The Tough Kid

Featuring content from William R. Jenson’s The Tough Kid Series, this professional development emphasizes ready-to-use, classroom tested materials and strategies to help motivate and manage even the toughest-to-teach students. Training focuses on:

• Mystery Motivators
• The application of home notes
• Student self-monitoring of behavior
• Behavioral contracts
• Data-driven tracking procedures
• Reinforcer systems and classroom interventions

Provide staff with practical, evidence-based strategies for dealing effectively with tough problems like arguing, aggression toward staff and other students, noncompliance, lack of motivation, and poor academic performance.