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