Meet Scott Ertl

Facilitator

	Over 5,000 parents, teachers & children have participated in one of Scott's Playshops or Parent-Child Retreats since 1997.
	Scott has trained over 2500 counselors, teachers, and other leaders to facilitate Playshops & Parent-Child Retreats throughout the U.S.
	Scott founded the national "Read and Ride" program for students to ride exercise bikes while reading magazines. It was one of 10 schools recognized by the White House in 2014 as an innovative program for preventing childhood obesity and promoting literacy.
	References

Counselor
	M.Ed. from Virginia Commonwealth University, 1993.
	Certified National Board Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), 2004.
	Counselor at Marvin Ward Elementary School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from 2000-2016.
	Counselor at The Arts Based School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from 2018-2021.

Performer
	Scott performed comedy magic & juggling for over 3,000 circus and school audiences for children of all ages from 1988-1996!
	Toured Russia, Denmark & Estonia as a Goodwill Ambassador, Scott performed with Patch Adams in 1992.
	For 10 summers, Scott directed the Fun Magic Camp in Winston-Salem, teaching children the art of performing magic. Over 400 children have enjoyed learning magic.

Author
	The *Playshops Facilitator Guide* details step-by-step directions to organize, promote, lead and offer follow-up materials for a Playshop. In small groups, participants play creative and cooperative exercises together while sharing feelings, thoughts, and life experiences to develop better relationships. Read foreword by Jack Canfield, co-author of the *Chicken Soup for the Soul* series.
	*How to Facilitate a Parent-Child Retreat* is designed to assist readers to lead fun and thoughtful one-on-one activities and discussion topics for parents and children to spend quality time together.
	*Progress Cards* are 70 practical and ready-to-use behavior cards to improve friendship skills, expressing anger appropriately, ways to make and save mopney, getting along with siblings, morning routines, and many more.
	*Conversation Starters* is a compact booklet full of thought-provoking questions that transform idle time to quality time! [currently out of print]
	Scott has published articles in many state and national magazines, including the National PTA magazine, "*Our Children.*"

Entrepreneur
	Scott invented *Bouncy Bands* in 2013 for students to "wiggle while they work" by bouncing their feet on a heavy-duty band attached to their desk or chair. Clemson University researchers found that students using Bouncy Bands stayed on task 11% more than students without Bouncy Bands. His company was one of the 100 top companies on Amazon to be invited to their 2018 summit in New Orleans.