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  On-site TrainingWe offer a variety of training programs. We can tailor any agenda, on any of our materials, to the needs of your school, district, or company. To schedule an on-site training, call us at (305) 576-5075 or (800) 749-8838 and ask to speak with a trainer.
Training FAQs What does training offer that the teacher's guides do not?While many people may find our curricula user-friendly enough to implement independently, others find training a helpful enhancement. Training participants explore content more thoroughly and practice skills, which can increase their confidence and competence to implement it. If you intend to implement conflict resolution or peer mediation school-wide, training offers an opportunity to motivate and educate an entire staff, set goals, and plan for success.
Our lively, interactive training model gets high evaluations and leaves most participants enthusiastic, inspired, ready to go do it. How much will on-site training cost?The typical on-site training
day in the U.S. and Canada carries a base invoice of $2,500.00
per training day. This fee includes not only the training itself,
but also all our travel
and lodging expenses, and (for Conflict Resolution)
one grade-specific teacher's guide (some with additional materials)
for each participant, or one teacher's guide or student workbook
in Peer Mediation trainings.
The final invoice depends on the number of participants, the specific materials provided, and the number of training days. According to your budgeting and administrative requirements, we can adjust the invoice to reflect costs specifically for training or curriculum. We can also reduce on-site training costs when you bundle it with major purchases of curricula. Please call (305) 576-5075 or (800) 749-8838 for details and examples. Whereas we can train any size group (details below), your base invoice includes up to 25 participants, based on per-person rates, per day. (These costs are not in addition to the base rate. We use them for calculating the number of persons who attend the training, or the cost above your base invoice. Please call us with any questions!)
We're in southeast Florida. Does that reduce the training costs?For Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, yes. Our minimum invoice for a training day in these counties is $1,950.00. Beyond the minimum invoice, costs are calculated at the per-participant rates stated above.
Does the training allow combining grade levels? Certainly. We can train any mix of grades. It's most effective, of course, to have them as developmentally similar as possible.
If space permits, one option we've found particularly expedient for a broad range of grades, especially with groups larger than 40-50 participants, is to begin the training day with everyone together for a core presentation on issues that apply across the board: goals and overview, the role of adult modeling, peaceful classroom dynamics, and buy-in as needed. Then we train one grade-range group for about two hours, while the other leaves to take care of other necessary issues such as grading, classroom preparation or clean-up, parent conferences, etc. After lunch, we switch the groups. Given this arrangement, not only does everyone receive the same effective amount of training time, now it's also more clearly targeted for developmental issues. Plus, it gives teachers time to handle other essential tasks. Example (and this is only a suggestion): 8:30 a.m. Full group community builder, goals, and general concepts 9:50 a.m. Break 10:00 a.m. Train grades PK-5 Noon Lunch 1:00 p.m. Train grades 6-12 The same structure, or something similar, can apply to any other grade combination. Do you have a minimum or maximum number of participants?
Nothing definite. Most
of our standard workshops work better with at least 15 participants,
and we're most effective with groups of up to about 40. The
minimum invoice of $2,500.00 (or $1,950.00 in Miami/Broward/Palm
Beach counties) still applies for smaller groups. Beyond the
minimum invoice, costs are calculated at the per-participant
rates stated above.
Please call us at (305) 576-5075 or (800) 749-8838 with any specific questions. What do we need to provide for the training? We need you to complete and return our downloadable Materials Tally Form, specifying the quantity of each teacher's guide, preferably at least four weeks before your training. (We can still adjust this later.)
For most training groups you need to provide a projector (computer VGA preferred; acetate OK) and screen, DVD player (or VHS) and monitor, and a flip chart on an easel. Our trainings are very interactive. We usually regroup the participants for small-group work, perhaps several times during the day. Accordingly, our training works most effectively with flexible seating, and tables of six to eight persons. Why do the rates vary for certain age ranges?Teachers of primary grades also receive an I-Care Cat Hand Puppet. Teachers for PK, 1, and 2 also receive the companion Peacemaking Skills for Little Kids CD.
Teachers receiving the senior high WinWin! Teacher's Guide also receive 30 WinWin! student magazines, and each school represented in the training receives one DVD or VHS. Do you train non-instructional staff as well?Definitely. Everyone can benefit from conflict resolution skills. The more adults you have modeling the skills and helping students apply them, the more effectively you'll create a school culture that supports independent, responsible problem-solving.
