Popup Practices is a series of short videos with easy-to-implement practices and strategies for educators. These videos can be viewed as a playlist sorted by popularity by clicking on the button below. Popup Practices are also sorted into playlists by category, available by clicking on the section title for each category below. Underneath each section title, the videos for that category are sorted alphabetically.
Resources that go with each of the videos are embedded in the buttons below their titles. Videos which have extensive lists do not have the the full list included here, but can be found on the YouTube page in the description below the video. Transcripts for each video are available on YouTube below the video description.
Some videos also have versions with audio description. Links to the audio descriptive version are included below the non-descriptive audio video link.
*A playlist will be available when more EL videos are published.
Acknowledgement Ideas for Students
Adding Strategies for Students to the Classroom Matrix
Adding Teacher Role to the Classroom Matrix
Building and Refining your MTSS Team
Creating a Classroom Behavior Matrix
Creating Positively Stated Behavior Expectations
Documenting and Using Behavior Data
Establishing a Discipline Structure: Clear Policies for Staff and Students
Descriptive Audio | Establishing a Discipline Structure: Clear Policies for Staff and Students
Discipline Flowchart Sample (originally from PBIS.org)
Tracking Positive Reinforcement with Be +
Alternatives for Supporting Essay Writing
Building a Positive Relationship with Families
Executive Function:
From Chaos to Control: Strategies for Improving Executive Functioning (Executive Functioning Part 1)
Building a Stronger Brain: Strategies to Strengthen Executive Functioning (Executive Functioning Part 2)
Navigating Difficult Conversations with Families
Scaffolding Independent Work Time
Unlocking Potential: Elevate Learning through Structured Breaks
Increasing Opportunities to Belong
Mental health and the pandemic: What U.S. surveys have found | Pew Research Center
Anxiety: Helping Handout for School and Home (NASP) - now a paid resource, searching the title will produce several versions shared for free under the noncommercial license by purchasers.