Program: School Improvement
Dates: 9/26/2019
Bring a hectic classroom, students, staff, and yourself into balance with extremely simple tools. These easy tools will not only change the feel of the classroom, but the transformation will be easily measured in a few weeks. The tools I will describe can be utilized throughout the participants' lives to help manage any type of stress that life presents. When we have ways to deal with stress, it can offset anxiety, depression...basically any illness. It can take the job of teaching and transform it into a passion for teaching! The classroom can become that safe place to learn and empower students, helping them realize an optimal educational experience, and it only take less than 15 minutes? "Wow, I need every minute of the day, I don't even have 15 minutes to spare!" This is the reality of many teachers. But, lets think about this. First, 15 minutes is less than 1% of 24 hours. Second, once you utilize these simple tools taught in the workshop your day will go so much smoother. There will be less time spent calming down the class, less absenteeism, less disrespectful behavior, less discipline problems, less test anxiety, less bullying and overall happier learners. Hmm, if we add all those "less" behaviors, I say 15 minutes is looking pretty good. You might be concerned about whether this would work for middle and high school students, considering their jam-packed schedules. There are ways to implement these tools for that age group too. Let's put Oswego County on the map for the best place to learn and for having the top students in the US. Yes I said the US!