Book: The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2021April 27, 2023 Assessment and Testing, Avoiding burnout, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Books, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Creating community, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Feedback and encouragement, Health and Safety, Homework, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Leadership, Learning, Learning styles, Life Management, Mentorship, Modeling positive behavior, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Problem solving, Professional growth, Recognition and reinforcement, Relationships, Rules and Boundaries, School climate, Schools in Society, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Special Needs, Taking care of yourself, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher retention, Teaching, Teaching, Tolerance and Respect, Win-win authority avoiding power struggles, beginning teachers, boundaries, challenges for new teachers, creating community, difficult students, discipline, emotional safety, emotionally safe classroom, learning differences, parent-teacher relationships, positive consequences, professional development feedback, professional growth, professional identity, school culture, self-care, student behavior, student self-management, teacher retention, teaching

Win-Win Strategies for Success by Dr. Jane Bluestein At the start or your career or at the end of your rope… Get your teaching career off to a winning start—or recharge your passion for your work! The new & revised edition of Dr. Jane Bluestein’s pivotal guide for your teaching career! A great gift for new…

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

Conditions with ADHD “Look-Alike” Symptoms

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJuly 30, 2012June 1, 2022 ADD/ADHD, Body and Brain, Differentiating Instruction, Educators, Learning, Learning styles, Non-traditional learners, Parents, Special Needs ADD/ADHD, alternative diagnoses for ADD/ADHD, learning differences, other conditions diagnosed as ADD/ADHD 2 Comments

Several of the following conditions, problems, or disorders can have similar symptoms to those frequently misdiagnosed as ADD or ADHD. This list includes

Presentation: “My Brain Doesn’t Work Like That”

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJuly 30, 2012June 1, 2022 ADD/ADHD, Body and Brain, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Emotionally safe schools, Learning, Learning styles, Non-traditional learners, Presentation, Presentation for educators, Presentation for parents, Teaching, Teaching achievement for all, brain-friendly teaching, differentiated instruction, engaging students, learning differences, motivating students, movement and learning, planning and pacing instruction, presentation for parents, presentation for teachers, student success Leave a comment

Creating success with non-traditional (and traditional) learners by accommodating learning needs Presentation for educators or parents by Dr. Jane Bluestein We all have individual preferences and needs when it comes to learning. Some of us like it quiet, while others need music or other noises in order to concentrate. Some need