Session ID 552023

Have you ever stood in the middle of your classroom and thought, “All I need is a magic wand, a fairy Godmother, or just a kid who cares about being here?” You are not alone. Dealing with difficult behavior is often the #1 nationwide concern of teachers of all ages. Yet, we still find ourselves responding to a student’s challenging behavior in the same manner day after day knowing our approach is not working. From chaos to calm places attendees in a better position to respond effectively to inappropriate behaviors by bridging the gap between research and practice while bringing together neuroscience, mental health, and special education data and focusing on the WHYs of the behavior and the WHATs the child needs to learn in order to succeed in all environments. This interactive presentation will focus on the source of unwanted behaviors and the interventions to reduce or eliminate them. A step by step approach of how to prepare for the realities of “in the moment” behaviors will also be given. Attendees can expect an open forum of discussions, scenarios, and hands on activities. Learner Objectives: Identify the contexts of behaviors and when they are most likely to occur within your own classroom, Recognize the basic facts about challenging behaviors classify environmental risks versus biological risks, Discuss prevention strategies, Initiate a “thinking outside the box” mentality regarding behaviors and plan an intervention strategy for specific problems of students in their current classroom, Implement these interventions: choice, behavioral momentum, behavior-specific praise, and opportunities to respond.

Southeast Arkansas