This week on "Extra Curricular," teacher and classroom management coach Gina Venancio shares her journey from crying in a supply closet, overwhelmed by student behavior, to discovering what was missing from her classroom: behavior science.

Gina's advice in this episode has the power to completely transform your classroom, especially if you are dealing with challenging student behavior. She digs into the power of moving beyond incentive-based systems and talks to us about how we can address the root causes of student behavior. She shares so many practical tips in this episode that will help you with everything from integrating social-emotional learning into your tight schedule to building relationships intentionally (even with your hard-to-reach students) to breaking down classroom expectations into manageable steps so your students can finally follow directions (and stop blurting out in class!).

This episode is a must-listen for teachers from preschool up through high school who are seeking to create a positive and engaging learning environment for their students. Let's dive in!

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