Year: 2012

Audio and Video presentations featuring Dr. Jane Bluestein
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Online Presentations, Interviews, Web Chats, and Webinars   Other online programs BlogTalk Radio, interview with Neil Haley. (12) Jezebel (women’s blog), interview with Anna North. (11) TappedIn Web Chat with online community of educational professionals. (09) Walden U, interview with Heidi Kurpiela for online university publication. (09) WebMD, web chat with Mary Killelea. (00, 99)…

What’s a Purchase Order?
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Confessions of an Accidental C.E.O. The following article begins with an adaptation of a chapter for Tricia Gallagher’s 1991 book, For All the Write Reasons: Forty Successful Authors, Publishers, Agents, and Writers Tell You How to Get Your Book Published. I have followed this excerpt with updates on what’s been happening in the years since…

Jane Bluestein Discusses Emotionally Safe Schools
By Categories: Assessment and Testing, Body and Brain, Counselors, Creating community, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Health and Safety, School climate, Social and Emotional Growth, Taking care of yourself, Tolerance and Respect Leave a comment

Interview by Kate Bedford ©2001 Kate Bedford, Six Seconds Jane Bluestein is an award winning author and speaker. Her newest book, Creating Emotionally Safe Schools, is a comprehensive look at how we can make any educational institution safer— from an emotional, academic, behavioral, social, and physical standpoint. Formerly an inner-city classroom teacher, crisis-intervention counselor, and…

Picking up the Pieces
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Reclaiming our essence “I can never read your writing.” “That was awful. Maybe you should leave the athletics to your sister.” “I can’t tell what this drawing is supposed to be.” “You’ll never be any good at…” Do any of these sound familiar? I know very few adults who grew up without at least some…

The Power of Discouragement
By Categories: Avoiding burnout, Blog, Counselors, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, General Interest, Overcoming obstacles, Parents, Recognition and Reinforcement, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Students 1 Comment

The impact of feedback on achievement Years ago working in Slovenia, I met an art teacher, Andrej Grošelj, who over the years, stayed in touch and became a friend until his recent and sudden death. With the help of Google’s Language Tools, I was able to translate email messages he occasionally sent in his native tongue. One…

Rules and Boundaries
By Categories: Avoiding power struggles, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Building responsibility, Counselors, Discipline, Educators, Motivating cooperation, Rules and Boundaries, Win-win authority Leave a comment

Effectively creating structure in your classroom When I started teaching, I had some reservations about being completely in charge and responsible for the rules, so I tried involving the students in this task. Part of my intention was an honest stab at building a positive, win-win classroom environment, wanting to acknowledge the students’ needs for…

Staying Positive in the Face of Negativity and Horror
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Staying positive in the face of negativity and horror I am, by nature, a positive person. For my own sanity, and for the sake of maximizing my potential contribution to the world, I try to look for the good in all things. That said, I am also extremely sensitive to violence and cruelty, and seem…

6 Reasons to Not Ask “Why”- For Parents
By Categories: Avoiding power struggles with your kids, Counselors, Discipline, Intervening negative behavior, Parenting, Parents, Rules and Boundaries, Win-win parenting authority Leave a comment

No more excuses! This post is about not asking for excuses by asking your kids to explain why they did something wrong or forgot to do something they were supposed to do (or had agreed to do). This is a common pattern that will create problems and can undermine your authority. Here’s why asking “why”…

11 Reasons to Use Boundaries- For Parents
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Establishing your authority with boundaries * Boundaries allow you to express your limits and to communicate the conditions or availability of certain privileges that your children desire. * Boundaries prevent conflict and build win-win power structures. They help you take care of yourself while attempting to accommodate your children’s needs or desires. * Boundaries build…

9 Things to Remember when Setting Boundaries- For Parents
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Practical tips for making boundaries work * Use boundaries to let your children know your limits and tolerances, your availability, the conditions under which you will participate in some activity, which privileges are available, or the conditions under which a privilege is available to your children. Use boundaries to give your children information they can…

Expert on Bullying Discusses Ways to Reduce the Problem
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Interview by Grace Merritt with Dr. Jane Bluestein © 2010, from the Hartford Courant, reported April 14, 2010 Dr. Jane Bluestein, an author and expert on bullying and creating a positive school environment, was the keynote speaker last week at a statewide conference on bullying prevention for teachers, school leaders, and parents. Bluestein believes that fostering…

Myers-Briggs Scales and Categories
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Personality inventory scales and categories The Myers-Briggs assesses where we place on the following four scales: E<——————>I Extrovert<——————–>Introvert N<——————>S Intuiting<———————–>Sensing T<——————>F Thinking<———————–>Feeling J<——————>P Judging<———————->Perceiving (Finish Oriented)<———–>(Process Oriented) The four scales above allow for a possible 16 combinations with variations within any one category depending on the placement or strength in any one scale. David Kiersey’s…