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Conscious Discipline’s Ultimate Back to School Resource Guide for 2024

Backpacks, pencils, and lunchboxes have taken over store displays, the days are getting shorter, and the mornings are getting cooler. As teachers, administrators, and parents, we know what this...

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Elevate with Becky

Elevate Spotlight: Embracing Possibilities with Dr. Becky Bailey

Dr. Becky Bailey is a force for change in education. More than 25 years ago, Becky’s mission to improve the lives of educators, children and families coalesced into Conscious...

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From “Shame on You” to “I Love You”: How Eliminating Punishments and Rewards Increases Student Motivation

From “Shame on You” to “I Love You”: How Eliminating Punishments and Rewards Increases Student Motivation Byline: Jenny Shannon If you Google “How to motivate students” it generates a...

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Potty Mastery Achieves Award Winning Status

Potty Mastery Achieves Award Winning Status Byline: Jenny Shannon Just announced! Conscious Discipline’s Potty Mastery: A Child Centered Approach to Toileting book by Joan Morgenstern took home top honors...

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Funding After ESSER: Resources to Fund Conscious Discipline Implementation

Funding After ESSER: Resources to Fund Conscious Discipline Implementation Byline: Jenny Shannon   Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds were established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...

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A multi-ethnic group of elementary age children are laughing while their teacher reads them a book during story time.

Bridging The Worlds of Reading and Literacy

Bridging The Worlds of Reading and Literacy  Byline: Jenny Shannon Teacher, Conscious Discipline Action Team (CDAT) leader, and longtime Conscious Discipline Instructor Jennie Gries and children’s author Andrew Newman...

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Open Book

An Author-in-Residence with Conscious Discipline

An Author-in-Residence with Conscious Discipline Byline: Jenny Shannon Teacher, Conscious Discipline Action Team (CDAT) leader, and longtime Conscious Discipline Instructor Jennie Gries seemed destined to intertwine paths with Andrew...

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child and teacher

Stories from the Field: A Lifetime of Learning with the Feeling Buddies

Stories from the Field: A Lifetime of Learning with the Feeling Buddies Byline: Jenny Spencer  Conscious Discipline’s reach has spanned world-wide for close to 30 years. With evidence-based, trauma-responsive...

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