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What’s New on this Site
January 16, 2012
Spectrum Podcasts Launch
Dr. Jane Bluestein chats with experts on topics relevant to educators, counselors, and parents. Available on this site: audio programs and a PDF handout for each show with tips, notes, program highlights, and additional resources related to the topic.
You can subscribe to Spectrum Podcasts on iTunes or download the audio for these programs there.
The three shows currently available include:
Teaching Money Management Skills to Children with Judy Lawrence, M.S.Ed.
Increasing Parent Involvement in the Schoolswith Dr. Lulu Lopez
Technology and Special Needs with Don and Gracie Tillman
Also updated: The history of this company, filling in some of the changes since the last entry, in the fall of 2008.
Added pages: About Father Sky Graphics and About Father Sky Media
December 26, 2011
“Parents as Allies: Building your Support Team”
Excerpt from Becoming a Win-Win Teacher with practical tips for creating win-win, supportive relationships with your students’ parents.
December 10, 2011
“How to Attend your High School Reunion”
Interview with Dr. Jane Bluestein and Jeanne Martinet with practical tips and attitudes to help you not only survive your reunion, but even enjoy it!
Updated Links
The Links section on this site just keeps growing! There is an entire new section on “Money and Financial Literacy for Kids” and “Digital Culture and Citizenship,” plus a whole new list of resources related to Traumatic Brain Injury plus recommended apps for individuals with special needs in the Special Education and Special Needs section.
November 30, 2011
Two free articles about kids and money
5 Tips for Raising Financially Sound Children by Judy Lawrence, M.S.Ed.
11 ways to avoid problems with your children over money or buying by Dr. Jane Bluestein
New “Pads” on the Back Templates
Now available in Korean and Latvian!
Book of Article Reprints in electronic form
This collection of 25 articles by Dr. Jane Bluestein is now available in its entirety as a downloadable PDF. Read online or print out a copy for yourself and save nearly 25% in the process.
September 6, 2011
“Pads” on the Back Templates are FREE
In keeping with the positive intentions of this Web site, I have decided to make our “Pads” on the Back templates available FOR FREE!
I’ve moved them from the Bookstore to the “Handouts” section of this site (under “Free Stuff”). Click here for the list of links for the free downloads. As of today, the templates are available in 22 languages. If you don’t see yours, or one you would like, please click here. If you prefer, we still have some of the multi-colored pads available (English only).
The Best of Corwin: Classroom Management
A collection of chapters from nine different books (including two from my win-win series) on issues pertaining to classroom management. The “by Jane Bluestein” part refers to the fact that I edited this work, and wrote the introductions to each chapter, as well as the preface to the book. Click here for more information.
May 16, 2011
The Parent’s Book of Lists in Spanish!
After years of looking for translation options, Listas Para Padres: Qué Hacer y Qué No is now available through an Argentinian publisher (Lumen, though I don’t see this book listed on their site yet). In any event, we have copies of this book in English and Spanish!
Individual articles are now downloadable!
The 20 articles on this site can now be ordered as a download or a hard copy. Of course, all of these articles—plus 5 bonus articles—are still available in the bound copy of The Book of Article Reprints and it’s only a matter of time (hopefully, this summer) before the entire book is available as a PDF and eventually in other eBook formats as well.
April 2, 2011
New audio products available!
Click here for more information about Dr. Bluestein’s live, full-day audio seminar with practical strategis for working successfully with difficult students. Package comes with four CDs and a comprehensive resource handbook.
Click here for Dr. Bluestein’s 90-minute keynote on being a successful teacher. Previously available only on cassette, this humorous, informative program is now available as an mp3 download.
New “Pads” on the Back templates
New translations have come in! The positive-message templates are now available in Hawaiian, Japanese (phonetic), Korean, French, Tagalog— plus 18 other languages.
Download Dr. Bluestein’s Article Reprints
All 20 of Dr. Bluestein’s articles are now available for individual purchase either as a hard copy (mailed to you) or for you to download! Click here for more information.
More French translations
Click here for 24 articles and handouts en Français!
November 27, 2010
Booster Shots® blackline masters for dozens of award certificates, stickers, and buttons. Elementary and secondary sets available as multiple-page PDF download. Only $4.95 each, 15% off for both sets ordered together.
“Pads” on the Back in Russian
Click here for more information.
November 6, 2010
“Pads” on the Back Template now in Finnish and Turkish!
Click here for more information.
October 28, 2010
New handout available
Eight handouts now available en français:
Encourager un comportement coopératif
Directives sur la Façon de Donner des Choix
Cinq caractéristiques d’une bonne limite
Directives sur la façon de faire face à un comportement négatif
Profils de comportement des élèves
October 13, 2010
Two more new articles:
Building Classroom Community: effective, positive, common-sense alternatives to reactivity and finger-pointing
and
Positive Consequences: a new spin on the traditionally negative approach to motivating cooperative student behavior
October 10, 2010
Two new articles:
“Test Time: Bringing Balance and Sanity to Our Schools” and “Parenting Teens: Where Do You Draw the Line?”
“Pads” on the Back Template now in 16 languages
Most recent additions include German, Norwegian, and Latin! Click here for more information.
October 1, 2010
An even wider world of positivity!
In the last two weeks, I have added the following languages to the mix for our “Pads” on the Back Templates: Estonia, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Polish, and Vietnamese!
September 13, 2010
A whole world of positivity!
August 29, 2010
Two new audio products available!
Click here for more information about Dr. Bluestein’s live, full-day audio seminar with practical strategis for working successfully with difficult students. Package comes with four CDs and a comprehensive resource handbook.
TeacherTapes mp3 download: Being a Successful Teacher
Click here for Dr. Bluestein’s 90-minute keynote on being a successful teacher. Previously available only on cassette, this humorous, informative program is now available as an mp3 download.
July 31, 2010
First excerpt from Becoming a Win-Win Teacher:
Also from Becoming a Win-Win Teacher:
Would you do it again (go into education)?
“I wish someone had told me...”
July 24, 2010
New Articles on the site:
What’s a Purchase Order: Confessions of an Accidental CEO (teacher-turned-business-owner)
May 10, 2010
A guide for beginning teachers. Nearly two years in the making, this book offers a comprehensive and realistic guide to help newcomers to the field of education (and the people responsible for training and mentoring them as well). Valuable tips on what works and what doesn’t, why we stay and why so many dedicated people leave, as well as practical information on behavior management, self-care, and working with colleagues, administrators, and parents.
Fall 2009
Promotional video now on this site. Click here to see Dr. Jane Bluestein in a short online video.
Sept. 15, 2008
Magic, Miracles & Synchronicity
At long last! This is a second edition of the now out-of-print book (Daily Riches) with a new cover, a new title, and a new arrangement of the chapters for a more logical and user-friendly version of a timeless (and timely) book! Also, check out the new Web site!
June 2, 2008
The Win-Win Classroom Facilitator’s GuideAvailable mid- to late-June! For anyone teaching a class or running a study group or seminar on classroom management, discipline, or learning issues. Click here for more information or to pre-order.
Father Sky Studios
Coming soon: Beads, glass, paper, clay, and fiber projects. Click here for a sneak peak at a few precious metal clay items and some polymer clay items.
Click here to see the old “what’s new” page, and track a few of the changes this site and this business has undergone in the past few years.
Direct links to free stuff on this site:
articles and excerpts • handouts • materials in Spanish and French • videos and podcasts • links to other sites and resources • ideas, tips, and experiences of other educators • humor and fun
My Calendar
Click here (or on the image to the left) to see my schedule. Click here for a map with links to dates that I will be in your area.
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