Before you begin, this one's just for you - enJOY!
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Reminder:
Plan ahead when ordering "I Make A Difference" Wristbands. We do what we can to keep them in stock. It may take 2-4 weeks if we have run out. Highest demand times are: Holiday/Christmas, Spring Ceremonies and Fall kick-offs so plan accordingly.
Another way you can do the acknowledgment ceremony is with "I Make A Difference" wristbands made out of construction paper or with Avery big stickers with "I Make A Difference" written on them. Be creative and have fun with this!
The 9 Weeks to a "Make A Difference" Year Workbook
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NEW RULES 1.30.9
Make A Difference with the Power of Acknowledgment
Depression and Suicide Rates Are Rising Sharply in Young Americans
In 2006, Mary collaborated with Helice "Sparky" Bridges on making an online movie depicting a "thank you" story she'd received from a mother whose son did not commit suicide because of her Who I Am Makes A Difference blue ribbon ceremony, which she created in 1979 to eradicate bullying, end conflict, stop crime and violence, avert suicide, enhance self-worth. The original version of our movie was viewed over 3 million times on social media in its first 3 months.
By making acknowledgment your daily practice coupled with giving each person 3-4 I Make a Difference Wristbands to "pay-it-forward" you too can make an exponential difference in the lives of all those who you have the opportunity to touch.
MAPit:
Confidently Defuse Explosive Student Situations with this Dynamic TurnAround System!
Attn: Educators, Administrators, Parents and Professionals
You’ve tried: Timeouts, Punishments, Ignoring, Detentions, Suspensions, Restraints, and Seclusions. Along with PBS. PBIS. ABA. CPS. SEL. PAX. CHAMPS. RULERS. Teaching Empathy. Growth Mindset. Maker Learning. Bloom’s Taxonomy. Brain Based Learning. Personalized Learning. Project-Based Learning. Team-Building for Learning. Blended Learning. Genius Hour. Trauma-Informed Care. Zones of Regulation. Restorative Practices. And many others. You have used the newest training models, which are excellent tools. Yet you hear yourself saying it’s not enough, that something is still missing, or that this is just taking too long with too much to do. Unlike other programs, MAPit gets you answers you didn’t even know you needed to know, quickly!
Make A Difference with the Power of Connection
How to TurnAround Behaviors in 30 Seconds or Less!
It’s THE little book with a big (complete) message. It’s 40 years of field-tested, effective and empowering ways to live, love and work with Today’s Youth. If you’re going to get children to do as you’ve asked, when you’ve asked, it’s not going to happen by accident. Make A Difference with the Power of Connection is a soothing and engaging 1-hour read. It’s for parents and professionals who need simple, immediately applicable strategies without spending days mired in text and extensive program implementation and processes. Learn Mary’s shortcuts on how to turnaround big, uncomfortable behaviors in 30 seconds or less … more times than not! Plus, Mary’s NEW “Road Map” Bonus Package: BONUS 1: What, If, When 30-Sec. TurnAround Training,
BONUS 2: 9 Swaps to Stop Blowing Kids Up! Training,
BONUS 3: The Power of Connection Movie,
BONUS 4: Makin’ Magic Ten Tricks for At-Risk Youth eBooklet,
BONUS 5: Makin’ Magic Increasing Energy with At-Risk Training
Academic Success 101: Accelerate Learning in Every. Single. Student.
How to fix what ain’t broken!
The problem is that our children are not broken. We just see them and treat them as if they are. This becomes the seeds that we plant, water and feed their minds. An adult’s belief, attitude, vibe and tone is everything. It’s the cornerstone to everything that comes after. Children are unskillful at problem solving, communicating and meeting expectations at an adult level. How do you fix what’s not broken? Learn to see the cues each individual's neurological wiring is signaling with new eyes of understanding. While diagnoses and labels are what gets children with problematic behaviors and unskillful communication additional academic assistance and emotional support, it remains a double-edge sword that, without relabeling, will become a self-fulling prophecy which has been documented in mountains of research from Stanford to Harvard. AS101 is a 10 Part Program that quickly shifts energy, problem solves unproductive behaviors and excels academic productively.
Teaching ENERGETICS:
Change Your Vibe, See Students Thrive
You can't have an attitude and keep it a secret! Any student you do not like, will feel it no matter how positive and encouraging you think you are being. All of the best tools in the world will not be consistently effective long-term without the adults in charge understanding the quantum science, neurology and biology of interconnection. It's real, it's felt, it's measurable and it's happening whether you mean for it to be or not. Kids are constantly picking up what you're putting down whether it appears they are listening or not. The kids you are not getting through to feel your opinions, biases and judgments of them and they will have zero regard for you. TE's 5- Step System illustrates quantum entanglement, i.e., co-mingling and just how powerful and influential you really can be without nagging, yelling, constant ultimatums, punitive time-outs, spanking, detentions and suspensions ever again.
