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Envision Your Future – Program for creating self-efficacy, goal setting and higher levels of hope, purpose and direction.

Teaching 21st Century Kids (T21CK) Workshops are revolutionary and create long lasting positive energy and better engagements between students, teachers, administrators and parents.

After workshops, we collect comments from teachers and administrators. Knowing that they experienced positive learning and encouragement and came away with practical tools that will make a difference makes the extra effort attending a workshop rewarding.

Following are comments from a recent workshop that we have scrolling on the front page -

Wonderful, motivational . . . has made me much more eager to start the year and to try these new strategies.
Teacher for 19 years

New insights and gentle reminder of what an awesome task I have before me.
Elem. Teacher 15 years

Since I am not in the classroom, this helped me realize that how I act or react affects the children. Secretary for 15 years

Enlightening, challenging helpful . . . no fluff!
6^th grade Teacher: 16 years

I loved that it was made clear that children should not be labeled as bullies.
Student Teacher for Elem. SPED: 4 years

The focus was taken off of achievement and placed on building relationships so that achievement can occur.
Teacher for 21 years

I enjoyed the subject of bullying and how each of us was acknowledged.
Ed. Assistant for 4 years

Very inspiring and encouraging! Kept me interested on each section that we covered. Thank you for the motivation and the passion.
IA/Coach for 5 years

Validates my beliefs!
Principal of the Middle School: An educator for 29 years

The workshop empowers me to not be afraid to be myself.
Bayard Elementary SPED – 9 years

Now we are headed in the right direction!
Teacher for 16 years

A+ !!! 2^nd grade teacher and an educator for 27 years.

After 15 years, I’ve attended many workshops, most of which did not relate to me. This one was a success in my book. It didn’t matter if you were a teacher, IA or Secretary.
SPED IA for 15 years

It was positive, thoughtful, kept us engaged at all times.
Teacher for 15 years

As a Board Member, I heard and saw positive feedback and excitement. A great way for the staff to begin the school year! School Board Member and Elementary Ed Teacher for 27 years

Excellent way to start the school year! With the focus on WHAT I CAN DO!
Administrator for 24 years

Many things I learned from the workshop can be incorporated immediately. Teacher for 4 years

So positive and relevant to “our work.” Teacher for 17 years, Principal for 2 years

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“Shear”fun! St. Paul, MN 4th grade teacher, Mr. Abenth, makes a deal with his students: “If you can master your multiplication facts by Spring Break…I’ll shave my head!”

on Jun 16, 2007

A black & white film clip from 1947 on discipline is worth your time. A look at a 19^th century classrooms and a 20^th century teacher.

Maintaining Classroom Discipline (1947). Effective & ineffective methods of disciplining inappropriate classroom behavior. This was a very well made instructional movie for teachers. By contrasting methods of handling the same class, techniques are shown for securing class discipline and stimulating the interest of the students.

A look at how the classroom has changed over the past 150 years.

Innovations at high accelerations! Be in the know!

3.0 for 2009 – Newly Revised Edition Originally Created by Karl Fisch, modified by XPLANE  and Campus Management. Answers the question, “What are we doing about the shift?” Covers innovations by Ashford University, Bridgepoint Education, Huntington Junior College, Jones International University, Mercer University, University of the Rockies, and The University System of Georgia.

Highlights the need to develop a new pedagogical DNA for schooling in today’s world in order to break from the past.

Danny Brassell, Ph.D., shares tips on how to build rapport with students during one of his trainings for volunteers working with struggling and reluctant readers. For more info, visit www.dannybrassell.com.

“If you’ve never failed, you’ve never lived!”  A motivation video that reminds us of the challenges that were met, managed and overcome by those considered famous today.

Through the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students’ ideas into practice, the book also includes practical tips for educators.

“Move students from behave to believe to achieve.”

Author Doug Lemov shows how teachers use the 100% technique to get everyone’s attention during a class.