August 26, 2023
Research Does Not Support Growth Mindset Strategies in the Classroom:How “Culturally Fluent Ideas” Influence Educators to Waste Time, Money, Resources, and Good Faith[To listen to…
February 19, 2022
The SEL Secret to Success: You Need to “Stop & Think” and “Make Good Choices”Helping Students Learn and Demonstrate Emotional Control, Communication, and CopingAwareness without…
December 18, 2021
The Blog-Year in Review: Politics and the Pandemic, SEL and MTSS, Race and DisproportionalityLearning from the Past to Improve Student Outcomes in the FutureDear Colleagues,Introduction …
September 25, 2021
How Have Districts Tried and Failed to Eliminate Disproportionate Discipline Rates for Students of Color and With Disabilities? It’s Not About the Plan, It’s About…
July 10, 2021
Reconsidering or Rejecting SEL/Character Education, Meditation/Mindfulness/Trauma-Informed, and Restorative Justice Programs (Part II)Put on Your Hard Hat and Bring Your Lunch Pail[CLICK HERE for the Full…
April 3, 2021
Why Schools Need to Evaluate and Validate Before They Select and Direct (Their New Federal Funds to Services and Interventions)Be Cautious—What We Don’t Know about…
January 25, 2020
The Neurological Science Does Not Add Up—Another Fad & More Wasted Time in Pursuit of a Silver Bullet (Part II)Dear Colleagues,Introduction Our last Blog message…
January 11, 2020
Schools “Hitch-Up” to Another Bandwagon that is Wasting Time and Delaying Recommended Scientifically-Proven Services (Part I)Dear Colleagues,Introduction While most educators know that they are supposed…
December 22, 2018
Committing to Educational Excellence by Learning from Hattie’s and SEL’s LimitationsDear Colleagues,Introduction The holidays. . . the New Year. . . a time of reflection.…
August 18, 2018
Integrating Successful Research-to-Practice Strategies into the New School Year (Part II of II)Dear Colleagues,Introduction: Change is Hard As I continue to collaborate with educators across…