West Central Indiana
Educational Service Center
Excellence through Collaboration
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January 13, 2026
Advanced Classroom Management
Jim Kestner will present his nationally recognized program in a high-energy session dedicated to helping experienced teachers address a wide range of classroom management issues. Teachers who attend will find strategies that lead students to make good choices, replacing controlling behaviors with strategies that lead students to monitor and take responsibility for their own behavior. Specifically, the session will address the following:
* What teachers should know about teaching Generation Z
* Developing character-based discipline
* Addressing common challenging behaviors
* Difference between controlling behaviors and building good decision-making skills * Consistency
* Developing and implementing effective classroom policies
* Establishing a character-building classroom environment
* Teaching self-respect, self-discipline, and responsibility
* Self-esteem vs. self-respect
* Grading systems that encourage student effort and engagement
* Assessing student behavior
* Parent and administrator involvement
Audience: K-12 Educators, Instructional Coaches
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Check out the variety of Virtual workshops scheduled this year!
Educational Service Centers Risk Funding Trust
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ESCRFT MISSION STATEMENT
Utilizing a spirit of respect and cooperation, the mission of the Educational Service Centers Risk Funding Trust (ESCRFT) is to reduce and stabilize long-term costs of property, liability and workers' compensation insurance for Indiana schools and related educational organizations by providing an alternative risk management program that is self-governed and transparent.