Do you remember a time when you used the right words at the right time with a student or parent, and those words made all the difference? To help you repeat that experience every day, this presentation will provide examples of Great Teacher Language (GTL), which is professional language all teachers can use to transform student behavior, parent relationships, and your professional teaching vitality. This presentation will explore the phrases and keywords you can use in your classroom to address inappropriate outbursts, a lack of respect and cooperation, student conflict, and how to move students and parents from burnout and disengaged to vitality and engaged. The presentation will also share practical Great Teacher Language examples of how to talk to yourself and coach yourself before you speak to students and parents, and how to talk with students and parents in a transformational way! This presentation will also provide a practical overview of the teacher guidebooks entitled, What Do Great Teachers Say? Language All Teachers Can Use To Transform Student Behavior, Parent Relationships, and Classroom Culture (K-5) and What Do Great Teachers Say? Language All Teachers Can Use To Transform Student Behavior, Parent Relationships, and Classroom Culture (6-12). Presenter: Hal Holloman