"Research has shown that about 50% of classroom time is lost due to student misbehavior and being off task. 80% of lost time is due to talking without permission. 19% is lost to daydreaming, out of seat, making noises, etc. 1% is lost to more serious misbehavior." - Frederick H. Jones

 

Brian Watts is a talented mathematics teacher, versatile public speaker, consultant and motivator. Brian has taught on the middle school, high school and collegiate levels, and for a few years served as an administrator. Brian Watts has influenced educational practices, instituted procedures and helped to raise test scores and positively affect learning in many of the schools where he has taught. 

Brian possesses a special gift of mixing humor, personal stories and metaphors into a presentation that gives his classes and his audiences a “front row seat” to his life experiences and beliefs.  His ability to “edutain” (educate and entertain simultaneously) is one of the secrets to his success as a teacher and a public speaker.  Today, Brian presents trainings to teachers on classroom management and discipline while still serving as a mathematics teacher in a public school in Nashville, TN.

 

Brian J. T. Watts is a Time To Teach Certified Trainer/Consultant Highly Qualified, Tenured, Certified Mathematics Teacher (8-12)

 

College Credit Is Available for Brian Watts's "Time To Teach" Training This course (Time To Teach - Discipline Management) is offered for college credit through Chapman University. Chapman University partners with a number of national professional development organizations that offer seminars and workshops nationwide. Participants that attend specified workshops may earn credit by completing a follow-up practicum, based on the content of the workshop Details for direct enrollment and Registration Forms for Chapman University will be available at the seminar. Detailed information can by found at the Chapman University Web Site.

 

 

What Your Colleagues Are Saying about the "Time To Teach" Training…  


"Five blue stars! [We were] taught us how to be firm, yet fair with our students. I feel confident that I can handle literally any event in my classroom…in a positive fashion."
- Deb Ptasky, counselor

 


"What a wonderful seminar. What a useful seminar! [We experienced] the most powerful solution to problem behavior I've ever heard of. I wish I would have learned this stuff in college."
- Mick Endley, 2nd grade teacher


"My principal requested that I attend this seminar…quite frankly because I was on professional assistance. After struggling for two years with discipline issues, I finally have a plan that will work for myself and my students. I sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart…"
- Anonymous, new teacher


"Unbelievable! Our teachers were taught how to restore civility in their classrooms, gave us tons of useful and practical tips, and was funny and entertaining! The seminar was riddled with tools and techniques that our teachers will use on a daily basis."
- Darrell Rud, principal, President, National Association of Elementary School Principals


"Wow! Learn how to “draw a line in the sand in your classroom,” have high standards and happy students. What more could you ask for?! "
- abc news.com


"I am a thirty year veteran. I thought I'd seen all…done all. However, I learned more today about successfully managing my classroom than I have in thirty-seven years of experience. Maybe I'll sign on for another five years!"
- Jim Nolstad, classroom teacher (6th grade)  


"Funny. Very, very funny.  Informative.  Very, very informative. Just what I expected from a top rated seminar, and they delivered."

 

“… a very complex issue (classroom discipline) was reduced to an understandable, very easy set of strategies that any classroom teacher can use. I can't wait to start school on Monday and try this out!"
- Andy Smith, high school math teacher