Esther Williams


"This is the best workshop I have ever attended! Esther’s warmth, humor, expertise, and passion for her topic and the audience was exceptional. Her down-to-earth presentation style and her enthusiasm made the day go quickly. Truly an enjoyable, informative, fun day."

Jo Shaffer
Coordinator of Academic Advising
Penn State

Educational Seminars

CHALLENGING CHILDREN & TEENS

In this high energy workshop you will learn new strategies to help you enhance motivation, create a positive learning relationship, and prepare children and teens for success. This training is for anyone who works with children and teens and wants to help them become more successful academically and emotionally stable. Whether you are at the start of your career or have had many years of experience, this seminar is designed to answer your questions, provide valuable resources, and offer useful, practical solutions to the tough problems that you are facing in working with children and teens today. In a national climate where no child can be “left behind,” this seminar is a must for everyone who is trying to find the solutions to working with difficult and unmotivated, high-risk students.

You will have the knowledge required to:
  • Explain the Challenges of 21st century children & teens
  • Identify Differentiated Instruction (DI) strategies for children & teens with academic and behavioral challenges.
  • Discuss the special Challenges of students with ADHD, Bipolar/Depression, and Autism/Asperger’s
  • Specify tools that educators, therapists, and parents can utilize to maximize the total educational program of children & teens with challenges.

Agenda
Manage Disruptive Behavior - What Works & What Doesn’t
  • How to Connect with Parents & Gain Support
  • Discipline vs. Punishment
  • Teach Through Consequences
Proven Strategies to Motivate the Unmotivated
  • Reach through Relationship
  • Create an Environment of Motivation
The At-Risk Can Succeed
  • Set Goals that Nourish Hope
  • Create a Caring Environment that Instills Confidence &Hope
Empower the Struggling: Students with Disabilities
  • Acknowledge their Emotional Needs
ADHD
  • Multi-modal Treatment Plan
  • Differentiated instruction (DI) Strategies
Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
  • High functioning Autism vs. Asperger’s
  • Differentiated Instruction (DI) Strategies for Students with PDD in the General Education Program
  • Academic & Environmental Accommodations
The Angry Child

Bullying
  • Academic & Behavioral Challenges
  • Protecting the Emotional Energy of Helping Professionals