Richard L. Curwin, Ed.D., is a highly respected author, speaker, and experienced practitioner who explores issues of student discipline, behavioral management, and motivation. The classroom-tested techniques delivered in his presentations and trainings are based on a unique approach that combines philosophy, research, and practical strategies for developing the potential of challenging students. Dr. Curwin has facilitated workshops in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and Israel. Dynamic and energizing, he offers educators and parents strategies based on mutual respect and shared decision-making that produce long-lasting results. Having served as a seventh-grade educator, teacher of emotionally disturbed children, and college professor, Dr. Curwin has a breadth of experience in the classroom. The behavior management strategies and philosophies he shares with educators have worked for him. Dr. Curwin and his colleague, Dr. Allen N. Mendler, founded Discipline Associates and created the Discipline With Dignity program. Dr. Curwin co-authored Discipline With Dignity for Challenging Youth and As Tough as Necessary: Countering Violence, Aggression, and Hostility in Our Schools. He is also the author of Rediscovering Hope: Our Greatest Teaching Strategy. Dr. Curwin’s latest video set, The Four Keys to Effective Classroom and Behavior Management, which he developed with Dr. Mendler and Brian Mendler, won the 2007 Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award in School/Class Management-Technology. Dr. Curwin earned his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Education degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Among the numerous honors he has received is the Spirit of Crazy Horse Award for courage in reaching discouraged youth from Reclaiming Youth International.
|