Training Seminars 1. CLIMATE CREATORS Keynote From his book CLIMATE CREATORS, Gene presents 10 dynamic principles that create a positive ethos in workplaces, homes, and schools. You’ll witness Gene smashing cups to illustrate the myths of change, or see him wear a monkey on his back to illustrate the need to work through problems. Included… Read more »
“Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not. You can crash through…whatever we see as a negative state, that is where we can destroy it.” – Vernon Howard
We have taller buildings but shorter tempers. We have more conveniences but less time. We have more knowledge but less judgment. We have fancier houses but broken homes. We clean up our air but pollute our souls. We travel to the moon but not to our neighbors. We add years to life but not life… Read more »
“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
When parents and teachers see different points of view on deciding which behavior interventions to use there is a need to write down the specific options that are needed to be explored and make decisions. If the parent faults the teacher it’s important to describe specifically what the parent is saying. Ask parents for permission… Read more »
GOAT GETTING- TEACH CHILDREN TO MEMORIZE THE SAYING IF SQMEBODY CAN GET YOUR GOAT, YOU HAVE A GOAT TO GET – ONE OF THE GOALS OF LIFE IS TO GET RID OF THE GOATS IN YOUR LIFE. GET RID OF THE THINGS THAT IRRITATE YOU AND YOU WILL DECREASE YOUR AREAS OF VULNERABILITY. THERE ARE… Read more »
Often we never have all the data to solve problems when it comes to various behavior problems due to the fact we haven t taken the time to do the necessary fact finding. –
An Act of Respect I ve recommended over the years that teachers include an act of respect jar in their classroom filled with descriptions/pictures of various acts of respect. At the beginning of each week children are invited to draw one of the acts of respect from the jar and practice the respect act all… Read more »
Four years ago, several boys at Avondale Middle School in Rochester Hills, Michigan, were suspended for sexual harassment. The boys thought they were just flirting. The very next week, Maria Kopicki’s eighth-grade criminal law class decided to rework the school sexual harassment policy. That policy banned four broad categories of harassment: verbal abuse, pressure for… Read more »
A CYCLE IS A PATTERN THAT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN, FROM DAMAGING WORDS SO FREQUENTLY SPOKEN. I CARE ABOUT YOU AND HOW YOU GET THERE, YOUR STRUGGLES YOUR BURDENS I’LL WELCOME & SHARE. THERE S SO MUCH UNCERTAINITY IN ALL THAT WE DO, I’VE FOUND SOME REAL ANSWERS TO HELP US THROUGH. THERES NO DOUBT… Read more »
