Programs Tagged With "Elementary"
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Break Free from Team Stagnation and create Dynamic Momentum!
www.johndavisactionhero.com
This very popular three hour interactive workshop builds your team up to a unified unstoppable force. Your group will learn the skills of an Action Hero in this team building experience. Through the use of trust building exercises and the fun they will have learning to sword fight, crack bullwhips and more skills of the action hero, your team will laugh and bond ... (MORE)
John Davis Travels From Akron, OH
Understanding teenagers: closing the generation gap
"The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another." ~Quentin Crisp
And isn't that the truth? As a mother of 6 and grandmother to 14, you can trust me when I say that I've seen it all.
Thankfully, I have 6 amazing grown children (my youngest is 20)and they have each managed to find ... (MORE)
Jean Baugh Krisle Travels From San Jose, CA
Parenting in the Age of 'Todders and Tiaras"
FATLASH! is a memoir and a cautionary tale about the backlash that can result from regulating others people’s diets (especially children). It’s also about Karen’s real-life experiences in child beauty pageants and the way in which some parents live vicariously through their children.
This has been coined "Princess by Proxy" by Martina Cartwright who wrote the forword to Karen's book.
Wo... (MORE)
Karen Kataline Travels From Denver, CO
Positive media options for kids
Beyond “Screen Time”: Raising Your Digital Native Raising Digital Natives offers a refreshing perspective on kids and media that goes beyond the common admonishment to limit “screen time” to offer parents concrete criteria to evaluate the quality of the children’s media experiences they choose. Devorah addresses parents questions about how to create a positive media ecology in your home ... (MORE)
Devorah Heitner Raising Digital Natives Travels From Chicago, IL
Dumping the Factory Model School Structure
Here's an outline of this engaging presentation:
There are 3 reasons why failing high-poverty schools don't work:
THESE ARE NOT THE 4 REASONS--
Not #1. Nobody cares. The kids don't care, the teachers or parents don't care.
Actually, EVERYBODY CARES. It's just that nobody knows what to do about it.
Not #2. Not enough resources. No money for books, training, or activities.... (MORE)
Dr. Virginia Rhodes Travels From Cincinnati, OH
Recognize and understand their needs and tactics. Learn ways to build support, credibility and how to deliver bad news.
Just as our classrooms are diverse so are the parents of our students. Most parents are gems and other parents can be quite challenging. Challenging parents can bossy, argumentative, questioning, volatile, over involved or maybe worse, apathetic. Unity with our students' parents is vital to our student's academic success, and our authority in the classroom. In this program you will identify the ... (MORE)
Peggy Morningstar Travels From Chicago, IL
Instead of paying for college -- make colleges pay you!
Parents: How do you offset the skyrocketing costs of college tuition? School administrators, community leaders, and college recruiters: How can you help your parents and students prepare for the costs of higher education more effectively? ExamExperts has a plan for you! Mark J. Mayberry's powerful presentation will provide innovative and comprehensive strategies on how to generate higher ACT and S... (MORE)
Mark J. Mayberry, JD, BBA Travels From Detroit, MI