For participants whose work does not require a teacher's guide (administrative, teacher's aides, paraprofessionals, clerical, cafeteria, etc.) the per-person cost is $75. We can even provide a training geared specifically toward noninstructional staff. Our two-hour R.I.D.E. workshop includes materials and implementation tips designed exclusively for bus drivers. What about follow-up after the training?We're available in whatever capacity you need. Just tell us.
What about when you've gone through your curricula? We can provide additional workshops focused on Advanced Mediation Skills, Bullying, Content Area Infusion, Linking PeaceWorks to State Academic Standards, Peer Mediation skills, Resiliency, Emotional Intelligence. Most of these go beyond the standard PeaceWorks curricula, emphasizing the day-to-day application of the concepts. These have costs similar to the standard initial trainings. Call for details, and let us know your particular concerns. We'll see how we can bring PeaceWorks to the issue. If you'd like to schedule a return on-site with participants who've already been trained, more as a refresher or assessment and planning, we can set that up at a lower flat fee if you include it when we prepare your initial training contract. Always, at no cost, we're available by e-mail and phone to all training participants who need reminders on planning and implementation. For that matter, we always want to hear about how you adapt them to your setting. Frankly, our staff needs help getting along before we can teach our students. Can you help?Great question! That brings
up our standard starting point for any curriculum training: To
whatever extent we expect our children to learn better problem-solving
and social skills, we, the adults, have to model them first.
We don't have to be perfect — and
we can't — but we need to set the example of working on
our skills, all the same. That holds true not only at school,
but also at home and in the community.
Given these concerns, we do offer a corporate Workplace Training, geared specifically toward team-building, collaboration, and social skills that make a safe and healthy work environment for adults. Starting from the primary role of the administration or management in any setting (school, for-profit or nonprofit corporation, service agency, civic group, religious institution), we explore conflict styles, problem-solving, anger management, verbal and nonverbal communication strategies, and simple mediation. This session may also include a brief introduction to crisis management. Like our curriculum training, this workshop is very interactive and practical. These activities and concepts promote healthier professional and personal relationships through information, insights, and involvement. Whereas this is not a specific problem-solving event, nor a mediation session per se, we can tailor your training day to help you and your colleagues prepare to address your specific issues. We can offer strategies for applying these skills and concepts to any particular local concerns. Whereas we'll be glad to offer follow-up, it's up to the training group to keep working to improve and maintain the workplace in the long run after this. Our workshop provides a helpful, practical, and motivational starting point. Do you offer a Training of Trainers?
Certainly. Understand first that our standard trainings give participants enough background and curriculum not only to implement the lessons themselves, but also to provide presentations for their local school or district.
Beyond that, if you'd like to train a dedicated core group to provide your school or district with much more in-depth and long-term implementation, we'll gladly bring you our full-scale Training of Trainers. This goes beyond the standard trainings in that it includes time for participants to present sample lessons, and to receive feedback on, first, what went well, and second, how the presenter can improve. This addresses core presentation skills, room setup, use of audiovisuals, and more that will apply in any setting, not only PeaceWorks. Even seasoned presenters benefit from objective input. The ideal group size for this extensive Training of Trainers includes 12-15 participants; we recommend a maximum of 20 in order to accommodate presentations by all participants. As the specifics of additional materials provided, follow-up trainings, and time frames may vary substantially, the costs also range beyond the standard on-site costs stated above. Please call (305) 576-5075 or (800) 749-8838 for more details and possible examples. What can we do to help involve the parents?Ask about our Time Out! Solving Family Conflicts program. We can present a 90-120 minute program for your parent group (typically in conjunction with an on-site curriculum training). If you'd like to have a dedicated local staff address this, we can prepare them with a one or two-day Training of Trainers specifically for this component. How do we schedule an on-site training?Call us at (305) 576-5075
or (800) 749-8838 and ask to speak with a trainer. We usually
need four weeks' lead time, though we may be able to accommodate
you on shorter notice. As we schedule training on a first-come
first-served basis, we recommend calling well in advance if
you want your workshop at the beginning or end of the school
year.
Since we have adopted these rules my discipline problems have almost disappeared. And we are the most diversely populated building in several counties. — Kathy P., Elementary Principal, Chillicothe, OH |
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