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Combating Problem Behaviors

Combating Problem Behaviors was designed to directly deal with the issues surrounding problematic behavior in the classroom. This course will provide educators with practical, easy-to-use strategies for preventing and responding to misbehavior.

In order to stop problem behaviors before they begin, participants will explore instructional strategies to enhance learning for all students, including those with special needs. Participants will learn to establish a caring, stimulating, and safe community for learning where democratic values are fostered, diversity is embraced, and students assume responsibility for learning.

Carlow University ED 674 • Madonna University EDU 5830.26 • Notre Dame College ED 628C • The College of Saint Rose EDT 671

The required textbook is From Behaving to Belonging; The Inclusive Art of Supporting Students Who Challenge Us by Julie Causton & Kate Macleod.

ISBN 978-1-4166-2929-0.

Graduate participants earn 3 semester hours of graduate credit and will receive a transcript from one of our partner institutions below. Professional development participants will receive a certificate of completion for 45 hours of professional developments credit for face-to-face classes and 60 hours of professional development credit for online classes.

Credit awarded by

Carlow
University

Credit awarded by

College of
Saint Rose

Professional
Development

Course Schedule

2/14/23 - 5/9/23
4/11/23 - 7/11/23
6/13/23 - 9/12/23
8/8/23 - 11/14/23
10/10/23 - 1/9/24
12/12/23 - 3/12/24

Course Schedule

ZOOM

12/8/23 - 12/10/23 and

12/15/23 - 12/17/23

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Outline
Objectives
Partner Universities
Important Information
Student Academic Integrity

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Outline

Session 1: Building Relationships with Diffusing Basics

Objectives:

Examine the importance of relationship building in the teaching process.
Create artifacts that support relationship building teaching strategies.

Contents:

P.E.P.
Making time for students
Relationship building

Session 2: Preventing Problem Behavior and Homework Excuses

Objectives:

Develop strategies to predict and prevent disruptive behavior.
Design strategies that will increase student work completion.

Contents:

4-2-1
Preventing homework problems
Predictability/Prevention Phrases

Session 3: Why Students Misbehave in School and in Class

Objective:

Assess the root cause of student misbehavior.

Contents:

Reasons for misbehavior
Suggestions for fulfilling student needs

Session 4: Fair vs. Equal

Objectives:

Differentiate between being fair and treating everyone the same way.
Determine when differentiated instruction and discipline is necessary.

Contents:

Fair vs. equal
Other examples

Session 5: Using Creative Teaching Strategies, Groups, and Cooperative Learning to Prevent Problem Behavior

Objectives:

Explore and practice creative teaching and testing strategies.
Assess how, why, where and when to sue cooperative learning to maximize group work.

Contents:

Teaching and testing strategies
Groups and transitions

Session 6: Rules vs. Values and Consequences vs. Punishments

Objectives:

Decide how to use rules, consequences and punishments.
Structure and define values for rules, consequences and punishments.

Contents:

Teachers determine values, students have a say in creating rules
Rules and values, things to remember
Consequence vs. punishment
Predetermined consequences
Consequences that teach

Session 7: Power Struggles and Conflict Resolution

Objective:

Apply strategies to diffuse a power struggle.

Contents:

Power struggles and why they happen
8 major steps to diffusing a situation
Removal an option

Session 8: Helping Students Help Each Other - Building a Responsible Classroom that is Free from Bullying

Objectives:

Implement strategies to help students make responsible decisions.
Recognize and correct specific ways teachers inadvertently cause bullying.

Contents:

Awareness strategies
Helping the poorly organized student
Choice strategies
Bullying prevention and intervention
Bullying scenarios

Session 9: Rewards, Awards, and Bribes

Objective:

Determine how to effectively use awards without bribing.

Contents:

Rewards and punishments due to an individual
Bribes vs. rewards

Session 10: Review, Classroom Management Plans, Classroom Designs, and Preparing You for the Classroom

Objectives:

Implement core concepts, strategies and ideals from first nine modules.
Explain aspects of classroom management.

Contents:

Job interview questions/statements
Possible answers

Objectives

Examine the importance of relationship building in the teaching process.
Create artifacts that support relationship building teaching strategies.
Develop strategies to predict and prevent disruptive behavior.
Design strategies that will increase student work completion.
Assess the root cause of student misbehavior.
Differentiate between being fair and treating everyone the same way.
Determine when differentiated instruction and discipline is necessary.
Explore and practice creative teaching and testing strategies.
Assess how, why, where and when to sue cooperative learning to maximize group work.

Decide how to use rules, consequences and punishments.
Structure and define values for rules, consequences and punishments.
Apply strategies to diffuse a power struggle.
Implement strategies to help students make responsible decisions.
Recognize and correct specific ways teachers inadvertently cause bullying.
Determine how to effectively use awards without bribing.
Implement core concepts, strategies and ideals from first nine modules.
Explain aspects of classroom management.

Partner Universities

Our Partners are well-established regionally and nationally accredited colleges and universities, recognized for academic excellence and their commitment to teachers.

Important Information

Online 3-graduate credit courses are 13 weeks in length.

On-site weekend courses are held Friday evening from 6:00pm-9:00pm and Saturday/Sunday, 8:30am-5:30pm.

Weekday courses are Monday-Friday from 8:00am- 6:00pm.

It is the responsibility of the student to check with their state, county, district, or school to ensure that all requirements are being met by the course you're taking.

Check the Partner Universities page for specific university information as well as course numbers which are specific to the university partner.

Students are required to purchase their own textbook, the information for which can be found here. If no book is required it will be specified on the list. We have copies of many of the textbooks should you wish to purchase directly from TEI.

Professional development (PD) participants receive a certificate of completion from TEI for 45 hours of PD credit for face to face classes and 60 hours of PD credit for online classes. These certificates are mailed within one week of the end of the class and reflect the course title, dates of attendance, and credit hour information.

Student Academic Integrity

Participants guarantee that all academic class work is original. Any academic dishonesty or plagiarism (to take ideas, writings, etc. from another and offer them as one's own), is a violation of student academic behavior standards as outlined by our partnering colleges and universities and is subject to academic disciplinary action.