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!
Partnerships
For the most up to date list of partnership vendor choose this link and then request the members-only pricing after you click Learn More.
https://escindiana.org/partnerships/
Browse the contracts here at
Cooperative Programs Dashboard - Contracts
Learn more about our collaboration with the ESC of I and how it benefits WCIESC member schools
We all are looking for ways to run leaner and more efficiently. Cooperative purchasing
and Partnerships help you achieve that goal. You will get more contracts to choose
from and more savings. It's easy, efficient, and cost-effective purchasing at its best
and part of your ESC membership!
This month, we're highlighting some great organizations for the modern school! We bring you technology and programs to keep your school ahead of the game in professional development and mental health.
FranklinCovey Education is committed to equip every stakeholder in your district with the mindset, skillset, and toolset needed to reach new levels of performance and achieve exceptional results. In addition to PD and consulting, we offer a PK-12 school im system called Leader in Me (LiM). Learn More →
Starling Mind isn’t just another digital mental health program. It’s the ultimate mental health companion to help educators better understand, monitor and enhance their mental well-being. They offer customized support based on an educator’s unique personality and learning style. Learn More →
WCIESC has worked steadily with the ESC of I partnership and a with a wide variety of organizations with the goal of supporting the needs of our member districts. The value this brings to our members is not only a cost saving but also saving precious employee time, which adds to further cost savings.
Our partners are vetted by the partnerships team members for quality, service, and return on investment. Our Partnerships page is designed to introduce the partnerships, provide a brief description of their services, and connect you to the partner’s website for additional information. WCIESC member school districts are afforded special discount pricing for the partner services. To request members only pricing, go to the vendor link and complete the short intake form. Please note, you must go through ESC of I to access your special members benefits. LEARN MORE
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WCIESC partners with The Castle. The Castle offers professional development opportunities to teachers and supports learning experiences in partner schools that maximize creative problem-solving, enhance the curriculum, nurture self-expression, honor varied learning styles, and encourage essential 21st Century skills.
From the beginning, The Castle was designed to support teachers in their efforts to create energizing, meaningful, authentic and productive learning spaces for their students. We know how stressful and chaotic the last few years have been, for you and your students. We wanted to find a way to make it a little less so. At the suggestion of our lead teachers, who thought it could be helpful and joy-making in this bizarre time to get some fresh ideas to spice things up, we contracted three teaching artists (bios below) to develop the BOOST video series just for you. Each video is designed to be as adaptable as possible to your individual teaching needs, and include concrete strategies and moments of reflection for teachers as well as mini-lessons that can be shared directly with students. Our hope, in making this series, is that you’ll find a few quick takeaways that you can try out in your classrooms (or virtually) to boost student morale, engagement and enthusiasm. We send our deepest thanks to the Indiana Arts Commission/Arts Illiana for their generous funding that has made this series possible.
The videos series includes:
Arts Integration and Creative Movement (grades K-2)
Arts Integration and Creative Movement (grades 3-6)
Arts Integration and Creative Movement (grades 7-12)
Created by Jessica DiLorenzo, who has worked with our teacher cohort in past years. Everyone loved her joyful energy so much that we wanted to bring it to all teachers in the region. These videos—targeted specifically to the given grade levels—model sample activities and help teachers consider how to frame them as both stand-alone energy boosters and science curriculum enhancers.
Integrating Art into your Math Course
Created by Geoff Krall, this video is aimed at math teachers K-12. Lucid and dynamic, Geoff briefly describes the benefits of integrating art into math courses, then dives into several sample projects to make it all come to life.
Engaging Student Voice in the Classroom through Music and Arts
Created by Martin Urbach, who we discovered through a recent feature piece on NPR, this video delves into the theory of participatory learning and describes a number of strategies that can be used with students K-12 to open up spaces for student voice, particularly in these tumultuous times. It is slightly more geared towards older students.
FRONTLINE TECHNOLOGIES
The Center provides a discounted rate for Frontline products. Save time reporting on absence trends -Reduce paperwork and manual data entry, Ensure there’s a qualified substitute when needed, Stay compliant with labor law. This is an internet-based program that utilizes you existing substitute pool.
Contact: Debbi Christy
