Become a parent management expert to reduce your number of negative parent encounters and increase job satisfaction.
Teachers have taken courses in classroom management, but they are often unprepared for the “parent management” part of their jobs. As parents become more demanding, teachers become more stressed, even to the point of leaving the profession. Clear and frequent communication with parents before problems arise is key, and developing a skill set to work with parents can help teachers feel more confident and competent in dealing with this growing aspect of their jobs.
To help you respond to this emerging trend of parent involvement Inside the School has bundled its two popular seminars "Dealing with Difficult Parents: Prep Work" and "Dealing with Difficult Parents: Face-to-Face" to offer the greatest value in parent management training.
By watching in these seminars, you will gain the professional advantage you need to ensure that parents are working with you to improve each student’s educational experience.
Save 25% through your Middle School Journal offer! The CD originally for $249 is now $186, the Transcript originally for $99 is now $74 and the CD/Transcript package originally for $299 is yours for only $224.
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Online Seminar #1: Dealing with Difficult Parents: Prep Work
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Picture this: a teacher sits at his desk and grades papers after the final bell has rung. A parent calls and begins to blast him for writing a referral for her daughter. The teacher explains the situation, but the parent continues to rant. After fifteen minutes, both parties hang up and the teacher packs up his briefcase full of ungraded essays. The bag feels heavy in his hand as he walks from the building. This situation can easily be avoided, but only if the teacher has proper training in parent management. Teachers need to be proactive rather than reactive in working with their students’ parents. From this online seminar you’ll receive specific suggestions for communicating with parents in real-life situations and for preventing difficult situations before they arise. You’ll learn:
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Online Seminar #2: Dealing with Difficult Parents: Face-to-Face
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After implementing the strategies you’ll learn in the first online seminar, you’ll see a great reduction in the amount of conflict you encounter with parents. However, you’ll never be able to completely avoid difficult situations. You still need to be equipped with the knowledge and tools of how to respond when an occassional conflict does arise. This seminar presents real situations that can develop between teachers and parents and explores how these situations can be resolved or even prevented. You’ll learn:
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Why should you order these CDs or transcripts?
Research indicates that about 1/6 of teachers nationwide leave the profession every year (Harvard Graduate School of Education 2005) and parent management is a top reason almost half cite for leaving (Consortium for Policy Research in Education 2005). Parents have become more demanding, and teachers often feel unprepared or unsupported in their interactions with them. Gain the tools you need to avoid difficult situations before they rise and to manage conflit for the situations you cannot avoid.
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About the Presenter: Suzanne Tingley
Suzanne Tingley began her career in education by teaching English in Paraguay, South America as a Peace Corps Volunteer. When she returned home to New York, she taught high school and middle school English and served as department chair for several years. She then became the Academic Dean at a private independent school. Returning to public education 5 years later, she was an elementary school principal for 3 years and then became a superintendent of schools, retiring in January 2008 after 15 years in that position.
Tingley has published over 50 articles in education journals including seven Commentaries in Education Week, the education journal of record. One of her essays was included in The Last Word: The Best Commentary in American Education (Education Week Press 2007).
She is an adjunct professor for the State University of New York in the Department of Education Administration and was recognized by the university with an award for her work in the program. She was given the Outstanding Administrator Award by the New York State School Library Association in 2002. In 2007 she was named a “Woman of Distinction” by the New York State Senate. She has served on state and local boards and serves on the Board of Trustees at a local college.
She has taught many workshops and seminars and currently works as an education consultant. Her book, How to Handle Difficult Parents: A Teacher’s Survival Guide (Cottonwood Press 2006) received very favorable reviews in professional publications. Shortly after the book appeared, Dr. John Rosemond reviewed the work in his nationally syndicated column, praising its practical advice and humor. The book rose to #30 on Amazon’s best seller list within the month.
Tingley holds a BA from The Ohio State University and an MS from the State University of New York at Oswego.
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