Dysregulation happens! . . . to everyone. It is an autonomic nervous system response to the question: Am I safe right now? It moves faster than the thinking brain because its role is protection, not reasoning. Stress can compound this response, and by the time the school day begins, every person in the building already […]
When classrooms emphasize questioning at these levels, students don’t just finish lessons; they own the learning. And that ownership is what shows up on assessments. For a more in-depth look, visit MyQPortal and access the free content on five levels of facilitation questions; listen to my 9-minute podcast on this. With a focus on standardized […]
It’s the Screens! Or Is it? Screen time has become the villain in most conversations about young children’s attention, behavior, and learning. Kids can’t focus? Screens!Kids can’t regulate emotions? Screens!Kids don’t reason the way they used to? Screens! Technology does play a role. But blaming screens alone lets the rest of the system completely off […]
By guest blogger Nicole Koch The Power of Perseverance Are our classrooms designed to make perseverance possible, or are we unintentionally rescuing students from the struggle that helps them grow? Perseverance is not a personality trait students either have or lack. It is a skill, built through repeated opportunities to encounter challenge, experience temporary uncertainty, […]
Student behavior can disrupt learning, but behavior itself is rarely the root issue. What educators are often witnessing in moments of challenge is dysregulation: a nervous system that has exceeded its current capacity to manage emotion, attention, sensory input, or cognitive demand. When dysregulation is treated as misbehavior, responses tend to focus on compliance. When […]