Creating the 1-Style Classroom: How to promote community and student self-direction in any classroom.

Creating a Psychology of Success/SEL: How to promote internal locus of control, a sense of acceptance and belonging, and a Growth vs Fixed Orientation in the minds and behavior of the students, the actions of the teachers, and the general way things are in the classroom.

Understanding Motivation and Encouraging More Intrinsic Sources in Students: How to use extrinsic methods intelligently, and how to promote more internal and long term sources of motivation in students.

Project-Based Learning: How to structure and assess project-based instruction so that it is increasingly more effective each time it is implemented.

Creating a Living Classroom/and or School Social Contract: How to encourage all stakeholders at the school to invest and commit to the collective good at the school as agreed upon by everyone in this dynamic process.

Creating a Bonded Classroom Community: How to use a variety of strategies to build a real and lasting sense of collective We to a classroom, including classroom meetings, use of mantras, and the practices that build community and those that limit it.

We teach Who We Are, So Why Not Teach the Real You: This presentation helps teachers and leaders recognize when they are teaching from their highest self and when they are not, including many practical examples and skills that define the best you.

Working with Challenging Students: How to change negative identities, encourage student self-responsibility, and how to negotiate potential power struggles. So that your most challenging students emerge over time into more positive and thoughtful contributors to the classroom collective.

Promoting Positive Classroom Expectations: Learn how to use the strategies of the top 5% of teachers do to encourage all students to be on the same page and buy into a positive vision for themselves and the class as a whole.