Five Core Components

Time To Teach trainings consist of Five Core Components:

  1.  Self-Control Strategies
  2.  Classroom Design Techniques
  3.  Teaching to Appropriate Behaviors
  4.  Accurate and Timely Consequences
  5.  Student Teacher Relationships

Self-Control Strategies

◊ Learning calm is contagious and silence is powerful strategies
◊ Dealing with challenges on student time
◊ Personal space awareness
◊ Avoiding power struggles
◊ Diffusing challenges

Learning calm is contagious and silence is powerful strategies

◊ Dealing with challenges on student time
◊ Personal space awareness
◊ Avoiding power struggles
◊ Diffusing challenges

Classroom Design Techniques

◊ Desk arrangements
◊ Ecological revisions
◊ Strategic use of
◊ Color
◊ Lighting
◊ Scent
◊ Music

Teaching to Appropriate Behaviors

◊ Teaching to classroom rules
◊ Teaching to classroom routines
◊ Teaching to common or shared area expectations
◊ Teaching behaviors using the I do-we do-you do method

Accurate and Timely Consequences

◊ Refocus™ ~ eliminating 90% of classroom challenges
◊ Avoiding multiple warnings and repeated requests
◊ Using start-up and shut-down prompts

Student Teacher Relationships

◊ Connecting with kids
◊ Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR)
◊ Turning challenging students into allies