T.A. Watson Announces "Secrets to Motivate Students/Youth" Workshop

One million students will drop out of school this year. Now is the time to motivate them and help them to stay engaged. End Quote

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (1888PressRelease) September 11, 2012 - Tommy Watson, Ed.D. (candidate) and founder of T.A. Watson Speaking | Coaching | Consulting, today announced the addition of "Secrets to Motivate Students/Youth" workshop to help educators and youth service providers learn how to set expectations that get and keep students/youth motivated.

"One million students will drop out of school this year," said Watson. "Let's motivate them to stay engaged."

This powerful workshop provides participants with research-based practices proven to increase and maintain student motivation. Participants will learn how to transform the life stories of their struggling students into points of motivation for their success. Participants will also analyze, self-reflect, interact, and apply strategies to motivate their students/youth.

• Learn to analyze and search for the point of motivation (the hook) in real life stories that many students may find themselves in. The analyzed stories will come from the presenter's award- winning book A Face of Courage - The Tommy Watson Story.
• Analyze, self-reflect and identify the point of motivation (the hook) in your own story and how it impacts expectations for students/youth.
• Learn, apply, measure and the 3Vs (research-based practices) that get and keep students motivated.

This workshop will be held on October 24, 2012 at the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center, 5600 85th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443

Seating is limited. To register visit http://www.tawatson.com/news.php

About Tommy A. Watson:
President and CEO, Tommy Watson, Ed. D. (candidate) is a former school principal, acclaimed author, renowned speaker, executive/professional coach, consultant, and a former Big Ten athlete. Watson's research and scholarship have been in the areas of expectations, resilience and motivation.

Watson is one of the nation's leading voices in the areas of resilience, motivation and setting high expectations. Also known as "Dr. Inspiration" Watson has been overcoming obstacles and adjusting to constant, environmental changes all of his life as a result of growing up with heroin-addicted parents. He lived in five different locations during one year of high school and was homeless the last six months of his senior year in high school.

His lifelong mission is to inspire higher expectations to increase individual and organizational resilience. Watson holds a bachelor's degree in Housing and Community Development, a master's degree in Educational Administration, an advanced graduate degree in K-12 Administration, and is currently completing his doctor of education in Leadership with an emphasis in organizational change.

Watson has been featured on many major news stations and radio programs, in popular newspapers, as well as many other media outlets and has delivered keynote speeches and trainings for many major companies, colleges and universities, parent groups, student groups, major conferences, correction facilities, business chambers , school districts, churches and non-profit organizations throughout the nation.

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