Dr Jane Bluestein

A dynamic and entertaining speaker, Dr. Bluestein has worked with thousands of educators, counselors, healthcare professionals, parents, childcare workers and other community members world-wide. She has appeared internationally as a speaker and talk-show guest, including several appearances as a guest expert on CNN, National Public Radio and The Oprah Winfrey Show

Dr. Bluestein specializes in programs and resources geared to provide practical and meaningful information, training and hope in areas related to relationship building, effective instruction and guidance, and personal development. Much of her work focuses on interactions between adults and children, especially children at risk. Her down-to-earth speaking style, practicality, sense of humor, and numerous stories and examples make her ideas clear and accessible to her audiences.

An award-winning author whose books include Creating Emotionally Safe Schools; 21st Century Discipline; Being a Successful Teacher; Parents, Teens, & Boundaries; Mentors, Masters, and Mrs. McGregor: Stories of Teachers Making a Difference, one of Dr. Bluestein's latest books is The Win-Win Classroom and a companion facilitator's guide.

Formerly a classroom teacher (in inner-city Pittsburgh, PA), crisis-intervention counselor, teacher training program coordinator, and volunteer with high-risk teens at a local Day Treatment Program, Dr. Bluestein currently heads Instructional Support Services, Inc., a consulting and resource firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dealing with Difficult Students:
Practical Strategies for Success with Defiant, Defeated and other At-Risk Kids

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We all know who they are: The unmotivated student who performs below his capabilities. The student with weak social skills who has a hard time getting along with her peers. The non-traditional learner who has a hard time with the academic demands of the classroom. The disruptive student whose misbehaviours and bad attitude make our work even more difficult. The quiet child who fades into the woodwork. The one who can't stay awake in class. Suspicious kids. Defensive kids. Indifferent kids. And kids who want to do well but just can't seem to get it together.

This session offers dozens of effective, classroom-proven strategies to help you reach a wide range of students- all the while minimizing stress in the classroom environment! Learn about creating win-win authority relationships, making success possible for all students, accommodating a wide range of learning behaviors and academic abilities, making a connection, increasing positivity, changing the school culture, supporting the needs of non-traditional learners and putting the fun back in teaching!

These are techniques that can work with all kids at any grade level, but are especially appropriate for students who are particularly challenging.