Quick & Easy Classroom Interventions for Dealing with Difficult Students 3484 X

Course Description:
There are ever increasing concerns expressed by educators and parents about the amount of discipline problems and lost instructional time in classrooms each day. Sadly, the misbehavior of several students can take over and change the learning environment. Participants in this workshop will learn quick and easy strategies for setting firm behavioral limits without becoming engaged in time-consuming control battles. This workshop will provide teachers with time-tested strategies that so many schools have incorporated in RTI programs throughout the nation. These practical strategies will help teachers to immediately feel more in control and create a classroom where kids grow up and become respectful, responsible and resourceful adults.

Workshop Objectives - Participants will learn:
1. Strategies and techniques for setting firm behavioral limits and putting an end to arguing and power struggles with children.
2. Methods for assessing and then addressing the special development needs of children.
3. Tools for holding kids accountable without losing their love or respect.
4. Quick and easy classroom inventions for those nagging behaviors that interrupt classroom instruction.
5. Skills and techniques for teaching children responsibility, and self-discipline.
6. Ideas for developing relationships with students and developing a safe classroom environment.
7. Techniques for teaching children to solve their own problems.
8. How to handle difficult situations when teachers do not know what to say, or how to respond.
9. Strategies for sharing control and facilitating decision-making.
10. Methods for creating intrinsically motivated students by allowing natural consequences to occur.
11. Most importantly, this course teaches you how to: Have More Fun Teaching!!

About the Presenter:
For over 30 years Paul Gasser has worked as a therapist and educator in both the United States and Russia. His lighthearted and practical approach to working with children has helped thousands of educators feel more in control of their classroom and put the fun back into teaching. Paul is a Marriage and Family Therapist and currently teaches a variety of courses at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Cost (per person): Materials and lunch provided.
$65.00 – Special Education Consortium School Districts
Barneveld, Benton, Cassville, Potosi, Shullsburg, Southwestern, Wauzeka, Weston
$95.00 – Non-Consortium School Districts & Community Based Agencies & School Districts
 

Participant Cancellation Policy: You must contact CESA #3 at least one week prior to the scheduled event to cancel and receive a full refund of your registration fee. Cancellations not received at least one week prior to the registered event will be charged the full registration fee. CESA #3 reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to insufficient enrollment. Participants will be notified by e-mail or phone if a workshop is cancelled. If a participant is a 'no show' the school will be billed for the registration fee, or loss of the 'free' attendance slot. Accommodations: If you need an accommodation to participate including interpreter services (sign language or other spoken language) please email the workshop contact to set up these services. A two-week notice is appreciated. CESA #3 is handicapped accessible.