Presentation: Positively Positive at Home!

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012May 30, 2022 Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Discipline, Increasing Positivity, Motivating cooperation, Parents, Presentation, Presentation for parents, Recognition and reinforcement, Relationships, Rules and Boundaries, Self-care and Inspiration, Taking care of yourself, Win-win authority Leave a comment

Keeping the Focus You Want! Presentation by Dr. Jane Bluestein Have you ever made a commitment to be more positive in your relationship with your children, only to have your good intentions unravel the second you trip over the soccer gear on the steps?

Presentation: Positively Positive at School!

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012May 30, 2022 Avoiding burnout, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Counselors, Culture and Community, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Motivating cooperation, Presentation, Presentation for educators, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Self-care and Inspiration, Taking care of yourself, Win-win authority Leave a comment

Keeping the Focus you Want Presentation by Dr. Jane Bluestein Is your school a negative place? Do you hear more criticism, complaining, or yelling than encouragement or laughter? Want to put the fun back in your work?

Presentation: “You Can’t Make Me!”

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012May 30, 2022 Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Counselors, Discipline, Intervening negative behavior, Motivating cooperation, Parenting, Parenting, Presentation, Presentation for educators, Presentation for parents, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Teaching, Teaching, Win-win authority Leave a comment

Using boundaries to build responsibility, cooperation, and mutual respect Presentation for educators or parents by Dr. Jane Bluestein Few things are as aggravating or exhausting as power struggles with kids. If you find yourself nagging, arguing or threatening, being ignored by your children (or students) or having your authority challenged, then

Presentation: Great Beginnings

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012May 30, 2022 Avoiding burnout, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Learning, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Presentation, Presentation for educators, Problem solving, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Teaching, Teaching, Win-win authority beginning teachers, behavior management, challenges for new teachers, classroom management, community, difficult parents, difficult students, discipline, mentorship, new teachers, teacher retention Leave a comment

Special workshop for beginning teachers, returning teachers, and preservice teachers Presentation for educators by Dr. Jane Bluestein A special presentation for new teachers that focuses on management and discipline issues, which can often overwhelm a newcomer to the profession (or someone who has been away for a long time).

Presentation: Dealing with Difficult Students

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012May 30, 2022 ADD/ADHD, Avoiding power struggles, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Building responsibility, Counselors, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Learning, Learning styles, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Presentation, Presentation for educators, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Social and Emotional Growth, Win-win authority behavior management, behavior problems, consequences, difficult students, discipline, engagement, increase positivity, indifferent students, learning differences, motivating students, reduce power struggles, school climate, social and emotional learning, unmotivated students Leave a comment

Practical Strategies for Success with Defiant, Defeated and other At-Risk Kids Presentation by Dr. Jane Bluestein We all know who they are: The unmotivated student who performs below his capabilities. The student with weak social skills who has a hard time getting along with her peers. The nontraditional learner who

Presentation: Creating Emotionally Safe Schools

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012May 30, 2022 Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Counselors, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Learning, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Presentation for educators, Presentation for parents, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Teaching, Teaching, Win-win authority Leave a comment

Is Your School an Emotionally Safe Place? Presentation by Dr. Jane Bluestein Emotional safety is critical to learning and achievement, and a key component of an atmosphere that discourages passivity, aggression, or acting out for revenge or self-protection.

Positive Consequences

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 11, 2012May 31, 2022 Avoiding power struggles, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Counselors, Discipline, Educators, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Motivating cooperation, Parenting, Parenting, Parents, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Teaching, Teaching, Win-win authority Leave a comment

A very different approach Here’s a new spin on the notion of “consequences,” a term familiar to every educator. But rather than looking at the negative outcome of behavioral choices your students make, let’s

The Challenge of Setting Boundaries

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 10, 2012May 31, 2022 Avoiding power struggles, Avoiding power struggles with your kids, Behavior Management, Discipline, Discipline, Educators, Intervening negative behavior, Intervening negative behavior, Motivating cooperation, Motivating your kids, Parenting, Parenting, Parents, Recognition and Reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Rules and Boundaries, Teaching, Win-win parenting authority alternative to authoritarian parenting, alternative to permissive parenting, avoiding power struggles, boundaries, dealing with negative behavior, discipline, getting your kids to cooperate, healthy relationships, motivating your kids, recognition, reinforcement, rules, win-win parenting Leave a comment

A Win-Win Alternative to an Authoritarian or Permissive Approach Few of us are especially adept at setting boundaries with anyone, and for good reason. Let’s back up a bit. When you were growing up, were you told that other people’s needs were more important than yours? Were you rewarded for self-sacrificing and people-pleasing? Were you…

Book: Becoming a Win-Win Teacher

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 3, 2012June 1, 2022 Assessment and Testing, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Books, Bookstore, bookstore, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Creating community, Culture and Community, Discipline, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Learning, Mentorship, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Problem solving, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Schools in Society, Teaching, Teaching, Uncategorized, Win-win authority avoiding power struggles, becoming a part of a school community, beginning teachers, behavior management, building responsibility, creating community, discipline, emotionally safe schools, intervening negative behavior, learning, mentorship, motivating cooperation, non-traditional learning, parents as allies, positivity, proactivity, problem solving, recognition and reinforcement, rules and boundaries, schools in society, survival guide, the school community, win-win authority, win-win classroom, win-win teaching, working with parents in school Leave a comment

A Guide for First-Year Teachers by Dr. Jane Bluestein This book is no longer in print. For an updated and revised version of this book, please see The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide, available in print and Kindle versions. This book was 8 1/2” x 11”, 288 pages. $42.95. The updated release is $13.99 for print on…

Book: The Win-Win Classroom

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJuly 30, 2012June 1, 2022 Avoiding burnout, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Books, bookstore, Bookstore, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Creating community, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Learning, Learning styles, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, School climate, Schools in Society, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Teaching, Teaching, Win-win authority achievement, authority relationships, behavior management, brain-friendly classroom, bullying, classroom management, defeated students, defiance, defusing conflict, emotionally safe classroom, home-school relationships, instruction, motivating students, non-traditional learners, positive consequences, power struggles, practical strategies, resistant learners, rules and punishments, school climate, school culture, school discipline, school success, social conflict, student accountability, student engagement, student responsibility, student self-management, win-win discipline, working with staff 7 Comments

A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management by Dr. Jane Bluestein Hundreds of practical ideas for success in any classroom or school. Great gift for a beginning teacher, or anyone wanting to up their game and grow their career. When it comes to behavior challenges in the classroom, conventional practices and punitive discipline codes…