Comments on: Creating the Conditions: Student Discipline

By: Creating The Conditions: Instructional Leadership | Connected Principals

Creating The Conditions: Instructional Leadership | Connected Principals — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:38:25 +0000

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The Wejr Board - Creating the Conditions: Instructional Leadership #Leadership20 — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:24:16 +0000

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By: Chris Wejr

Chris Wejr — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:05:36 +0000

Well said – the layers of PBIS are full of great practices but I question the tickets, gotchas, and prizes. I think that schools would be surprised that if they removed them but still provided the kids with feedback – they may see even better gains in student behaviour.

By: Chris Wejr

Chris Wejr — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:04:00 +0000

Haha… yup. I still have back and neck problems from a “touch football” game in grade 5!

By: Chris Wejr

Chris Wejr — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:03:19 +0000

Thanks Gail – focusing on skills is so key. We do this with almost everything… except behaviour. Once we do this, we see that, although it takes longer, more long term benefits result.

By: Chris Wejr

Chris Wejr — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:02:09 +0000

Well said, Rebecca! Now your kids are coaches for so many others too.

By: A Culture of Reading Without Points, Prizes and Pizza Parties | Connected Principals

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:24:11 +0000

[...] Originally posted at the Wejr Board Blog. This is the second part of a series on motivation called “Creating the Conditions”. For part one on student discipline, click here. [...]

By: The Wejr Board » Creating the Conditions: A Love of Reading

The Wejr Board » Creating the Conditions: A Love of Reading — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:17:02 +0000

[...] This is the second part of a series on motivation called “Creating the Conditions”. For part one on student discipline, click here. [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:48:23 +0000

Hey Chris. Thanks for the post. It rings deep with me, especially in my move to the middle school (6-8) environment this year. What I am finding hardest is the mindset shift that needs to happen… We are also a PBIS school with a heavy focus on the reward, and until we get away from this; until we can get away from the “reward and punishment” mindset and begin thinking along the lines of what you are writing about here, we are never going to create in students the confidence they need to go out into the world and act the right way just because it’s the right thing to do.

By: Tim Slack

Tim Slack — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:48:57 +0000

Hi Chris! Thanks for this post. It is sometimes a simple solution that will resolve a problem. Having a coach call them in for a moment will do wonders. Funny how kids have a very different definition of touch football than we do!