by Kendra | Feb 23, 2026 | Blog
Any time two adults share responsibility for students, co-teaching is happening, whether that pairing lasts all day or just one period. And yet, most co-teaching challenges aren’t about instruction.They’re about relationships. When trust is weak, small differences...
by Kendra | Mar 6, 2026 | Blog
Most resistance to inclusion doesn’t start with bad intentions.It starts with uncertainty. Families worry.Teachers feel stretched.Leaders feel the pressure to “say it right.” And in that moment, what you say matters. Because shifting toward inclusive education isn’t...
by Kendra | Feb 12, 2026 | Blog
When emotions rise and behavior escalates, the pressure on educators is immediate. Voices get louder. Tension fills the room. And adults feel an urgent need to do something, often quickly, and often forcefully. But escalation doesn’t call for control. It calls for...
by Kendra | Jan 25, 2026 | Blog
Needing a paraprofessional does not make a classroom more restrictive. What makes an environment restrictive is reduced access to general education content, curriculum, and peers. Yet across schools and districts, leaders still hear—and sometimes repeat—this...
by Kristie Pretti-Frontczack | Feb 24, 2024 | Behavior, Blog, Change, Pre-K, Social Emotional Learning
A teacher shared a story with us about how one time when using behavior charts, she was moving a student's clip from yellow to red, and the student said, “Good! Go ahead! Then I don’t have to listen to you for the rest of the day!” This is every teacher’s worst...
by Kristie Pretti-Frontczack | Nov 17, 2021 | Behavior, Blog
Prefer to Watch? Click Here Print All the Steps Here Ever feel like it’s easier to have compassion and express empathy when a preschooler has a meltdown, but lose your ever-loving mind when a teenager does? Do you ever feel more understanding when your 6 year old...
