KATHLEEN'S blog

Peer opinion leaders are students who set the trends and patterns of behavior. They define “what is in and out”, “what to do and not

The late elementary years are a time of great personal and social growth. At this age, children become more interested in friends and social activities.

My blog this past month has focused on how to increase positive behavior with your students while decreasing the negative. We discussed a number of

In my last blog I wrote about the importance of setting “standards” of behavior with student input as a more effective way of increasing positive

When you hear the word, “rules”, what do you think of? How does the word make you feel? How does it sound to you? Maybe

The research supports that behavior is strengthened, weakened or maintained by the modeling of behavior by others. When a person imitates the behavior of another,

Starting a new school year on a positive note with a classroom or group of students is important. It’s important for learning. It’s important for

Kids seem to always be in transition. They go from being infants to toddlers to preschoolers to school age to teenagers and to young adults

I met PJ in one of my classes a number of years ago. He was a 7th grader at the time. As he was going

There’s been a lot of stories in the news lately about the vaping epidemic with adolescents. You’ve probably heard or read them yourself. It’s very