Survival Skills for Educators Slide Programs Available: Survival Skills for School Personnel Examines the problems facing educators today. Provide many tips on gaining cooperation in a non-confrontational way. How to set up a parent - teacher conference. This entertaining pro-active slide program examines the problems facing educators today and provides dozens of tips and strategies that can minimize or eliminate confrontations.  In addition, it examines the habits and traits of good teachers as identified in a national student survey.  Highly recommended for new teachers but valuable to all.

Ready or Not: Fight Intervention Strategies
 

• Fights are a fact of life in school. Are you prepared to take action?
• Program examines why kids fight.
• Will examine the various stages of a fight and when intervention is least risky.
• Provides nonphysical tactics for dealing with a fight.
• Reviews strategies for dealing with armed antagonists.

An exciting slide presentation that examines and discusses why kids fight and provides non-physical fight intervention strategies.  As the stages of a fight are discussed, suggestions are made as to the safest times and non-physical methods to intervene.  Follow up strategies are also provided. 

Introduction to Gangs

• Examines the early warning signs of gang infiltration
• Discusses the need for professional help in gang intervention

Gangs are spreading rapidly around the country.  According to some experts, “You either have a gang problem or you are going to have a gang problem.”  It is important for educators to recognize the early warning signs.  

A Guider to Surviving a Hostage Encounter

• What would you do if you and/or your students were taken hostage by a student or intruder?
• This unique program examines the dynamics of a hostage situation from the hostages perspective. Dozens of useful ideas are presented to maximize a successful resolution to the problem.
• The role of police and hostage negotiator will be discussed

Any school shooting could have easily become a hostage situation.  In the past two years, a number of school hostage situations have occurred where students, teachers or administrators were held hostage.  Understanding the dynamics of an encounter, whether in school or in one’s personal life, could be a lifesaver. 

Everything You Wanted to Know About Bullies

• In spite of the fact that they are not visible, bullies are everywhere and must be dealt with.
• Program provides simple and effective strategies for identifying bullies and keeping the problem under control.

As a result of recent school shootings around the country, attention has been focused on this serious problem.  This thought provoking slide presentation will explore the bully problem and how it affects everyone, not just the victim.  Suggestions will be made as to what classroom teachers, administrators, the school community and parents can do to help the children involved.  This can be combined with the problem of Hazing

Predicting, Preventing and Surviving Student Unrest (Riots)

• Program examines situations that could get out of control.
• Proactive suggestions will be made to avoid problems before they start.

"Become Streetwise!" A Woman's Guide to Personal Safety

• A program designed to help high school girls deal with the risks of dating, going off to college and traveling by car or public transportation.
• Click on "Become Streetwise" for more information.

This nationally acclaimed women’s safety program has been presented at conferences around the country.  The spring of 2002 it was presented at the National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence in Washington D.C. and the Int’l Youth Crime Watch Conference in Orlando.  Find out what has made this powerful and at times humorous slide program a “must see” for women of any age, student or teacher.  A training program is available for district teachers to implement the program.

The School: No Place for Weapons - Weapon's Dilemma

• This program examines the current weapons dilemma.
• The program discusses why "kids bring weapons to school"
• How to recognize certain concealed weapons
• How to react if confronted with a weapon

This eye opening slide presentation will discuss the hows and whys weapons are brought to school.  The latest in school security technology developed by the Sandia National Laboratories, Garrett Electronics and others will be presented.  Educators will learn why they are possibly the most important deterrent in preventing weapons from coming into school.

Body Language: Dealing With the Potentially Violent Student or Parent

• Understanding and using body language to reduce conflict
• Verbal Communication & de-escalation techniques
• Non-verbal communication as a tool to deal with others
• Developing active listening skills

Body language is greatly affected by race, culture and ethnic influences.  With our classes more frequently attended by a greater variety of students, expanding our understanding of B.L. is helpful.  When angry or hostile, all groups behave amazingly alike. This enlightening slide program will take the participant into the hidden world of non-verbal communication.  For most, non-verbal communication is viewed on an unconscious level.  When properly understood, verbal and non-verbal communication can help recognize and minimize potentially dangerous situations.  It is a must see program for educators.

Why kids can’t, won’t or don’t learn

Much attention has been focused on why young people perform poorly on state exams or are dropping out of school, 25%-30% drop out annually.  “Raising the bar” has been a widespread response to improving poor performance and I think we might be “missing the boat.”  This powerful slide program examines 15-20 issues that seem to be neglected by the “experts” in their rush to improve student performance. 

 Intolerance, racial and ethnic violence in America’s schools is growing.  This slide program is based in part on a program developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center.  A great deal of research has gone into identifying steps that schools and communities can do to reduce hate and promote tolerance. 

As frightening as the title might be, the reality today is that schools can be targeted.  Some of these weapons can be and have been produced by students.  Our students have access to all the information needed to create a chemical bomb from household products, at a cost of around $4, from the library or Internet.  Even more frightening, it has already been done.  

*School Safety* *Slide Programs*

*Survival Skills for School Personnel*-This thought provoking pro-active slide program examines the problems facing educators today and provides dozens of tips and strategies that can minimize or eliminate confrontations. In addition, it examines the habits and traits of good teachers as identified in a national student survey. This program is highly recommended for new teachers but valuable to all.

Why Schools Can Expect More Riots in the Future – Long Island schools have experienced at least 7 of riots in the past year. Some were covered by the media and some were not. Is this the beginning of a trend? I believe it is. The program addresses many of the risk factors that are currently present in schools that could trigger a riot and at the same time offers proactive steps schools can take to reduce the risk. (Program length 2 hours)**

The Dangers of Rioting (A Student’s Program) –Students are often caught up in the moment and give little thought to either personal risk or consequences. This slide presentation focuses on both the dangers and consequences of participating in a riot. It provides warning signs of an impending riot and steps that can be taken to leave as quickly as possible.

*A Profile of the **Unsafe** **School* - There is no “perfect” school. However, it is in everyone’s (administration, teachers and students) best interest to make schools safer. This slide program examines certain conditions, practices and policies that lead a school to the “Who’s Next?” list. Once you know what’s wrong, you are on the first step to making some positive changes.
 

Articles written:

• Fights's In School One of Education's Dirty Little Secrets
• Bullies
• Police In Schools
• Crisis Planning 5 Critical Questions
• Improving Public Schools

• Why Schools Are Likely to See More School Riots

• Why Kids Can’t, Don’t and Refuse to Learn

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