Say What You Mean: The Five Principles of Clear Instruction
Most "kids not listening" is actually adults not being clear. Five principles that turn vague instructions into the ones campers actually follow.
Beyond Go Sit Down: Rethinking Consequences in Youth Programs
If your staff's go-to consequence is "go sit down," you don't have a consequence problem, you have a planning problem. You can predict most of the behavioral infractions that will happen this summer. Here's how to design responses now, while your frontal lobe is in charge, using four types of consequences and six guiding principles.
Every Camper Needs a Champion (And a System That Backs Them Up)
Dr. Rita Pierson's famous TED talk has inspired millions of educators. But what if we've been hearing her message wrong? When we make championship about the person instead of the conditions that support them, we get burnout, turnover, and kids who get championed only by luck. Here's how to build the systems that make it sustainable.