True education is as much about the environment as it is about instruction. That may sound like a bold statement, but it makes sense when you take a moment to consider the evidence. If a child is ...

Jon Becker, upper school history and English teacher, has 9th grader Demetrios Karavedas stand on a chair and apologize for ...

Teachers can guide students to practice a behavior that provides encouragement and promotes feelings of personal success.

With summer wafting away and students back in school now, teachers often ask me: what is positive psychology anyway? I answer that it is a compendium of reciprocal principles and practices that ...

Classroom management issues are often the biggest impediment to learning for the novice teacher and even seasoned veterans. Any teacher can be suddenly derailed by outrageous behavior, and without a ...

In K-12 classrooms, more than 60% of teachers surveyed use ChatGPT to benefit student learning, and 84% of those teachers reported positive classroom impacts, according to a report from Impact ...

During the 2023-2024 school year, our school system started using Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH). This program aims to open the lines of communication between teachers and students, reduce classroom ...

I have a kindergarten student who is very intelligent but can’t stay seated or silent for more than 10 seconds. This is not an exaggeration! With a class of 20, this creates constant chaos. How can I ...

My new book is born of the conviction that whole child education is all but abandoned in public schools despite the neuroscience that proves it. In my 25 years in education, many advocated for more ...

The landscape of K-12 classroom management is fraught with various challenges. Educators encounter difficulties in maintaining order, addressing diverse classroom learning needs, and fostering a ...

I’m not more entertaining than the latest cat videos or the drama on social media — but I am more exciting than nothing.” ...