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Monthly Archives March 2012

Introducing Edcamp Leadership


Most of you who read blogs by educators are at least passingly familiar with Edcamp, the participant-driven “unconference”  for educators based on the BarCamp model.  Edcamps typically do not have keynote speakers or even pre-determined workshop schedules; rather, attendees come together first thing in the morning to offer sessions based on their own knowledge, expertise, [...]

Posted 29 March 2012 † damian § Ed Leadership § Fun Stuff § Professional Development § Social Network § Twitter ‡ Comments (2) °

Praise vs. Positive Reinforcement


When you work in a school, you are bound to hear something like the following at least once a week, if not more frequently: “Can we give him more positive reinforcement?”   “Maybe she just needs more positive reinforcement!”   “I’ve been giving plenty of positive reinforcement!” Which is all well and good, but in [...]

Posted 01 March 2012 † damian § Behavior § School Psychology ‡ Comments (4) °