The Bully Proof Classroom
James H Burns MA, DHL
Anti Bullying Specialist Educational Consultant In-Service Provider Keynote Speaker



















Programs and In-services available to schools with custom
programs available based upon school needs.

Anti Bullying/School Climate Control

This in-service provides teachers and administrators with 12 Strategies to help improve
classroom/school climate, how to develop respect, responsibility and compliance in students,
how to teach students character qualities they will need for life-long success, strategies that help
bullies and targets improve their coping skills, how to develop a code of conduct that can be
effectively communicated to all students, how to be more effective in changing student
behavior, and the importance of getting and keeping everyone working on the same school
goals.

Defusing Power Struggles With Difficult Students and Parents

Effective discipline can no longer be achieved solely through using authority. A typical school
today has some students who have short fuses, and some who anger easily. Students today may make
offensive statements and act in a hostile manner that can trigger a power struggle. Often, too much
instructional time is lost because of minor disruptions that all to quickly escalate into classroom
battles that destroy relationships and any positive climate that exists. To keep the focus on
educational achievement educators must master how to avoid and defuse power struggles. This
practical workshop will present easy-to-learn methods of effective intervention that preserve
students' and teachers' personal dignity.




Motivating Difficult and Hard to Handle Students

There is a direct relationship between motivation and discipline. The hard to motivate are often
hard to discipline. Teachers are becoming increasingly more frustrated and are asking what we
do with students who are not prepared, don't care, will not work, and are on track for failure as
adults. Finding tools and strategies to increase motivation can solve many behavior problems.
There are many things educators can do to reawaken motivation in students who have lost
interest and perhaps hope. This seminar helps teachers develop techniques that build respect,
increase responsibility, and develop greater compliance in students who are hard to handle. It
helps teachers overcome the strong emotional frustration that saps their energy and ultimately
leads to burnout.

A GOOD TALKING TO

A series of one hour motivational talks that are presented by The Bully Proof Classroom; these talks
cover a variety of topics that will be sure to entertain your staff and leave them with something to
think about. Your teachers will gain new insights on some difficult topics and leave believing that all
their efforts are truly appreciated. Some of the topics include:


1. Bullying is behavior that on one forgets

2. The Making of a Bully Why we need to work with the victim

3. Five critical compromises we have made as a society and in education

4. Society's morality has not kept up with technology

5. Fear the greatest motivator

6. How to defuse a power struggle

7. The irate parent What do I do?

8. How rumors and gossip affect the school climate

9. Can you handle the truth?

Anti Bullying Coaching

Kids who are bullied often are at a loss when it comes to what to say and how to act when
they are confronted by someone who is attempting to verbally, emotionally, or physically
attack them. This is not uncommon and can even happen to adults. How many times have
you left a situation where you felt intimidated and said to yourself; "The next time he/she
says that to me I am going to tell them......" This happens all the time and we only wish that

we had the courage, the quickness, and the savvy to say something or act in a way that
commands respect. This is a skill that can be learned by kids and adults and but it requires
some coaching and we here at The Bully Proof Classroom are offering this service to
schools, students, teachers, and parents. This is not counseling or therapy, but a method to
help students and yes even adults how to develop confidence when confronted in their
words, actions and attitudes.




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Some Books by Jim Burns

The New 3Rs in Education: Respect, Responsibility, and Relationships

Anti Bullying 101

Defusing Power Struggles With Your Most Difficult Students and Parents

Our Schools Are Filled With Kryptonite




About Jim Burns

Since 1977 Jim Burns has been working with students who have learning disabilities and
behavioral problems. He has almost 40 years of experience working as an administrator,
teacher, college instructor, and a seminar leader. He is committed to helping administrators,
parents, and teachers establish standards of excellence and to help them build successful
relationships with their staff, students, and children. He has written and designed The Bully
Proof Classroom, a graduate course that is offered at The College of New Jersey and La
Salle University in Pennsylvania in partnership with The Regional Training Center and is
endorsed by the New Jersey Education Association. Jim was awarded the degree of Doctor
of Humane Letters in recognition of his work in the area of anti bullying. He has also written
several books on the topic of anti bullying and classroom climate. "Anti Bullying 101" is a
great resource for teachers, administrator, support staff, and parents as it provides permanent
help in dealing with unruly behavior and can be used as part of any anti-bullying program.
He is available for on sight in-services and keynotes and can be reached at 1-732-773-9855
or jameshburns55@gmail.com

Testimonials

The information you presented was right on target with what I have experienced in the recent past. The
fact that you gave information that was research based was good but the way you showed how to put the
information to practice assured all of us that we are doing something right and we found it priceless."

School Superintendent in New Jersey


"Jim Burns is a real leader. He works well with others, and has a real understanding of teacher's and
administrator's needs. After hearing Jim speak, you'll quickly call up your friends and colleagues and
say: You need to hear this guy, he knows what he's talking about!"

Director of Professional Development, Montclair New Jersey


"It is my belief that every person in that room, all 133 of them, walked away from Jim's In-Service with
valuable information and a renewed positive attitude toward their professional life."

Principal Aliquippa Pennsylvania


"An end to psycho-babble Jim taught us how to deal with kids realistically."
"Today applied to me both as a teacher and a Mother."

"This was so much more than I expected to take back to my
classroom." "This was a wonderful day and exceeded my expectations
at all levels." "One of the most interesting and useful In-Service ever"
"The best In-Service I ever attended."

Teachers of the Diocese of Pittsburgh