Is Your BIP Really Working?
Too often educators unintentionally set themselves and students up to fail by putting the wrong strategies into a Behavior Intervention Plan, or by adding too many to provide with fidelity each day.
From Overwhelm to Empowerment: How Service Learning Changed My Students (and Me)
If you really want to teach skills that AI can’t provide for your students while simultaneously building the best run community you’ve ever had - Service Learning is the way! It’s one tool that teaches all CASEL competencies and should be the foundation for all academics!
Compassion, Clarity & Changing Behavior with Heart
Join me on the Are You Veda Podcast for a conversation about seeing behavior through a lens of compassion, understanding, and possibility.
Work Cycles
Work cycles serve multiple purposes. They can alleviate your student’s anxiety by making things predictable, can help students build stamina, and provide data to make informed decisions for your struggling learners.
Are We Over-Breaking Kids?
Breaks are wonderful regulation strategies for students. However, too often they are unstructured, overused, and can be ineffective without a solid structure.
How it all started. the origins of affinty.
It all begins with an idea. Learn how Affinity Behavioral Allies came to be.
Behavioral Interventions Using the 5 Cs of Positive Youth Development
Using the 5 Cs of Positive Youth Development for Effective Behavioral Interventions
Visual Supports in Education: a game-changer in behavior
These students' brains are wired to respond to visual stimuli, making this type of input far more effective than words alone.
Contingency Maps
Struggling with student behavior challenges? Contingency maps offer a simple, visual way to teach cause and effect, build better decision-making skills, and create more predictable environments for students—especially those with anxiety, trauma, or special needs. See how this powerful tool can make a lasting impact.
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