What are PowerShots?
PowerShots are 1-hour interactive online sessions hosted by Jim McMillan and Ruby Butler covering the Life Essentials: academic, social and character building strategies for student development.
What does it cost ?
1 online session: $49 per one computer login
5 online sessions: $220 per one computer login
10 online sessions: $400 per one computer login
What happens if I can't make the scheduled online PowerShot?
No problem! C.L.A.S.S. will be recording each PowerShot session so you can have full access to the online PowerShot. You will receive the streaming video link as soon as the scheduled PowerShot has been completed. Use your PowerShot anytime and anywhere you want to fit your schedule.
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Thursday, September 2
S.O.S. Mayday! Mayday! We need Lifelines! with Ruby Butler
Do you feel like you are on a sinking ship when it comes to teaching character and social behavior? Stay afloat my friends with Life Goals and Lifelines! Successful schools are anchored in a positive school climate. When everybody in a school shares a common belief about how to treat each other and function as a community--learning is SMOOTH SAILING! But how do we get there? In this one hour session, learn how to transform your school with Life Goals and Lifelines. Understanding Life Goals and Lifelines, the brain research that supports it, will prepare educators to address the social and character needs of today’s children.
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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Thursday, September 30
Behavior Procedures: So What is the Right Thing to Do Sherlock? with Ruby Butler
We ask our students to make good decisions every day. Some of our kids don’t have a CLUE! What is the right thing to do in different situations? What is socially acceptable behavior? We can’t assume students know. Knowing the right thing to do is the key to making a good choice! Learn how to create and use behavior procedures to help students unlock the mystery to a positive school environment. The choices students make can change your school’s culture and climate, Holmes!
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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Thursday, October 14
Picture it! with Jim McMillan
Don’t you treasure those memories of being read to? You love to read aloud to students, but “don’t have the time.” In this “hour of power” you will learn how to teach character, reading comprehension strategies, and writing practices all in the confines of new and amazing picture books. You’ll be able to justify every second you spend on these books as a teaching and learning experience. This is a “shot in the arm” for everyone. Intermediate and middle school teachers, don’t be afraid, this is for you too! Let’s all gather around. Have I got a story to tell!
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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Thursday, November 11
Surviving Vocabulary with RuBeyonce! with Ruby Butler
Are you ready to bring fun back to your vocabulary lessons? Do you want to help students become better spellers? Get your nose out of the workbooks and learn some new moves with RuBeyonce! In this Powershot, RuBeyonce will share innovative and fun vocabulary and spelling strategies. RuBeyonce will show you how to “tweak” old-school strategies, integrate movement, and add student interest that will have kids begging to learn new words.
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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Thursday, December 2
Calgon! Take Me Away From My Guided Reading Group! with Jim McMillan
Does the thought of one more (same old, same old) small-group reading session make you want to slam your head on the table? In this one hour Power Shot, teachers will learn how to make Guided Reading groups come alive again. Students will be leaping back to your table, and you will be refreshed and renewed with new ideas on how to get students to discuss, respond, and relish literature. Put away the Calgon, and bring on the books!
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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Thursday, January 13
Come Full Circle with Judge Ruby
All rise! What you are about to witness is real…The participants are not actors…They are the actual students in your classroom that want to belong. That’s right-- brain research indicates that the need to belong is one of the greatest of all human needs. Judge Ruby will show you how to take Community Circles, a structure to help build community, to another level! Maximize your Community Circles by using them to build relationships, solve problems, teach character and social behavior, integrate curriculum, and assess for student understanding. The verdict is in—build community in the classroom. What say you?
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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Thursday, February 3
Where are we going today? with Jim McMillan
We’re taking a road trip! The vehicle we’re using is your agenda! In this Power Shot, you will learn how to provide a planning structure for students, provide absence of threat with a visual schedule, and learn how to spiral review your curriculum through the use of a daily agenda in your classroom. This trip will engage students and start the day on a positive note. Your students will be packing their bags with the skills and standards you use in your agenda . Hey, hey, let’s look at our day...you won’t believe what’s coming our way!
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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Tuesday, March 8
Let's Go Clubbing! with Jim McMillan
Put on your party clothes, we’re going clubbing! Learning Clubs that is! This POWER SHOT will focus on using Learning Clubs in NEW ways to build communication, collaboration, and influence students to make learning relevant, cooperative, and fun (sort of like doing the “electric slide”). Teachers will also learn current research which backs the reasoning for this structure. Everybody on the floor, C.L.A.S.S. is banging on your door.
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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Thursday, April 7
Together We Can! with Ruby Butler
The best way to prepare children for the workforce of tomorrow is by giving them practice working and interacting with other people today. Implementing collaborative strategies will not only add novelty to your instruction, but also improve students’ abilities to collaborate, cooperate, and communicate effectively. In this one hour session, enhance your instructional practice by learning new collaboration structures and understanding the importance of collaboration in the classroom. Let’s get to work!
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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Thursday, May 5
Holy Welcome Messages, Batman! with Jim McMillan
How about a Power Shot that will help put a BANG into the effectiveness of the first few minutes in your day? In this jam-packed sixty minutes, you will learn how to use the dynamic duo in a welcome message to help drive positive behavior with students, spiral review curriculum, and quickly and easily assess to drive further instruction. These are fun, NEW ideas that will put a Zing into your day. Bam! Bam! Ka-Pow! Tune in to learn how!
Session 1: 2:45-3:45 EST
Session 2: 4:45-5:45 EST
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