Bette Nix's Blog

Intervention Central offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth.
Check out the site at http://www.interventioncentral.org/

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Several workshops are scheduled for the Paraprofessionals August 10 & 11. These workshops are not mandatory, but could be helpful with your job. The topics were taken from requests given during the year.
August 10
Presenter: Kerri Mataya
Title: Asperger Syndrome: What Does that Mean to a Paraprofessional
Objective: Participants will learn characteristics and helpful hints about students [...]

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If you are looking for the behavior plan template and samples, go to the side menu bar and click on March 2008. You will find them there.
Upcoming Workshop News
On July 29, I will be teaching a two-part workshop. 8:15 Session is Making Data Work for You Part One – Analyzing Data and the 12:15 session [...]

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I just received a backorder; books for teens.
1. An Instant Help Book Set for Teens: Beyond the Blues –A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression Schab, L. (2008) Instant Help Books.
2. An Instant Help Book Set for Teens: Coping with Cliques–A Workbook to Help Girls Deal with Gossip, Put-Downs, Bullying & Other Mean [...]

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I just received a shipment of books. Here is a list of the newest additions:
1.The Berenstain Bears and the
a. Big Blooper
b. Excuse Note
c. Homework Hassle
d. Messy Room
2.The Berenstain Bears and too much
a. Junk Food
b. Pressure
c. TV
d. Teasing
3. The Berenstain Bears
a. Don’t Pollute (anymore)
b. Go To Camp
c. Go To School
d. Lend a Helping Hand
e. Report Card [...]

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I conducted a workshop yesterday for HES parents. I showed them some of the resources I have available and told them how to contact me if they wanted more information. That got me to thinking about teachers and administrators here. Below you will find a list of resources that I have available for you to [...]

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Yesterday, 3/3/09, I had the opportunity to attend a CLAS workshop at the Wynfrey Hotel. The workshop was titled: 25 Ways to Handle the Challenges of the Classroom. The phenomenal speaker, Annette Breaux, discussed ways to increase student achievement and truly make a difference in the lives of every student. WOW! She was GREAT!
Annette is [...]

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I’m not sure if you know this or not, but Shelby County has an increase in the prevalance of students with Mood and Anxiety Disorders. I will be conducting a workshop on this topic at OMIS for their staff soon. I am uploading a copy of the PowerPoint presentation for you in case you are [...]

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I stumbled onto a wonderful resource and I want to share it with everyone: Instant Help Charts from .
Childswork Childsplay (1-800-962-1141)

Stay informed with this collection of charts. They are designed to give you an “instant” overview of how to assess the problem, the most useful techniques, dos and don’ts for teachers and parents, medications [...]

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I recently had a conversation with a school counselor about social skills. The counselor was asking for assistance in teaching social skills/character education to students. I shared information from research:some believe that social skills should not be taught with direct instruction, rather in natural occurring situations; while others believe that some children need the direct [...]

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