Discipline with Dignity For Difficult Youth
A one day seminar with online follow up training
This seminar is presented by Colleen Zawadzki, who is an official trainer of our Discipline with Dignity program. In this seminar Colleen teaches educators how to connect with all students and inspire motivation to become a better student. You will learn how to get even your most difficult and disruptive students to behave.
Program Agenda
8:30am Seminar begins
Part 1: Attitudes for Success with Challenging Students
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Encourage and inspire even your most reluctant learners with simple techniques.
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Keep yourself optimistic and enthusiastic - we can show you how!
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Develop, sustain, and use your relationship with students to inspire motivation.
Part 2: Discover the Secrets of Promoting Responsibility for Learning and Behaving
- Eliminate the language of failure with 3 concrete techniques.
- Employ proven strategies that get your students to put forth more effort.
- Parents not on the team? Learn several effective methods to get support and cooperation from even the most difficult parents.
10:15am-10:30am Break
Part 3: Learn 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.
- Learn the most important key to differentiating instruction easily.
- Explore the many ways to make the crucial connection – and stay connected with even your most difficult students.
12:00-1:00pm Lunch (on your own)
Part 4: Handle Difficult Student Behavior with Proven Interventions
- Come away with 7 sure-fire ways to rationally and smoothly manage 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 safely, like fighting and bullying.
2:00pm-2:15pm Break
Part 5: Build a Values Based Classroom
- Assignments coming in late or not at all? Get 10 practical tips for getting students to do homework.
- 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 Colleen if you want to stay!