Monday, October 17, 2011

Breakfast with Guidance

As a reminder, on Tuesday, October 18 the Nipmuc Guidance Department will run its first "Breakfast with Guidance" of the 2011 - 2012 school year from 8am – 9am in the Nipmuc PDC. Presenter Michael Delman will join us to discuss how to coach students to success in high school. Please see the information below for more details on the presentation. Space is limited for this opportunity. Please contact Ona Moore at omoore@mursd.org or 508-529-2140 if you would like to attend.
                          
Description of the Program:
Parents can't do it all. In fact, by high school, many parents are lucky if they can get a sentence or two across to their teen children without being seen as hopelessly outdated and receiving an eye roll. Thinking Outside the Classroom is an Executive Function coaching company that will share some of their tips with us on October 18 from 8-9 am. In their own words, "The 40 coaches in their company have the huge advantage of not being the parents of our clients, so even though our own kids might roll their eyes at us at times, other people's kids are willing to try our techniques. When they start getting results, we make sure that they know the tools are theirs now." The tools they will show us are ones that you can show your high school kids, and they will like most of them. The key is the word "show" … and to make sure that they don't think that the ideas came from you:) The focus will be on planning out long-term assignments (papers and projects) and on preparing effectively for school tests.

About the Presenter: After teaching in the Southborough Public School system, Michael Delman founded and served as principal for the McAuliffe Regional Public Charter School. As President of Thinking Outside the Classroom, he has created a dynamic, eclectic, and, above all, effective approach to helping students become more internally motivated and capable of attaining their goals. He received his Master’s in Education from Lesley University and his Bachelor’s degree from Brown University. Mr. Delman has been recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Education as a Distinguished Educator and received the Teacher Incentive Award from the Anti-Defamation League.

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