Trish Dotts
Walk on Uneven Ground
I love to 'fish.' I catch more of the bottom of the river and branches than I do fish. But, always an optimist, I seek the thrill of...
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Trish Dotts
Oct 21, 20207 min
Transition to the future with COVID as a Catalyst.
By Trisha Dotts, NBCT SEL/STEAM Deer Park Elementary School Deer Park, Washington Updated: a day ago #promising #brainHappy #education...
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Trish Dotts
May 4, 20204 min
Gen Ed teacher tired of Special Ed?
Have you ever been frustrated when the disruptive or students with learning disabilities seem to ruin your lesson? Teachers are weird. ...
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Trish Dotts
Apr 29, 20202 min
Icy Ramp Ride
I have this great friend. Chandra. She is happy to be one of those inspirational people who have a great attitude even though she...
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Trish Dotts
Apr 29, 20206 min
Following the Law: Asking students about Accommodations
Youthful Ideas It is important to respect the ideas of our youth. Their proposals are exciting and can be paradigm-shifting. Looking at...
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Trish Dotts
Apr 24, 20204 min
Mourning and Empathy Graduation 2020
For those grieving at the end of this school year. Equaling. I have never liked the idea of lowering a standard, or easing the...
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Trish Dotts
Apr 17, 20203 min
Maslow was Wrong.
As teachers, we are familiar with two, of many theories about human learning. 1) Bloom’s and 2) Maslow’s But, Maslow was wrong.
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Trish Dotts
Mar 8, 20203 min
Feelin' Bossy
You’ve heard it. Child pitched with a bit of whine-- ”Stop it!” “You can’t sit there!” “Move over!” “You can’t start yet!” “But I want...
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Trish Dotts
Mar 7, 20206 min
Empathy, Squares and Chairs
Our (Deer Park Elementary) students have been developing language and analyzing how empathy and compassion are necessary components of...
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Trish Dotts
Sep 13, 20192 min
I'm sorry . . .
“I’m sorry.” Is this statement part of your classroom management language? As I write these thoughts out in print, I see why “I’m sorry”...
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Trish Dotts
Sep 8, 20193 min
He Gets it!
I just earned Purple Bunnies! A student shouted within 30 minutes of first hearing Purple Bunnies even exist. I thought, “Man, I wish I...
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Trish Dotts
Sep 2, 20193 min
Already tired of playing Catch up?
Are you wasting student's time? Man, this first couple of weeks is so exciting. We meet our students. Hopefully, meet our families and...
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Trish Dotts
Mar 8, 20194 min
Surprising way quiet students carry on a conversation.
The last post introduced the idea of “Synergy” that the Deer Park Middle School Voices class organized in the school cafeteria. The...
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Trish Dotts
Feb 19, 20193 min
5 reasons why students are resistant to meeting new people.
Part 2. My last post covered our middle school’s first Synergy event. Hosted by Voices of DPMS. Each week at our middle school, a small...
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Trish Dotts
Feb 18, 20193 min
How to make middle school students talk about something besides cafeteria food.
Part 1. Each week at our middle school, a small group of 8th-grade students (Voices) leads the whole school in building relationships and...
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Trish Dotts
Dec 8, 20183 min
How these 8th Graders are improving their whole student body.
DPMS Voices In the previous post, I introduced our school’s model for reaching every student with Social Emotional learning through peer...
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Trish Dotts
Dec 8, 20183 min
These 8th graders know something about bullying you wish everyone knew.
Voices of DPMS To increase the quality of peer relationships, my middle school developed a special program for our students in North...
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