Motivating

Motivating Hard to Reach, Uninterested, and Disruptive Students:
Practical Strategies for Outstanding Classroom Management and Student
Motivation!

This seminar is presented by Dr. Allen Mendler, co-author of Discipline with Dignity, and many other publications. In this seminar Dr. Mendler teaches educators how to inspire and motivate students so they want to learn.  You will learn how to get even your most difficult and disruptive students to behave.

Problems with motivation are usually seen among students who misbehave.  Dr. Mendler explores the specifics factors that cause students to become unmotivated. Most importantly, you will learn dozens of effective methods that help kids make better choices.

Educators will learn the five major themes of motivation and be presented with numerous practical strategies to use in the classroom or school that effectively awaken student motivation.

Program Agenda

8:30am Seminar begins

Part 1: Attitudes for Success with Challenging Students

Encourage and inspire even your most reluctant learners with simple techniques.
Keep yourself optimistic and enthusiastic - we can show you how!
Develop, sustain, and use your relationship with students to inspire motivation.

Part 2: Handle Difficult Student Behavior with Proven Interventions

Come away with 7 sure-fire ways of rationally and smoothly managing power struggles.
Effectively handle students when they challenge your authority - while keeping everyone’s dignity intact.
Stop letting tough students drain your energy.
Handle serious incidents, like fighting and bullying safely.

10:15am-10:30am Break

Part 3: Discover Can't Miss Strategies to Motivate Students Every Day

Ignite enthusiasm for learning - you’ll leave eager to try our real life methods.
Focus on some special methods that rekindle hope in alienated and resigned students.
Explore the many ways to make the crucial connection – and stay connected with even your most difficult students.
Discuss concrete techniques that will help your students eliminate the language of failure.

12:00-1:00pm Lunch (on your own)

Part 4: Discover the Secrets of Promoting Responsibility for Learning and Behaving

Learn an easy 3 step process to teach responsibility.
Employ proven strategies that get your students to put forth more effort.
Assignments coming in late or not at all? Get 10 practical tips for getting students to do homework.
Parents not on the team? Learn several effective methods to get support and cooperation from even the most difficult parents.

2:00pm-2:15pm Break

Part 5: Build a Values Based Classroom

Learn how to use the 9 keys for developing effective rules and consequences.
Create and maintain a “safe” learning environment that encourages students to try.
Get students to support, encourage, and motivate each other. Seem impossible? Not with our methods!

3:00pm-3:15pm: Q and A with Dr. Mendler if you want to stay!