I am told that being a school psychologist with a teaching background is an unusual thing. It’s true, I don’t know many other school psychs who were previously teachers, but I don’t know how common or uncommon that is. For a recent graduate school assignment, we had to write a…
Sound Mind in a Sound Body
I was exhausted when I got home from work today. My eyes shut involuntarily during dinner, and I even catnapped on the couch afterward while the kids watched TV. I managed to rouse myself enough to get them bathed and ready for bed, but even after they were tucked in,…
brb dissertating
I haven’t been able to blog as regularly as I like lately thanks to a number of factors, but a meeting I had the other night with my doctoral internship adviser spurred me to get back on here this evening. In reviewing the goals I set for myself in my…
Introducing Edcamp Leadership
Most of you who read blogs by educators are at least passingly familiar with Edcamp, the participant-driven “unconference” for educators based on the BarCamp model. Edcamps typically do not have keynote speakers or even pre-determined workshop schedules; rather, attendees come together first thing in the morning to offer sessions based…
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…