by Ben Springer, PhD | Jan 13, 2021 | Behavior Management, Mental Health, Professional Development, Resilience, social justice
Dear Totem Community! I hope each of you are safe and well in these first few weeks of January 2021. (It’s also okay if you are feeling a little anxious, overwhelmed, and even depressed. It happens to all of us! Remember to reach out to friends, family, and even...
by Ben Springer, PhD | Mar 31, 2020 | Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Mental Health, Parent Training, Resilience
As I sit to write this message, we’ve endured 16 days (or so) of the official COVID-19 school closures. In my role as manager for Totem PD, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in our online course completions, (like, 913% increase). The dedication to learning...
by Ben Springer, PhD | Sep 3, 2019 | Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Implementation, Mental Health, Professional Development, Resilience
When you see it, you can feel it. You’re drawn to it. It’s almost hypnotizing. What is it? It’s quality implementation and it’s irresistible. Once you’ve fallen under the spell of quality implementation, it will make you do things you...
by Ben Springer, PhD | Apr 8, 2019 | Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Mental Health, Professional Development
Ah, the springtime. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and oh, yes, the kids in school have become a pungent, noisy behavioral soup of chaos. That’s right, a hot, (sometimes smelly) hoard of bubbling goo, poor impulse control, and noise. Of course I love kids...
by Ben Springer, PhD | Mar 19, 2019 | Behavior Management, Mental Health, Professional Development, Resilience
Resilience is a big deal, but it’s mostly misunderstood. Here are three things you need to know about resilience before we get to the unicorns and horse crap: Resilience (or lack thereof) is not something new–it’s always been an issue. Also, start...
by Ben Springer, PhD | Oct 30, 2018 | Behavior Management, Mental Health, Parent Training, Professional Development
Ah, the modern age of parenting and being an educator: “How much privacy do we actually grant our children and our students in the cyber-age (is that even a thing anymore? I dunno…)” It’s a solid, serious, and strangely important question that...