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. 

Students enrolled in this course 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

• 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

Visit www.nyctd.org to learn more and to register!