Educator Training Curriculum

Classroom Management: Clothing, music, feelings and relationships make up the world of the average teenager. Trends have come and gone with every generation, but when these interests become obsessions and are linked to an ideology, there is a definite danger. This course will address specific counter cultures, as well as help define specific signs to help identify when they can become harmful. Read more

Teaching Parents How to Protect Their Teens Online: Adolescents often know more about the use of internet technology than their parents. While this in and of itself is not bad, there are many dangers present in the use of this type of technology. Detective Rich Wistocki has been a part of Naperville Police Department?s Internet Crimes Unit for over 10 years and has presented to hundreds of parents on this topic. By attending this presentation, Detective Wistocki will review the important tools that parents need to monitor their teens online.Read more

Responding to School Crisis: A Multi-component Crisis Intervention Approach: Educators nationwide and worldwide struggle to establish and manage School Crisis Response Teams in response to the recent escalation in frequency and scope of campus emergencies. Community CISM teams have much to offer, but much to learn about the unique milieu of schools. Similarly, schools can benefit from CISM technology and strategies. This course attempts to develop a common language and approach that fits within the broad goals and specific needs of school crisis management. Working together in multi-disciplinary teams, we explore organizing principles, develop specific skills and culminate in a large incident planning simulation. The Group CISM course is recommended as a prerequisite but not required, as an overview of techniques will be provided.Read more