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Jeffrey Benson, Education consultant & Author

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Jeffrey has worked in almost every school context in over 40 years of experience in the field of education. The core of Jeffrey’s work is in understanding how people learn, the starting point for everything that schools should do.
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Author

Jeffrey is an internationally known author of a variety of publications and articles geared toward educators, administrators, and even parents of students. He articulates missions, plans, and strategies for schools to be inclusive for all students.
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Jeffrey provides support services for all members of a school community: individualized coaching to school administrators; consultation to leadership teams; professional development workshops and in-class coaching for veteran and novice teachers, including special educators; team building for entire faculties; and workshops for parents.
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AVAILABLE NOw: Hacking School discipline together

For a closer look at Hacking School Discipline Together, along with videos and sneak peaks at the content, please visit newhsd.com.

“Veteran educator, Jeffrey Benson, draws from a career of more than 40 years as a teacher and administrator to offer sage and practical advice for dealing with disruptive student behaviors. His book is unique in that it goes beyond describing specific discipline strategies for individuals by offering a blueprint for collective action via a systemic, schoolwide approach to handling infractions with consistency and empathy. One could spend 30-40 years acquiring the wisdom he offers… or you could read this valuable book.”
– Jay McTighe, world-renowned education consultant and bestselling author of Understanding by Design
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“Good lesson plans have an almost mysterious power; they declare that all information can be interesting, that every skill acquired broadens our potentials to make a better world, and that all impassioned activity leads to learning. Our best teachers have shown us over and over that life is not a struggle against boredom and compliance; it is a wonder to be apprehended. Every bit of SEL you can integrate into your planning will not only begin to heal the wounds of passivity, racism, and inequity, but also give students an experience today, in your classroom, of that better world.” 

– from Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL

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Jeffrey's book Acknowledges the very real demands teachers and administrators face

Hacking School Discipline Together acknowledges the very real demands teachers and administrators face when dealing with discipline and offers practical and doable solutions that can be implemented immediately and systemically. Benson also takes time to address common areas of push-back respectfully and logically, helping administrators make the case for building a status quo of restoration instead of a culture of punishment.

Robyn Jackson
Author of Nine Books, Including Bestselling "Never Work Harder Than Your Students"

JEFFREY BENSON BRINGS INSPIRATION TO SCHOOLS

Jeffrey is a cheerleader for every student and a colleague who pushes educators to stay optimistic and humane in our interactions with all kids, no matter their challenges.  He is engaging as a presenter, inspirational as an author and does all his work with humanity and kindness. Glad he is in our field doing the good work.

Jennifer Abrams
Author of Hard Conversations Unpacked and The Multigenerational Workplace: Communicate, Collaborate and Create Community

JEFFREY BENSON BRINGS STRATEGY TO SCHOOLS

Jeffrey’s assistance around working with students with high levels of anxiety, as well as those learners who are often considered most “challenging,” has provided educators in our region with strategies, supports, and reflection points for strengthening their practices moving forward.

Fred Ende
Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instructional Services

JEFFREY BENSON IS COMMITED TO EDUCATING ALL YOUTH

I don’t know anyone as committed to educating all youth as Jeffrey is.  I don’t know anyone who enjoys thinking and talking about teaching and learning as much as Jeffrey does.  I was blessed to have been mentored by Jeffrey, and I owe him so much for the teacher I yearned to become and the teacher I have become. 

Rabbi Lori Shaller
Educator

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Teaching, Leading & Learning

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Democracy Now!

My mentors taught me much about being a teacher, principal, spouse, parent, and member of my communities. Decades ago, when I would leave a meeting with one of my mentors, he would say to me, “Go out there Jeffrey and save democracy for another generation.” “Okay, thanks. I’ll do my part,” I’d say. There’s a long tradition […]

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Reforming School Sports

There’s a curriculum for school sports teams to support young people’s social skills while learning athletic skills, and to hold coaches as teachers to be accountable for more than wins and losses.

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An Alternative to Punitive Discipline That Really Holds Students Accountable

Read original Edutopia article here. “Mike” is misbehaving in class. The teacher does not want the flow of the lesson derailed. The teacher calls the main office to remove Mike from the room. Assistant Principal “Lee” arrives, determined that Mike be held accountable for the misbehavior, and assigns Mike to an in-school suspension for the […]

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