DifferenceMakers, Ltd.

NEWLY UPDATED! The PRIDE campaign helps motivate students and staff members through recognition, improves attendance and test scores, and increases student involvement. Providing a measurably effective, easily implemented package to focus your school on Personal Responsibility In Daily Effort, this comprehensive kit includes a DVD video (featuring over 55 minutes of content), a CD-ROM, and a 77-page manual. Created by The "Original" Mike Smith, based on the original model by Ft. Meade High School (FL).

$175 plus S/H

All About Achievement Through Recognition

Leadership Training

The Toolbox Essential Leadership Video Series

These nine, high-energy DVD presentations feature The "Original" Mike Smith and can be used as teaher training tools, adult volunteer leader training, or as classroom experiences for student leaders. If you are looking to take your program to the "next level" of involvement, these presentations are a must. Created by The "Original" Mike Smith.

Effective FUNdraising (with Lyn Fiscus)
$42 plus S/H

FearLess Schools (with Albert Gonzales)
$42 plus S/H

Capture The Spirit! (with Stu Shaffer)
$42 plus S/H

Leadership Processes
$42 plus S/H

Make Magnificent Posters That Work! (with Gene Nye)
(Communication: The Vitality of an Organization)
$42 plus S/H

Assemblies: Helping Them Win
$42 plus S/H

Leadershops: Planning Your Workshop
$42 plus S/H

Calendaring (featuring the DifferenceMaker Calendar/Planner)
$42 plus S/H

Building Them "In:" Inclusion Strategies
$42 plus S/H

Communication: One on One
$42 plus S/H

Order all 10 titles for $336.00 plus S/H (save 20%)

The DifferenceMaker Calendar/Planner for Leaders

The DifferenceMaker is a 40-page proactively-focused calendar/ planner for students leaders and students of life. It contains a philosophy for living built around personal responsibility. In addition to the 12 months of calendar outlines, it has sections devoted to personal motivation, personal development, working with people and leadership. Written by The "Original" Mike Smith.

1-24 copies $7.95/ea. plus S/H
25-49 copies $6.25/ea. plus S/H
50+ copies $5.00/ea. plus S/H

Character Training

Defining AmerIcan: An Exploration of the Concepts and Choices Facing American Youth in the 21st Century

Realizing that a people is more defined by their character than by their possessions, this 3-DVD video series from Herff Jones and DifferenceMakers helps youth clearly define what they want as citizens of America. Have you ever realized that the last four letters of "American" spell "I can?" Created by The "Original" Mike Smith.

Ethical Decision-Making (with Mike Swift)
$42 plus S/H

Citizenship
$42 plus S/H

Responsibility & Community Service
$42 plus S/H

Order all three titles for $100.80 plus S/H (save 20%)

Diversity Training

Building Community: Refocusing Diversity by Celebrating Our Differences

If you are looking for a new way to build and blend cultures or ethnicities in your school and classrooms, to understand the mosaic that is America in the 21st century, or if your school suffers from strong, seemingly impenetrable cliques, Building Community can help! This kit includes a DVD video, two CDs, and a workbook. Created by The "Original" Mike Smith.

$308 plus S/H

New Student Orientation

Transitions

Study after study underscores the importance of the "first impression." How you welcome the newest class to your school will make all the difference in the world. The most important hours spent in high school could very easily be those first few hours. In that time, decisions will be made which will determine the degree of involvement in co-curricular activities, the commitment to the educational process and the realization of personal responsibility and expectations for behavior and attitude. Transitions is one of the most comprehensive new student orientation programs on the market today. The kit includes a 32-page workbook, CD-ROM, and DVD video. Created by The "Original" Mike Smith.

$199 plus S/H

Teacher/Staff Appreciation

Apples for the Difference Makers

Apples for the Difference Makers provides you with all the tools you need to plan and execute a year of staff appreciation. You can use the included tools in a number of ways - from your year-long plan to periodic “booster shots.” The constant reinforcement of the value of great mentoring and modeling will only enhance your staff’s self-image. And as an added bonus, these programs lend themselves well to public relations outside the walls of your school. Includes a 43-page workbook, a video DVD, and a CD-ROM. Created by The "Original" Mike Smith.

$199 plus S/H

Helping Hands: Teacher & Staff Recognition Projects Customizable to Your School

This teacher/staff image enhancement program celebrates the positive differences that teachers and staff members make in the lives of young people. It celebrates the dedication and often thankless jobs that the unsung heroes in your school carry out as they lend a "helping hand" to the next generation. This program has multiple components and can easily be customized to your school. Includes a 40-page workbook, a 45 minute video (in VHS and DVD formats), and a CD. Also includes a teacher/staff "Helping Hands" PC screensaver. Created by The "Original" Mike Smith.

$199 plus S/H

"Difference Maker" cloisonne pin

This handsome cloisonne pin is an excellent gift for your faculty, staff, parents, and anyone who makes a difference in your school and in the lives of your students. Measures approx. 1" x 1".