Throughout the year and across the United States, New View offers seminars and workshops designed to teach the principles and applications of perceptual control theory (PCT).

Intensive Seminars in Applied Control Theory, sponsored in conjunction with the International Association for Applied Control Theory, are designed to teach the principles of PCT of how to apply them personally and professionally. These four-day, hands-on sessions include connecting activities, small group work, discussion, and practice using role-play and self-evaluation exercises.

"Connected School" workshops offer a conceptual framework for understanding how people behave. By understanding the how of behavior, we can better understand why we do what we do and why others do what they do. We can then become better people, better parents, better teachers, and better administrators. Visit the "Connected School" Web site to learn more about these workshops.

"Take Charge" workshops introduce a dynamic curriculum for building self-discipline and promoting positive behavior in teens. Grounded in PCT, the curriculum focuses on helping kids help themselves. When young people take charge of their lives, they make better decisions about what they think and do. Visit the Take Charge Web site to learn more about this curriculum.

Bertha Caldwell, principal of Kennedy Learning Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and 2008 Principal of the Year for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, says,

"These trainings have put us heads above other schools. We have developed a culture of building relationships student to student, teacher to teacher, and student to teacher, defining who we want to be and how we want to be with each other on a daily basis. Without these relationships, the ultimate goal of student achievement cannot happen."

Our training sessions have helped educators, counselors, social workers, leaders, and managers improve their personal and professional lives through applying the principles of PCT. Our current clients include schools and school systems, social services organizations, individuals, and corporations.

If you are interested in learning more about these seminars and workshops -- and, in particular, about how New View can tailor a training to the needs of your school, business, or organization -- contact our office today via toll-free telephone at 800-441-3604 or via e-mail at info@newviewpublications.com.

A Success Story from a "Connected School"

In July 2008, Cedar Hall Elementary School principal Jackie Kuhn and her staff participated in a "Connected School" Intensive Seminar. After the first school quarter, the Evansville, Indiana, administrator explained how the training affected her school's culture, especially with regard to discipline:

"During my first year as principal of a high poverty school, I spent an extraordinary amount of time dealing with discipline problems, averaging about 150 referrals each month. In the summer of 2008, my staff and I participated in the "Connected School" training, and this year have implemented strategies based on the principles of Perceptual Control Theory. I am amazed at the difference. This year discipline referrals have decreased 90 percent, and we have averaged fewer than 12 discipline referrals each month. Students, teachers, and staff now feel connected, safe, and respected. Cedar Hall Elementary has become a great place to work and to learn!"