Whether you started two weeks ago or are starting soon, welcome back to school! I hope your summer was refreshing and rejuvenating. I’m in the midst of preparing for a return to work and grad school myself, so in lieu of a longer post I thought I’d echo an old…
Category: Behavior
Mind Over Mudder
Much is made in my ed leadership doctoral program of goals: organizational goal-setting, alignment with vision/mission, monitoring progress, etc. Though I hadn’t originally intended to blog about this recent life event*, when I think about it in terms of goal-setting, it seems to parallel much of what my coursework has focused…
A Break From The Norm: My Month of IF
I’ve been test-driving Martin Berkhan’s Leangains intermittent fasting (IF) protocol for the past four weeks. For an excellent overview of the program, see his post here. The rest of this post will be written assuming you read what’s at that link. My Plan I wanted to test-drive IF for a…
A Break From The Norm: My Fitness Journey
This post and the next have nothing to do with education, technology, psychology, or special education. They do have to do with my personal interest in physical fitness and body recomposition, so I guess if anything you might file them under behavior, as it has to do with some recent…
Praise vs. Positive Reinforcement
When you work in a school, you are bound to hear something like the following at least once a week, if not more frequently: “Can we give him more positive reinforcement?” “Maybe she just needs more positive reinforcement!” “I’ve been giving plenty of positive reinforcement!” Which is all…