by Ben Springer, PhD | Dec 13, 2019 | Mental Health, Parent Training, Professional Development, Resilience
All we should want for the Holidays is kindness. I don’t know if my claim is cliché or whatever, but I also don’t care if it is. I am never more proud of the kids with whom I work or my own children when I observe them being kind to one another. I don’t mean some...
by Ben Springer, PhD | Sep 3, 2019 | Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Implementation, Mental Health, Professional Development, Resilience
When you see it, you can feel it. You’re drawn to it. It’s almost hypnotizing. What is it? It’s quality implementation and it’s irresistible. Once you’ve fallen under the spell of quality implementation, it will make you do things you...
by Ben Springer, PhD | Apr 8, 2019 | Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Mental Health, Professional Development
Ah, the springtime. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and oh, yes, the kids in school have become a pungent, noisy behavioral soup of chaos. That’s right, a hot, (sometimes smelly) hoard of bubbling goo, poor impulse control, and noise. Of course I love kids...
by Ben Springer, PhD | Mar 19, 2019 | Behavior Management, Mental Health, Professional Development, Resilience
Resilience is a big deal, but it’s mostly misunderstood. Here are three things you need to know about resilience before we get to the unicorns and horse crap: Resilience (or lack thereof) is not something new–it’s always been an issue. Also, start...
by Ben Springer, PhD | Oct 30, 2018 | Behavior Management, Mental Health, Parent Training, Professional Development
Ah, the modern age of parenting and being an educator: “How much privacy do we actually grant our children and our students in the cyber-age (is that even a thing anymore? I dunno…)” It’s a solid, serious, and strangely important question that...
by Brian King | Sep 14, 2018 | Behavior Management, Mental Health, Professional Development
“I don’t have time for behavior.” This is a phrase I heard often as a behavior specialist. Behavioral issues can take up a lot of instructional time, and the truth of the matter is that classroom management systems take time to implement. So, at...
