www.CristiaLesher.com http://www.cristialesher.com Thu, 23 May 2013 13:53:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Why is “never assume” my first rule of behavior management? http://www.cristialesher.com/never-assume/ http://www.cristialesher.com/never-assume/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:12 +0000 Polly Bath http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=1118 A teacher telling a student offThere I was, veteran teacher, well-traveled behavior consultant, and what did I do? I broke my own first rule of behavior management: Never Assume. As in: never assume students know what to do, or if they know, that they will do it!]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/never-assume/feed/ 0 Should we pay them to behave? http://www.cristialesher.com/should-we-pay-them-to-behave-2/ http://www.cristialesher.com/should-we-pay-them-to-behave-2/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:08:34 +0000 Polly Bath http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=2031 featured75Watch this video [1:12] to learn Polly’s unique take on using rewards to change behaviors. If a student has the cognitive ability to change his behavior, then he can manipulate a reward system, and it will stop working. Therefore whenever I see a reward system not working, I think to myself, “This is a kid [...]]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/should-we-pay-them-to-behave-2/feed/ 0 Do I assume kids DO or DON’T have behavior skills? http://www.cristialesher.com/do-i-assume-kids-do-or-dont-have-behavior-skills/ http://www.cristialesher.com/do-i-assume-kids-do-or-dont-have-behavior-skills/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 05:00:17 +0000 Polly Bath http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=1945 featured75Watch this quick video [0:45] to learn an easy way to avoid getting frustrated when your students don’t have good behavior skills. Believe it or not, I like to go into a classroom assuming that the kids have no skills at all in the area of behavior. So I say to myself, “OK, it’s my [...]]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/do-i-assume-kids-do-or-dont-have-behavior-skills/feed/ 0 SUMMER TRAINING: Strengthening Tier 2 Behavior Strategies for Greater Student Success http://www.cristialesher.com/strengthening-tier-2-behavior-strategies-for-greater-student-success/ http://www.cristialesher.com/strengthening-tier-2-behavior-strategies-for-greater-student-success/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 13:19:17 +0000 admin http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=1758 Polly Bath

July 29 ~ August 2, 2013

with Polly Bath

Hosted by: Ashburnham Westminster Regional School District, Ashburnham, MA Participants: General & Special Educators— Teachers, Administrators, and Paraprofessionals Graduate Credit: Two credits available Cost: $200 fee ($225 after June 1) + $150 optional 2
graduate credits ($200-225 fee waived for AWRSD employees) Questions and Hotel/Inn Information: Jeanne Fleming at jfleming@awrsd.org 978-827-3062]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/strengthening-tier-2-behavior-strategies-for-greater-student-success/feed/ 0 Getting Billy to Yes from No, No, NO! http://www.cristialesher.com/getting-billy-to-yes-from-no-no-no/ http://www.cristialesher.com/getting-billy-to-yes-from-no-no-no/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:00:38 +0000 Polly Bath http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=1149 angry boyFive-year-old Billy is easy to spot. He is large for his age; his shock of black hair is tousled and dark circles sit beneath his eyes. His little blue plaid shirt is half untucked, and his black sneakers are worn. A bit of breakfast is stuck to his cheek. Billy is seated apart from the other kindergartners, all of whom are scrubbed and shiny looking. The classroom is calm and quiet except for the scratching of yellow pencils on paper.]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/getting-billy-to-yes-from-no-no-no/feed/ 0 Why I don’t call a behavior “inappropriate” or “unacceptable” http://www.cristialesher.com/why-i-dont-call-a-behavior-inappropriate-or-unacceptable/ http://www.cristialesher.com/why-i-dont-call-a-behavior-inappropriate-or-unacceptable/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:25:07 +0000 Polly Bath http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=1834 featured75Watch this video [2:56] to learn why describing a behavior as “unacceptable” doesn’t help us change it, which is our goal. Let’s talk about behavior. Is it inappropriate? Is it unacceptable? Is it good? Is it bad? We can’t really define those words, so using them doesn’t help us change difficult behaviors. Think of it [...]]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/why-i-dont-call-a-behavior-inappropriate-or-unacceptable/feed/ 0 Why I don’t like to send kids out of my class. http://www.cristialesher.com/why-i-dont-like-to-send-kids-out-of-my-class/ http://www.cristialesher.com/why-i-dont-like-to-send-kids-out-of-my-class/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:25:21 +0000 Polly Bath http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=1770 featured75Watch this video [1:13] to learn why Polly thinks twice before sending one of her students down to the office, instead of managing their behavior herself. As soon as I send a kid out of my class to be managed by someone else, two things happen. One, I teach the child that I can’t handle [...]]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/why-i-dont-like-to-send-kids-out-of-my-class/feed/ 0 How an Automatic Thought can totally rule your brain http://www.cristialesher.com/how-an-automatic-thought-can-totally-rule-your-brain/ http://www.cristialesher.com/how-an-automatic-thought-can-totally-rule-your-brain/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:27:58 +0000 Polly Bath http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=1747 featured75Watch this video [2:33] if you think your Automatic Thoughts can’t totally dominate your actions. To manage a kid’s behavior, you first must have control over your own head. When I see a kid in the hallway with headphones on, which are against the rules, and I tell him to take them off and he [...]]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/how-an-automatic-thought-can-totally-rule-your-brain/feed/ 0 How you can avoid power struggles with your students http://www.cristialesher.com/avoid-power-struggles/ http://www.cristialesher.com/avoid-power-struggles/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:00:39 +0000 Polly Bath http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=1201 bigstock-mother-warn-her-daughter-for-b-26167667Last month I wrote about watching one of my colleagues, Miss Hardy, a marvelous teacher, make four mistakes in a row when managing the behavior of Sylvie, a difficult student if there ever was one.]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/avoid-power-struggles/feed/ 0 What is the REAL problem when a student violates the dress code? http://www.cristialesher.com/what-is-the-real-problem-when-a-student-violates-the-dress-code/ http://www.cristialesher.com/what-is-the-real-problem-when-a-student-violates-the-dress-code/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:02:09 +0000 Polly Bath http://www.cristialesher.com/?p=1675 featured75Watch this video [1:12] to learn what the real problem is when students don’t follow the dress code or the rules about cell phones. From a behavior standpoint, your school’s dress code has nothing to do with any actual behavior problem. Therefore, in a behavior situation, be careful not to get pulled into a debate [...]]]> http://www.cristialesher.com/what-is-the-real-problem-when-a-student-violates-the-dress-code/feed/ 0