Managing Challenging Behavior in the Classroom
3 credits / 45 hours
Instructor Dr. Lauren Andersen – Miller
Course Description
Has challenging behavior interfered with your classroom instruction? If so, this class was designed with you in mind! Teachers will learn about the functions of behavior to identify why individual students may choose to act out in different ways. Specific instances of common disruptive and/or other challenging behavior will also be addressed, including self-injurious and aggressive behavior, with a special emphasis on students with disabilities. Finally, innovative and creative methods, strategies, and procedures will be suggested to assist teachers in developing a repertoire of skills in which they can rely on to limit and manage challenging behavior exhibited by their students.
$275.00 – $580.00
Course Description
Has challenging behavior interfered with your classroom instruction? If so, this class was designed with you in mind! Teachers will learn about the functions of behavior to identify why individual students may choose to act out in different ways. Specific instances of common disruptive and/or other challenging behavior will also be addressed, including self-injurious and aggressive behavior, with a special emphasis on students with disabilities. Finally, innovative and creative methods, strategies, and procedures will be suggested to assist teachers in developing a repertoire of skills in which they can rely on to limit and manage challenging behavior exhibited by their students.
Course Objectives
Students that enroll in this class will...
Know
What challenging behaviors may look like
How difficult it can be to facilitate a lesson when some students are engaging in challenging behaviors
Understand
Why students act out
What the four main functions of behavior are
That students with disabilities are more likely to engage in challenging behavior
and Be Able To
Employ the strategies from this course into their own classroom practice to limit or manage challenging behavior
Be proactive in managing challenging behaviors in their classrooms
