WORKSHOPS with JON ERWIN

Jonathan Erwin M.A. has over 25 years in education, first as a middle and high school English teacher, then as a staff development specialist, and finally as an  author and independent consultant.  Mr. Erwin is a former faculty member of Elmira College and Lock Haven University in PA.  He is a senior faculty member with The William Glasser Institute and ASCD author.  Mr. Erwin has conducted workshops throughout the United States and Canada as well as in Europe, South America, and Australia.

Practical, proven strategies that improve student attitude toward themselves as learners, effort, determination, and achievement and a new positive approach to behavior management and discipline.

• Practical strategies that inspire students to give their best efforts in and out of school.

• Classroom-proven strategies for increasing responsibility, self-control, and cooperation.

• Proven practices for improving students’ engagement, motivation, attitude toward learning, and determination to achieve academically, regardless of their age or skill levels.

• Effective strategies for working with difficult and disruptive students.

Specific Topics: Here’s What You’ll Learn:

• Specific strategies to improve student’s attitudes toward learning and themselves as learners.

• Practical approaches to increase students' “grit” - their engagement in the learning process and their ability to persevere.

• Specific ways of helping students choose a positive growth mindset, one that inspires all students to give their best effort.

• Research-based information to help you understand what motivates students to give their best efforts.

• Practical strategies for preventing discipline problems from occurring and how to handle them if they do occur.

• How to create a culture of accountability with effective ways to hold students accountable for their efforts and achievements.

• Effective intervention strategies when discipline incidents occur that keep the student/adult relationship intact.

Registration 8:30 am

Morning Session 9:00-12:00

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN  12:00-1:00 pm

Afternoon Session 1:00-4:00 pm

July 19    Motivation, Mindset, and Grit  (6 CEUS)

July 20    Restorative Discipline and Choice Theory (6 CEUS)

ON YOUR OWN*   FILM - Letters from Generation Rx (3 Hours) - WATCH TRAILER

Decades after they were sold as "safe and effective" medicines, millions who were prescribed antidepressant, antipsychotic and other psychiatric drugs discovered their hidden perils. "Letters from Generation Rx” represents the stories of thousands of real people who experienced firsthand how the cavalier use of these powerful psychotropics created a new class of disability—and an avalanche of other devastating consequences. Directed by Kevin P. Miller and Narrated by Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton.

*you will given link and code to watch the film for free