Society has changed and so have the youth we work with in schools. As educators, the obstacles we face become greater as students’ behaviors are more demanding than ever. We are all too familiar with the disruptive student whose disrespectful behaviors and negative attitude challenges our patience and best teaching practices, students who have impulsive behaviors that irritate his/her peers; and the student who has trouble sitting still and focusing on the lesson. There is not any one approach that will work for all students all the time. Therefore, the goal of this course is to provide educators with a toolkit that will equip them to handle a variety of students with different behaviors. This course is filled with realistic strategies and ready-to-use tools for managing all classroom behavior. Educators will leave this course with new tools, sharpened old tools, and renewed enthusiasm for teaching.

Objectives
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify the components of a win-win classroom
• Describe the four goals of misbehavior
• Identify your response style
• Identify tools to avoid turning conversations into arguments
• List four techniques to address attention-seekers and power-seeking students

Outline 
Session 1:

• Mindsets about classroom discussions
• Dispel three common myths about behavior
• Response styles to misbehaver
• Four goals behind misbehavior
• Use “game on the table” to find the need behind behavior

Session 2:

• Meeting the need of attention-seeking behavior
• Respond to power- seeking student
• Handling arguments
• Ways to frame choices

Trainer’s Profile

 MaryAnn B., MS, holds a master’s degree in family and child counseling from Long Island University and a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from D’Youville College. She has over 35 years of experience as a special education teacher, and child/family counselor. She teaches graduate level courses in special education and educational psychology at three colleges. MaryAnn is attuned to the realities of the classroom and the daily challenges teachers face. She is known for her high-energy, motivational seminars filled with a wealth of insights and useful ideas you can implement immediately in your own classroom. Her passion is to help educators gain insights into student behaviors in order to create a safe learning environment where students can discover their talents.

MaryAnn is the author of several books including: Transformative Teaching: Changing Today’s Classroom Culturally, Academically and Emotionally; Respectful Discipline; Dealing with Difficult Parents; and Motivating the Unmotivated Student. MaryAnn’s courses focus on practical solutions for helping students be successful in both the general education and the special education classroom. Her approach to behavioral intervention empowers students and provides realistic solutions for working with challenging behaviors.

Methodology

This interactive workshop is filled with realistic strategies and ready-to-use tools for managing all classroom behavior. Educators will leave this course with new tools, sharpened old tools, and renewed enthusiasm for teaching.

Platform

Zoom
A Zoom account is not required if you are strictly joining Zoom Meetings as a participant. An email invite will be emailed to you prior to the live workshop. Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app from the Download Center. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click a join link.

Download Zoom Mobile Apps for iPhone or Android
Download Zoom Client for Meetings

Target Audience

For educators teaching Kindergarten through Grade 8. General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Resource Room Teachers, Title 1 Teachers, Reading Specialists, School Psychologists, School Counselors, Behavior Specialists, Principals/Administrators, Social Workers, Instructional Assistants and Paraprofessionals.

Fees
1 person: SGD400.00 (USD300.00)/person
2 to 4 person: SGD380.00 (USD290.00)/person
5 person & more: SGD360.00 (USD280.00/person)
E-certificate will be issued

Other Details
Duration: 2 days, 6 hours
Closing Date:  16 Oct 2023

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