Professional Staff Development

Course Title Playing Devil's Advocate with Love & Logic K-12

Course Description

Interested in gaining more tricks for handling minor, moderate, and severe behavior challenges at school?...This is the class for you!

-No longer feel overwhelmed

-Enhance classroom behavior management repertoire

-Reduce stress and allow more teaching time

-Learn words to use when describing tough situations to parents

-Establish a positive atmosphere in the classroom

-Become aware of unemotional techniques for responding to misbehavior

-Delay consequences and give yourself time to think

-Address chronic misbehaviors with behavior contracts

-Create opportunities for students to take responsibility for their own actions

-Develop tools for working with disruptive students in specific situations

-Deflate power struggles

Increase collaborative skills (group projects/class meetings)

Instructor

Marianne Sager
Ellen Deal
Dates

Not scheduled at this time

Times  
Location  
College Credit $38.00 for one quarter credit through Seattle Pacific University

Submit College & Clock Hour Credits for Salary Increments form to Brenda Hopkins, Human Resources, prior to the start of any class.

Clock Hour Credit $15.00 for 10 clock hour credits through Seattle Pacific University

Submit College & Clock Hour Credits for Salary Increments form to Brenda Hopkins, Human Resources, prior to the start of any class.

Instructor's Fee $50.00

You may register for this course by e-mail to Toni Ashley. You MUST SEND a check made out to the Tahoma School District to Toni Ashley for the Instructor's Fee. 

When registering by email to Toni  please list :

  • Course title
  • Your name
  • Whether you are paying by personal check or Purchase Order (include the PO number)
  • School where you teach
  • Grade you teach

You may also register by filling out the form and mailing it with a check.   For out of district participants, mail payment to:

Toni Ashley
Teaching & Learning Department
Tahoma Central Services Center
25720 Maple Valley/Black Diamond Rd.
Maple Valley, WA  98038

425-413-3400