JD McCarty

The World's Most Dangerous Dungeon Master! A veteran D&D player of 30 years who investigates the history and culture of D&D. I DM, therefore I am.

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@SJGames @Middleditch just dropped #GURPS as his #RPG of choice on @StephenAtHome show. Wow!

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@Middleditch Just talked about #GURPS on @StephenAtHome show! #SJG has got to be excited!

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#ksedchat and in "fight or flight" mode. Makes brain breaks important. Physical movement kicks them back into cerbral

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#ksedchat Students need to be in a cerebral state to learn, if they are upset they are in their cerebellum . . .

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#ksedchat brain function is important. Students can't learn in an emotional state. I use calm, assertive energy & paradoxical statements

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@AmandaBuethe #ksedchat Some items from TSS, some from our character ed, things I pull off the Internet or just create. Not refined yet

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#ksedchat it's a struggle to include TSS training with other curriculum demands, but well worth the time in class efficiency when you do.

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#ksedchat Character/resiliance education is its own curriculum item. Especially early in the year, teach it often. Revisit and renew too

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#ksedchat things I use for TSS are individual behavior plans taped to desks. Numerous breaks using GoNoodle, morning meetings, lots of talk

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#ksedchat I'd like to revisit training with a workshop attitude now that we have a couple of years behind us

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#ksedchat We had the good fortune to have @bethsarver to speak to us at Garfield. I would like more examples of dealing with students

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@jenbrethour #ksedchat My wife used one once when she ran an at-risk program. He was an excellent success

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#ksedchat Don't confuse it as warm and fuzzy. It's often tough love. It is a long process at its heart though.

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#ksedchat mind you, you often have to put your foot down hard to start that reflective process.

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#ksedchat trauma sensitive speaks more to their experience and helps build a better repoire for reflecting in their mistakes

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#ksedchat The discipline in white, middle class America is punitive in nature, as a deterrent. Urban kids could care less about that

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#ksedchat It allows better buy in from students and serves to correct rather than punish

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#ksedchat I think it works because it recognizes the nature of many of our students.

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#ksedchat John McCarty, KC Garfield. A trauma sensitive school