Understanding and managing extreme emotional dysregulation in our students is a skill that is becoming more and more necessary. If we are to succeed in creating safe classroom environments that foster high levels of growth and learning for all our students, we must learn to quickly and efficiently handle students’ emotional outbursts. How could Mrs. Trudeau have reacted to Devyn’s behavior? How would you have reacted? Let’s face it! Gone are the days when assigning standards

Ahh! The school year has just begun! The pencils are sharpened, the routines are being built, and those first-day jitters are already fading. Isn’t it amazing how quickly we switch from summer relaxation to full-on teaching mode?