by Kristie Pretti-Frontczack | May 5, 2024 | Blog
Here are 20 Evidence-Based Ways to Magically Make IEP goals Inclusive Incorporate IEP Goals Naturally: Integrate Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals into daily classroom activities and routines to make learning seamless. Embed Goals In Inclusive Settings...
by Kendra | Apr 18, 2024 | Blog
How do you ensure IEP goals and objectives that are not only legally defensible, but meaningful to students and their families? It seems like a lifetime ago, when at the University of Oregon, I asked a fellow doctoral student, “How do you know what criteria to write...
by Kristie Pretti-Frontczack | Feb 24, 2024 | Behavior, Blog, Change, Pre-K, Social Emotional Learning
A teacher shared a story with us about how one time when using behavior charts, she was moving a student's clip from yellow to red, and the student said, “Good! Go ahead! Then I don’t have to listen to you for the rest of the day!” This is every teacher’s worst...
by Kristie Pretti-Frontczack | Feb 20, 2024 | Behavior, Blog, Self-regulation, Solutions
Public displays of children's behaviors need to stop! Based on our experiences, and the opinions and findings of others, our stand is that publicly tracking children's behavior from a deficit orientation is ineffective, unethical, and indeed, harmful. In equal part,...
by Kristie Pretti-Frontczack | Jan 31, 2024 | Blog
Do you struggle with setting clear boundaries? Are you constantly torn between saying “Yes” out loud while screaming “NO!” on the inside? As leaders, we all face the challenge of knowing when to say “Yes,” when to say...
by Kristie Pretti-Frontczack | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog
Despite the common practice of not giving attention to a student that is upset in some way, it is at that very moment that the child NEEDS our attention the most. Maybe you were told to ignore it because others have told you to ignore “attention seeking behaviors”...