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...
