I Like it ‘Cause it Rhymes
15 Aug 2023 Leave a comment
in behavior management Tags: Tuckman
What a great way
to always say
Tuckman’s stages
hey, hey, hey!
- Forming
- Storming
- Norming
- Performing
The based on the descriptions of the first stage (forming) — team members still see themselves as individuals — the final stage (Performing) is clearly when team members take a bullet for the team, because “there is no ‘I’ in ‘cannon-fodder’.”
No Joke: Adverse Childhood Experienes
15 Aug 2023 Leave a comment
in behavior management, social emotional learning Tags: trauma
Trauma in childhood can affect individuals profoundly. Take the test.
CALM DOWN!
09 Nov 2022 Leave a comment
in 721R, behavior management Tags: calming room, crisis
This room gave off some mixed signals. The sign states that it is the “Calming Room,” but judging by the lock on the door, it looks more like the “insane rage” room.
What about Snitching?
13 Jun 2022 Leave a comment
in behavior management, kindergarten, Staten Island Tags: tattling, telling
Did you know there was a difference between tattling on someone and telling on someone?
Positive Power
15 Jul 2015 1 Comment
in behavior management Tags: rewards, stickers
I bought 720 reward stickers for $14.99, which was a lot of money for me at the time. 
I probably used 35 of them in total. Now, 11 years later, the glue is all dried up and there is a bad smell.
Occasional Observations of Traveling Technology Coach 