How To Make A Difference:Inspiring Students To Do Their Best

This lecture discusses how you are the most important element that will determine a successful day, term, or school year in the life of your students. You will be shown how to take the first steps toward making a real difference in your students.

This lecture describes the number one activity you can do to promote positive behavior in your class. By doing this, it will help you become an effective teacher, minimize behavioral challenges and have a well-run class. 

This lecture shows other ways of gathering student information on the first day of school and during that first week and how to use the information to make connections with your students.

This lecture will show you how to build rapport with your entire class and at the same time give you an instant snapshot of your class.

This lecture discusses one of the best ways you can prevent inappropriate behaviors in your class.

This lecture discusses the rules, procedures and routines that prevent your class foundation from falling apart.

This lecture discusses how to ensure and maintain success through goal setting throughout the school year.

This lecture discusses my number one activity to achieve excellence in the classroom.

This lecture will show you how you can reinforce your class foundation with a student planner.

This lecture will provide you with a strategy on how to avoid the cracks in your class foundation and avoid the ruts in the road of daily teaching through incentive systems, or reward programs.  

This lecture discusses the very first major assignment I have students do during the first week of school: the Time Capsule. 

In this lecture I discuss a number of strategies that make groups work.

In this lecture I show how to connect students by networking and having them work in a buddy program.

In this lecture I discuss how you can connect students to staff and community members to skills and expertise that you lack.

In this lecture I discuss an activity that develops trusting, respectful, and responsible students all year long.  

In this lecture I discuss the importance of field trips for students.

In this lecture, I discuss the best ways to overcome obstacles in your class. It’s a process that I’ve used very successfully to deal with teasing, bullying, and fighting in the classroom.

In this lecture, I discuss how to make positive changes in the classroom for students and yourself. 

In this lecture I show an activity that I’ve used to unstuck a class when nothing works.

In this lecture I give tips on how to get yourself unstuck when you feel overwhelmed and burned out by all the demands of teaching.

In this lecture, I discuss stimulating, engaging and educational activities you can use to ensure a smooth end of the year for you and your students. I also discuss what you should do before the school year ends.

In this lecture, I discuss how the last day needs to be planned and structured to make sure you get through all the things you want to do to end their year and yours on the same high note on which they entered your class that very first day!

In this bonus lecture, I've provided additional teacher resources for your teaching success.