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Denver, Saturday, February 27, 2027

Take your class back in one Saturday.

A full day of Time To Teach® classroom management with Dr. Johnny Alvarado at the DoubleTree by Hilton Denver Cherry Creek. Seat + 4 Graduate Credits is $499 through February 5.

  • Check-in 8:00 AM
  • 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
  • 455 S Colorado Blvd, Denver

What you will leave with

These three come straight from Dr. Alvarado's own notes for the Denver day.

A system that holds

A management system so consistent and predictable that consequences teach instead of escalate.

A room that prevents

A classroom set up so students meet expectations the first time, which stops a lot of misbehavior before it starts.

Strategies for Monday

Tools you can use the next school day, each one practiced before you leave the room.

The day

Every tool is in the Resource Manual, and you practice each one before you leave. It is a working day, not a lecture.

  1. 8:00 AMCheck in. Pick up your 200+ page Resource Manual.
  2. 8:30 AMThe case for a plan and the five core beliefs Time To Teach is built on. The authoritative middle path between too strict and too soft: give the choice, and honor the choice.
  3. Mid-morningA room that works for you: seating, lighting, color, scent and music, set up on purpose. Ten ways to build rapport with students, including the ones who test you first.
  4. Late morningTeach-To's: teach a behavior expectation the way you teach any other lesson, so you stop explaining it again every day.
  5. Early afternoonThe four diffusers, short and calm responses that end a challenge without a debate, plus four early intervention strategies.
  6. Mid-afternoonRefocus, the respectful consequence that replaces repeated warnings. You practice the steps out loud.
  7. Late afternoonSerious situations, and how a school builds one discipline plan every adult uses.
  8. 3:30 PMYou leave with a plan for Monday morning, your Resource Manual, a same-day CEU certificate, and your graduate credits started.

Pricing

Early-bird prices end February 5.

Seat Only

$249 early bird

Standard $269. At the door $289.

  • The full Saturday, 8:30 to 3:30
  • Your Resource Manual and a same-day CEU certificate
  • Add 1 to 4 credits at registration, $110 for the first and $100 for each one after
Register seat only

Bring your team

Register 5 or more seats in one order and $30 comes off every seat, and your principal attends free. Purchase orders and checks are welcome. Choose purchase order at registration and your seats are held while the paperwork moves.

What it is worth in Colorado

4 graduate credits = 60 of your 90 renewal hours.

CDE counts 1 semester hour as 15 contact hours, so the 4 credits in Seat + 4 Graduate Credits cover two-thirds of your seven-year renewal. The training fits school culture and climate and student safety and well-being. At least 10 of your 90 hours must cover special education and behavioral health, so plan your mix. In most Colorado districts, graduate credits also move you on the salary schedule.

Credits come from University of Massachusetts Global, a regionally accredited university, and the enrollment is handled for you. Your transcript reads Classroom Management.

DoubleTree by Hilton Denver Cherry Creek

The room

DoubleTree by Hilton Denver Cherry Creek, 455 S Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80246. It is about four miles southeast of downtown, and covered self-parking is on site at the hotel's daily rate.

Who is teaching

Dr. Johnny Alvarado started teaching in Sanger Unified in 1995 and spent the next three decades in Central Valley schools as a teacher, principal, county office director, chief academic officer and assistant superintendent. He holds a bachelor's degree, a master's degree and a doctorate from Fresno State. Today he trains teachers and school leaders in Time To Teach®, the classroom management system from the Center For Teacher Effectiveness.

About Dr. Alvarado

Questions

How much work are the 4 credits?

After the Saturday you complete a practicum: 12 activities with your own students, each written up in about a page, plus 10 one-page writing assignments from your Resource Manual. It is due six months after the seminar.

Can my school pay?

Yes. Choose purchase order at registration. Your seats are held, and the invoice and W-9 arrive by email within one business day.

What if I cannot make it after all?

Full refunds up to 10 days before the seminar, and you can send a colleague in your place anytime.

What if the weather turns?

If the seminar moves for weather, you choose: transfer to the new date or take a full refund.

I registered for November 14. What happens now?

Your seat moves to Saturday, February 27, at the same hotel, and there is nothing you need to do. If the new date does not work, call (800) 641-2068 for a full refund.

One Saturday. 60 of your 90 renewal hours.

Register online in two minutes, or call and a person will do it with you.