What is Student Behavior Really Trying to Tell Us? The Science of Behavior *IN PERSON* facilitated by Michelle Levy – 8:30-2:30pm

In order to analyze student behavior efficiently, teachers must first develop an understanding of human behavior. The fields of education and human behavior have long recognized the complex relationship between student behavior and the child’s environment. Students are not only navigating their world based on individual learner characteristics but are also responding to factors present in the environment. These factors include teacher perspectives of the child’s behavior, teacher instructional styles and student success or failure understanding curriculum content. If a student is displaying problematic behavior, it is a symptom of an underdeveloped skill which prevents them from coping with a particular situation. Central to understanding student behavior is knowing how to use a format called the behavior chain: something precedes the behavior (antecedent) which then causes the behavior, resulting in a maintaining consequence (not a punishment but a response to the behavior from individuals present in the environment). Participants will learn how to use the behavior to develop proactive, preventative responses that maintain positive student behavior as well as develop interventions and modifications to the environment in response to challenging behaviors. Audience: Administrators, clinicians, support staff, teachers Eligible for 6 hours CTLE credit. Can use 1 Consortium seat. Eligible for Guidance Consortium. If district pays, district approval must be confirmed prior to start of session.
Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R4uFkQFrYkixDE387FR-3mbga7y12Omp/view?usp=sharing
Registration: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=13208&I=5468127