Autism is not a disease. It is a neurotype.

NEW POST! Building Relationships When Behavior is Big: A Brain-Aligned, Dignity Centered Guide for Teachers 🔗 bethanyshill.com/2025/09/21/b... #JoyfulLeaders

Keeping classroom walkthroughs focused on culture and building needs for growth allows the principal to celebrate and validate! Observations and walkthroughs are VERY different. Using them the same will jeopardize growth. Read more here: bethanyshill.com/2025/09/10/w... #JoyfulLeaders

Love this via @edutopia.org ⬇️ www.edutopia.org/article/form...

I wrote this in 2020, and my beliefs have only grown stronger and more grounded in science about how to view discipline in schools. bethanyshill.com/2020/01/03/i... #JoyfulLeaders

NEW post! Helping young people understand what “fair” really means, is one of the most important concepts we can embed into classroom and school culture. wp.me/p4PWXh-yl #JoyfulLeaders

Feedback drives learning. Grades are just labels. Prioritize the learning. #LeadInclusion #FeedbackFirst #Assessment #EduSky #UDL #TeacherTwitter

Building Brain Power: Supporting Executive Function Development in Schools Read more here ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ bethanyshill.com/2025/08/16/b...

Flipping the Script: Building Relationships and Focusing on Student Strengths bethanyshill.com/2025/07/30/f... #JoyfulLeaders

What’s the Latest News on Adverse Childhood Experiences? www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hidd...

NEW➡️Big Feelings, Big Behaviors: Educators and Young Children Working Through Extreme Behaviors  🔗 wp.me/p4PWXh-xQ #JoyfulLeaders

NEW post! Building Brain Power: Supporting Executive Function Development in Schools bethanyshill.com/2025/08/16/b...

19 states still allow corporal punishment in public schools. 19 states think it’s okay to hit kids at school. This. Is. Not. Okay. Not. Even. Close.

New Post! Bell to Bell Learning: Intentional Preparation for Connection and Growth of ALL Students bethanyshill.com/2025/08/10/b... #JoyfulLeaders

Every young person deserves safety, opportunity, and a community that believes in them. That means seeing every child’s potential — no matter their behavior in the moment. It means choosing to be the adult and go first: to lead with patience, to offer guidance, and to show the way forward.

Taking care of students requires leadership to take care of teachers. Regulated adults can reach the heart of students and open their brains to safety and belonging so they can learn. Supporting the regulation of adults is VITAL. bethanyshill.com/2025/08/05/h... #joyfulleaders

Every student deserves a fresh start! bethanyshill.com/2025/07/30/f...

New Post! How Principals Can Help Teachers Stay Regulated and Connected bethanyshill.com/2025/08/05/h... #JoyfulLeaders

NEW! How Principals Can Help Teachers Stay Regulated and Connected bethanyshill.com/2025/08/05/h...

NEW POST! Coddling is a Myth-Trauma-Invested Schools Build Real Strength wp.me/p4PWXh-ww #JoyfulLeaders

bethanyshill.com/2025/07/30/f... Flipping the Script: Building Relationships and Focusing on Student Strengths | Learning and Leading: A Joyful Leader's Journey

Rewards and punishments are doing more harm than good in schools. wp.me/p4PWXh-vV #JoyfulLeaders

news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... Mounting case against notion that boys are born better at math — Harvard Gazette

bethanyshill.com/2025/07/27/b...  Before You Reward: What Brain Science and Whole-Child Development Tell Us About Tier One Behavior Systems | Learning and Leading: A Joyful Leader's Journey

Join us tonight, Sunday, July 27th @ 9pm EST/8pm CST for our weekly #BuildHOPEedu chat on #EduSky. This week we talk about Choosing HOPE! Choosing to Stay! Because education is a calling. #CodeBreaker #sunchat #teachpos #education #LeadLAP #learning #community #tlap #joyful_learning #together

Smiles are meant to be regifted. #JoyfulLeaders

Curiosity is an amazing skill. Our brains automatically default to the negative, which makes us see others through assumptions and judgments based on our own experiences. It takes a high level of self awareness and intention to be curious about the behaviors and actions of others. #JoyfulLeaders

Every student deserves a fresh start in the new school year. Every. Single. One.

It is part of a principal’s role to evaluate teachers. Most of the time this is connected to law and district expectations. What makes a bigger impact is the celebration of teachers. Validating the awesomeness, and affirming the strengths builds a culture of celebration and support.

#EduSky #teachers

Join us tonight, Sunday, June 26th for #BuildHOPEedu 's 301st chat as we come together to build a community of learners. Tonight we talk about Meeting Your Students' Needs, inspired by @drprincipalel.bsky.social See you at 9pm EST/8pm CST. #education #CodeBreaker #sunchat #teachpos #edchat #t2t

What teaches young people self control? Empathy, connection, and co-regulation. Punishment, coercion, do not teach skills or solve problems. They model manipulation and control.

I love this “mental health poll” at @harvardeducation.bsky.social !

If kids are in the red emotionally, their nervous system remains mobilized, and their behaviors will reflect that. ❤️‍🩹 #JoyfulLeaders

A child who fears an adult isn’t respecting them, they are surviving them. An adult who fears their leader isn’t respecting them, they are surviving them. Fear isn’t a true motivator. Respect cannot be expected because of age or job title.

Please join us tonight @ 9pm EST/8pm CST for #BuildHOPEedu chat on #BlueSky. Help us celebrate student athletes by talking about Athletics, Learning & HOPE. Putting a light on all aspects of student success. #CodeBreaker #sunchat #edchat #education #JoyfulLeaders #tlap #LeadLAP #learning #EduSky

Please join us tonight, Sunday, March 30th @ 9pm EST/8pm CST for our #BuildHOPEedu chat on #BlueSky as we come together to talk about Being Authors of HOPE. Because our words hold POWER! #CodeBreaker #teachpos #edchat #sunchat #JoyfulLeaders #education #learning #tlap #LeadLAP #gratefulEDU #EduSky

One hour until tonight's #BuildHOPEedu chat. Join us as we come together to talk about creating HOPE in Times of Uncertainty. Because together, we are stronger. #CodeBreaker #sunchat #teachpos #edchat #education #BlueSky #EduSky #JoyfulLeaders #learning

The Department of Education was created because many states refused to fund poor schools, protect kids with disabilities, & follow civil rights laws. There isn’t plan showing Americans how we won’t repeat the history that marginalized and excluded certain students. That should scare every American.

An NPR investigation uncovered 40,000 vets facing foreclosure due to a VA mistake. A rescue program is helping many of them, but others fear being left out if Congress cuts this new lifeline.

The Department of Education was created because many states refused to fund poor schools, protect kids with disabilities, & follow civil rights laws. There isn’t plan showing Americans how we won’t repeat the history that marginalized and excluded certain students. That should scare every American.

Diversity is a great thing. Equity is a great thing. Inclusion is a great thing. #JoyfulLeaders

Young people don’t have to suffer in order to learn from mistakes. Punishments solve no problems and teach no skills. They don’t need retribution. They need connection, regulated responses from adults, and unconditional positive regard. Over and over and over again.

Join us tonight, Sunday, February 16th @ 9pm EST/8pm CST for our #BuildHOPEedu chat on #BlueSky. Tonight we talk about Innovation, Kindness & HOPE. We hope to see you all there! #CodeBreaker #sunchat #edchat #teachpos #tlap #LeadLAP #education #EduSky #learning #kindness #innovation #hope #edu