Meeting Pattern

Online/Google Classroom

Description

This training program is designed to equip teaching staff with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage the full spectrum of student behavior, including challenging behaviors such as externalizing actions (e.g., aggression, disruptions), refusals to follow directions, and other behaviors that impede learning. Moving beyond traditional approaches, this course emphasizes the unique expertise teachers possess regarding their students. It defines Behavior Management Training as a proactive and responsive framework that empowers educators to become skilled behavioral interventionists.

Through practical strategies and evidence-based techniques, participants will learn to foster improved student autonomy, cultivate stronger teacher-student connections, and implement preventative measures to mitigate teacher burnout, all while prioritizing the safety of both students and staff. This course will explore how to leverage existing relationships and classroom dynamics to create a positive and supportive learning environment for all students.

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

You will:

• Identify and understand a range of student behaviors that can impact the learning environment, including externalizing behaviors (e.g., aggression, disruption), refusal, and noncompliance.
• Apply evidence-based strategies to prevent, de-escalate, and respond effectively to challenging student behaviors in a way that maintains a safe and supportive classroom climate.
• Demonstrate an understanding of Behavior Management Training as a proactive and responsive framework rooted in relationship-building and individualized support.
• Leverage teacher-student relationships and classroom dynamics to foster student autonomy, increase engagement, and promote positive behavior.
• Implement preventative practices aimed at reducing teacher burnout and improving overall classroom well-being.
• Develop and refine practical intervention plans that are responsive to individual student needs while supporting classroom-wide expectations.
• Reflect on and evaluate one’s own behavioral intervention style and adapt practices base on feedback and observed student outcomes.

This course is done at your own pace. The first 3 modules "ABC's of Behavior, Basics of Reinforcement & Planned Ignoring" will open January 12, 2026 and the remaining 4 modules "Reward Systems, Effective Instructions, Classroom Consequences & Module Review" will open February 2, 2026 with a due date of March 15, 2026.

Required Text/Materials:

This course does not require any specific texts. All materials will be provided within the modules. Students will be required to complete assignments that require uploading assignments as docx or .doc files. This will require either Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or any additional application that allows for creating, editing, and downloading docx or .doc files.