The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

By Dr. Howie KnoffFebruary 29, 2016February 29, 2016 Culture and Community, Educators, Learning, Social and Emotional Growth, Teaching accountability, at-risk students, behavior intervention, bullying and harassment, conflict prevention, ESEA, ESSA, problem solving, school climate, school failure, SEL, social and emotional learning, students at risk Leave a comment

Background and ESSA Context The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA—now also coined as the “Every Student Succeeds Act”—ESSA) was passed by Congress and signed by the President on December 10, 2015. It will be phased in over the next two years, and will not be fully in place until the 2017-18 school year when…

Presentation: Dealing with Difficult Students

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012June 25, 2016 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

Interview Q and A: Creating Emotionally Safe Schools

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012May 25, 2016 For the Media ADHD, bias in schools, bullying, favoritism in schools, learning and the brain, learning environment, school climate, school safety, what makes schools safe Leave a comment

Media Questions with Author’s Responses Possible interview questions and (sort-of) brief answers. For questions only, click here.

Win-Win Ideas for Administrators

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 5, 2012February 25, 2020 Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Classroom management, Discipline, Educators, Leadership, Mentorship, Win-win authority building community in schools, discipline, school administrators, school climate, school culture, school leadership, strategies for win-win principals, win-win administration, win-win leadership Leave a comment

A Positive Approach For most of us, the word “discipline” conjures up thoughts of reactive and controlling measures for

Book: The Win-Win Classroom

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJuly 30, 2012May 14, 2020 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 4 Comments

A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management by Dr. Jane Bluestein This book shown will be sent directly from the publisher. We no longer have copies in stock. Hardcover book (red cover), will be sent from our office as long as stock lasts. At the start of your career or at the end of…