Your Co-Teachers
MEET DR. JULIE CAUSTON
MAGICAL INCLUSION EXPERT
PROLIFIC AUTHOR
KEYNOTE STORYTELLER
A best-selling author, inspiring speaker, and passionate inclusion advocate, Dr. Julie Causton began her career as an educator and went on to spend 14 years as a tenured professor at Syracuse University. In 2012, she founded Inclusive Schooling, a premier company devoted exclusively to delivering professional development that transforms schools and lives. For more than 25 years, Julie has been joyfully obsessed with discovering innovative practices and teaching others how to create truly inclusive schools through her wildly engaging presentations.
MEET DR. PRETTI-FRONTCZAK
INCLUSION THOUGHT LEADER
EDUCATORS’ EDUCATOR
FIERCE PLAY ADVOCATE
Webinar Resources
Good Job Isn't Good Enough (click to access all the resources)
Praise, rewards, and punishment are everywhere in early education—but are they helping or harming our efforts to create inclusive, connected classrooms?
This insight-building webinar bridges what we know from brain science with what we experience in real-life classrooms. Together with best-selling authors and consultants Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak and Dr. Julie Causton, we’ll explore how co-regulation, awareness, and intention can replace outdated behavior management systems like sticker charts, prize boxes, and empty praise.
You’ll learn how to shift from behavior control to connection using tools such as Positive Descriptive Acknowledgment (PDA), co-regulation routines, and reflective prompts to guide your responses in real time.
Expect plenty of real-world scenarios, try-it-tomorrow scripts, and opportunities to rethink how you support behavior—especially during tricky transitions and emotionally charged moments. You’ll leave with practical tools you can implement immediately to help children (and yourself) feel seen, safe, and supported.
Grab practical tools and quick guides to support your everyday responses—right when you need them.
Key PPT [pdf]
Language that Lifts: Simple Shifts for Powerful IEPs [pdf]
The Inclusion Podcast Ep. 41: Writing IEPS That Inspire Possibility [podcast]
Positive Descriptive Affirmations (PDA & PDA+) [pdf]
9 Inclusive Ideas for Replacing Behavior Charts [pdf]
10 Things When the Storm Hits [pdf]
Human Ways of Being [pdf]
10 Inclusive Swaps: Moving Beyond Praise Rewards and Punishment [pdf]
The Inclusion Podcast Ep. 50: Praise and Rewards [podcast]
20 De-escalation Ideas that Work [pdf]
Top 10 Ways to Reduce Stressors [pdf]
Setting the Temperature for Learning: Your Role as a Co-Regulator [pdf]
The Inclusion Podcast Ep. 51: You Are the Thermostat [podcast]
Supporting Behavior Inclusively: A Brain Based Humanistic Model [pdf]
Post Webinar Resources (click to access)
Many asked about what to do when children bite, kick, hit, etc. There were also more questions about planned ignoring and the harm that comes from behavior charts.
We are putting together a “vault” of solutions so stay tuned! In the meantime, here are a few resources from our older PreK Teach and Play work. Older…but still relevant!
Biting Tip Sheet [Google DRIVE doc]
Misc. resources (tons of links) to information about ABA, planned ignoring, and behavior charts [google DRIVE doc]
Webinar for the Council For Exceptional Children – Stress Detectives and Safe Harbors: Helping Children Feel Secure [link] – visit the link to see all the resources (beyond just the playback).
2 videos Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak and Barb Avila (Synergy Autism Center) created a few years ago about what to do during the storm.
Praise and Rewards
by Drs. KPF & JC | Episode 50: The Inclusion Podcast
You are the Thermostat
by Drs. KPF & JC | Episode 51: The Inclusion Podcast
Language That Lifts: Writing IEPs That Inspire Possibility
by Drs. KPF & JC | Episode 41: The Inclusion Podcast
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