Small Steps, Big Impact: Outdoor Immersion with Outside for 5
A strong connection to the outdoors leads to higher levels of social competence, emotional regulation, and behaviour management among kids.
A strong connection to the outdoors leads to higher levels of social competence, emotional regulation, and behaviour management among kids.
In my classroom, I focus on taking the time to intentionally and thoughtfully form positive and meaningful relationships with my students.
Students often display a morbid curiosity that I feel I cannot ignore, but can I lean into it? Can I use this fascination in a way that engages students, but also humanizes them?
Disciplinary problems were high, student achievement was low, and so was my patience. I knew I couldn’t do this again the following year, so I decided to change my approach.
The current thinking on discipline is preemptive, rather than reactive. Change how you run your classroom, experts suggest, and discipline issues will no longer be a problem.
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After teaching at an alternative middle school for the past 4 years, the one thing I constantly hear from new students is: “We can move around in your room and not get in trouble?
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