NEW! The First Six Weeks of School, 3rd edition. Order today!

In this course, you will:

  • Gain insights into whole child development to improve outcomes and ensure every student feels safe, significant, and that they belong.
  • Use Morning Meetings to set the tone, build communication, and model kindness and respect.
  • Prevent and respond to off-task behavior and misbehavior.
  • Use classroom management and organization strategies to create smoother days.
  • Apply instructional strategies that make learning engaging and meaningful.
  • Talk to students so they listen and respond positively.

You’ll leave with:

  • Practices to build meaningful relationships
  • Strategies to establish consistent routines and effective transitions
  • Language that communicates clarity, empathy, and high expectations
  • An approach to discipline rooted in empathy and responsibility

Participants receive:

  • Three days of professional learning (21 hours)
  • Course materials and recognition
    • Resource Book with Reflective Practitioner’s Self-Assessment Tool
    • Yardsticks: A Guide to Developmental Milestones for Children and Adolescents, 5th edition
    • The First Six Weeks of School, 3rd edition
    • A certificate of completion and a digital badge

Available Course Dates

Dates
Time
Location
9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
8:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Eastern/Central
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
Ruston, LA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Colorado Springs, CO
In-Person
9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
8:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Eastern/Central
Virtual
9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
8:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Eastern/Central
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm PDT
Pacific Time
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
Eastern Time
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
Bryn Mawr, PA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Altadena, CA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Chicago, IL
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
San Francisco, CA
In-Person
8:00am - 3:00pm PDT
9:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Mountain/Pacific
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
Alexandria, VA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Seattle, WA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
New York, NY
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Sacramento, CA
In-Person
8:00am - 3:00pm BST
9:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
BST/CEST
Virtual
International
8:30am - 3:30pm
Charlotte, NC
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Minneapolis, MN
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Grayson, GA
In-Person
9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
8:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Eastern/Central
Virtual
8:00am - 3:00pm PDT
9:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Mountain/Pacific
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
Chicago, IL
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Portland, OR
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Nashville, TN
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Washington, DC
In-Person
9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
8:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Eastern/Central
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
Colorado Springs, CO
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
San Antonio, TX
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Salem, VA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Woburn, MA
In-Person
8:00am - 3:00pm PDT
9:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Mountain/Pacific
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
Morrisville, PA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Lakewood Ranch, FL
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Hartfor, CT
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
China Standard Time
Virtual
International
9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
8:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Eastern/Central
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
Owings Mills, MD
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
Eastern Time
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
Woodbury, MN
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Bear, DE
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Greensboro, NC
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Raleigh, NC
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Chicago, IL
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Marshalltown, IA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Singapore
In-Person
International
8:30am - 3:30pm
Concord, NH
In-Person
9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
8:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Eastern/Central
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
East Montpelier, VT
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Minneapolis, MN
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Burlington, MA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm
Glen Mills, PA
In-Person
8:00am - 3:00pm PDT
9:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Mountain/Pacific
Virtual
8:30am - 3:30pm
Philadelphia, PA
In-Person
8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
Eastern Time
Virtual

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