- Discuss the reality of student dropout rates and possible preventative measures
- Identify best practices for managing students who attempt to cheat or may be tempted to cheat
- Discuss the reality and management of school violence and student aggression
- Discuss how bullying, drug & alcohol abuse, suicide, teen pregnancy, child abuse, homelessness and poverty can affect classroom behavior and ability to learn
- Today’s family compositions are unique, identify and discuss challenges for single, divorcing, same-sex, two-working parent and other family situations that affect students
- Become familiar with terms such as self-monitoring, self-perception, cognitive dissonance, socioeconomic status (SES), generational poverty and cyber bullying