A note from Dr. Tharp…

I have over 30 years of experience in public education as an administrator and teacher. I was the 1996 James Madison Memorial Foundation award winner from the state of North Carolina. I have one book on school reform, Breaking the Cycle of Failed School Reform, (2007). I earned a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, master’s degree in Curriculum in Instruction also at UNC-Chapel Hill and a bachelors in History from Illinois Wesleyan University. I taught high school social studies using an inquiry based approach in low and high performing schools in North Carolina and Illinois. Please contact me today to find out more.

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I am pleased to offer  FREE Shipping in the Continental USA on all of my products sold online and by phone. I offer this program as a way to help you get the materials that will make you a great teacher…thus helping to improve teaching and learning in your classroom!
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Presenting Classroom Management

My Classroom Management Training

In just one day, a better way! My one-day seminar is filled with strategies to 1) remain calm and respond right when challenged, 2) teach expectations, 3) provide adequate, fair, and timely consequences, 4) arrange the classroom for maximum performance, and 5) develop strong student-teacher relationships. Learn More…

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If a school was permitted to have just one training, this is the one! My training will help to raise test scores for all students, decrease discipline challenges, and improve classroom rapport. You will learn how to meet students where they are and lead them where they need to be, capture attention, and promote deeper learning.
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About Me - My Bio

My Bio!

Dr. John Tharp is in huge demand as a seminar leader. His participants give him the highest marks as he delivers research based, common sense, practical, and proven strategies that are guaranteed to enhance your teaching techniques and improve your students’ performance.
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About My Services

About My Services

The strategies I present in my seminar receive universal praise by teachers, because they are research-based, they are easy to use…and because they work! In my evidence-based seminars, teachers come away with highly praised strategies they can use in their classrooms the next day!  Learn More…

Presenting Classroom Management

My Student Engagement/Motivation (DI) Training

In just one day, a better way! My one-day seminar is filled with strategies to 1) promote positive classroom feelings, 2) promote student attention and interest, 3) promote connectedness and relevance, 4) promote self-efficacy, and 5) differentiating using best practices! Learn More…

Testimonials

Accolades About My Presentation!

“I learned new ideas on how to motivate students to learn successfully!” Nichole Saulsberry. “This training provided the best logical presentation I’ve ever had in my years of teaching. I have practical ideas I can use immediately. The trainer demonstrated great knowledge what life is like in the classroom.” 
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Change-First

Which Do YOU Want To Improve First?

How to not take the “debate bait” when challenged? How to teach to expectations and set your students up for success? How to ask and GET what you want 90% of the time? How to arrange the classroom for maximum performance? Or, how to form relationships that will turn your most challenging children into your biggest allies?
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John Tharp