New Blog!
Welcome to my new Whole Brain Teaching Blog! Most of the time, you can find me blogging over at Teaching With Style . But sometimes, I'll be over here, telling you all about my WBT experiences. Why WBT? I'll fill you in... I started to dabble in WBT this past year when I moved states and taught a new grade level in Hawaii. I had always worked in a Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports (PBiS) school that had school-wide rules, expectations, incentives, and discipline. My new school has a behavior acronym, but nothing else. Our acronym is TORCH. There is a torch in our school seal, which is a popular Hawaiian symbol usually meaning light of knowledge or wisdom. TORCH means: T - tenacious O - observant R - respectful C - compassionate H - honorable I felt that I could teach these traits, but I still needed some concrete rules for my classroom. In walked WBT. There were rules, routines, expectations, and...