When a Reward System Breaks Down
Date: September 20th, 2023
When it comes to a reward system, don’t over-reward and don’t have a kid on one if they’re able to manipulate the system.
Ask Polly: Motivating Students
Date: November 19th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “My 6th graders are completely apathetic in class. How can I motivate them?”
Screen Time as a Behavior Reward?
Date: July 3rd, 2022
‘Screen time’ as a reward does not teach social skills. Which means you could be making social skills worse by using screen time as a reward.
Do Your Behavior Rewards FAIL?
Date: August 29th, 2021
As a behavior expert who consults all over the country, I can tell you, systems that OVER-REWARD behaviors do not get the results they hoped for! Here’s why…
Motivating the Remote Learner (confession at the end!)
Date: August 15th, 2020
During this time of virtual learning, one of the biggest behavior problems we face is HOW to MOTIVATE our students! Here are my thoughts and some research, too. [Zimmerman, B. J. (2002). Becoming a self-regulated learner: An overview. Theory Into Practice, 41(2), 64-70.]
Sugar-Coated Control?
Date: June 3rd, 2020
Are rewards backfiring on you? (Thanks to Rheta DeVries for “sugar-coated control.”)
When Rewards Do and Don’t Work
Date: January 29th, 2020
Too Much Praise and Reward Will Backfire
Date: December 21st, 2019
If a Kid Misbehaves to Get Attention Because That’s All They Know…
Date: November 16th, 2019
I Don’t Like to Use Screen Time as a Reward
Date: July 24th, 2019
Are we feeding into our young students’ lack of social skills by using screen time as a reward?
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