Deborah Martel Rogers' Blog

(Deborah's professional reflections) My vision: I want to help create a better world, a world in which our students' heads, hearts, and souls flourish in unison, both academically and socio-emotionally; a world in which there is success for every single student;  in which our students know that they are the reason  for our very existence and that we are here to make sure that every one of them is successful because failure is not an option. Start by communicating my vision in a very positive environment, in order to announce that we are going to create an inviting acronym together which represents our mission. Example: SPLASH (Students' Positive Learning And Scholarly Habits) Once we come to a consensus,  display our vision everywhere: weekly agenda, monthly newsletter (e-mailed to parents) and posters.  Constantly talk about it and, most importantly, lead by example with a very clear goal in mind:  Excellence in Academics. Use technology ...

Teaching Kindness and Empathy to Students: The Use of Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) to Increase Student Kind, Respectful and Safe Behavior at School  (extract from the original)    by Deborah Martel Rogers California State University, Bakersfield (Research Design and Analysis, Summer 2017)      Students' lack of social-emotional skills has an impact on their behavior at school. (...)      Social-Emotional skills are overlooked in today's educational system as a major factor impacting students' behavior at school. Ethnic minorities have added stressors such as low familial and social support, acculturation, and low socioeconomic status. It is in these settings that students feel they lack a connection to school and their peers. Rather than further labeling these students as problem-makers, it is a good opportunity to teach them how to become members of the school community. The Positive Behavior Intervention Support ...