more. Learn more about ClasStars at https://classtars.com

We very often think about our limitations as weakness. However, the true weakness is in not understanding our limitations. Only once we understand our limitations can we learn to compensate and overcome them. Listen to the podcast to learn more. Learn more about ClasStars at https://classtars.com

Simon Sinek wrote a great book called Start with Why. He also gave a great Ted Talk on the same topic. Here’s the link for the talk. Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action . Of course you can always learn more about ClasStars and how it can revolutionize your classroom experience at https://classtars.com/

ClasStars’ Positive Feedback Wheel not only allows teachers to ensure that they are providing valuable positive feedback to each and every student, every day, it also allows teachers to be mindful and reinforce the values that are so important. Learn more at ClasStars.com