Seminar Detail
Disruptive Behaviors in the Classroom: Quick "On the Spot" Social-Emotional Learning and Behavior Interventions That Get Big Results!
- Where:
- BETHLEHEM, PA
- When:
- Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
This event is no longer available for purchase.
For more information: Call (800) 844-8260
Course Description:
Too often, students walk into our classrooms lacking the self-awareness and emotional management skills necessary to meet academic expectations. Without effective self-management strategies, students may respond impulsively and negatively to challenging and anxiety producing situations, impeding the learning of themselves and others.
With most of our time focused on academics, there’s rarely enough time left for building student’s character and supporting their social-emotional needs. However, we know that building emotional intelligence is just as important as building academic skills.
Attend this comprehensive one-day workshop and learn quick “on the spot” social-emotional learning (SEL) and behavioral strategies that are easy to incorporate in your classroom with ALL your students. When students internalize SEL practices they will ….
Too often, students walk into our classrooms lacking the self-awareness and emotional management skills necessary to meet academic expectations. Without effective self-management strategies, students may respond impulsively and negatively to challenging and anxiety producing situations, impeding the learning of themselves and others.
With most of our time focused on academics, there’s rarely enough time left for building student’s character and supporting their social-emotional needs. However, we know that building emotional intelligence is just as important as building academic skills.
Attend this comprehensive one-day workshop and learn quick “on the spot” social-emotional learning (SEL) and behavioral strategies that are easy to incorporate in your classroom with ALL your students. When students internalize SEL practices they will ….
- Self-regulate their own emotions and behaviors
- Resolve conflicts and develop resilience
- Use critical thinking skills and make wise choices
- Persevere in the face of rigorous tasks
- Initiate/maintain positive relationships
- Take responsibility for their behavior and learning
- Actively engage in learning and improving their grades
- Contribute to a positive classroom environment
Objectives:
- Utilize best practices in the classroom to create a positive learning environment that fosters teamwork and helps students to develop prosocial behavior and relationships with peers and adults.
- Implement instructional intervention strategies to support students’ social-emotional learning as it relates to frustration management, impulse control and perseverance to achieve personal and educational goals.
- Differentiate between a growth versus fixed mindset and implement interventions to support the development of a perseverance and grit in students.
- Analyze common challenging student behaviors and demonstrate the application of a positive behavioral strategy to facilitate social-emotional learning skills.
- Implement both proactive and reactive strategies for the most challenging disruptive and explosive student behavior.
- Develop a SEL or behavior plan that can be used to support challenging student behavior across all settings.
OUTLINE
Whole Classroom SEL Techniques and Behavior Interventions, Activities & Instructional Practices To …
Build a Positive Classroom Community
Whole Classroom SEL Techniques and Behavior Interventions, Activities & Instructional Practices To …
Build a Positive Classroom Community
- The neuroscience behind your classes: Ideas for working with student diversity
- Cooperative learning structures to promote teamwork: Experiential activities
- Reduce classroom anxiety and increase student connection to lessons
- Build positive and effective learning-based classrooms
- Evidence-based practices for the five core competencies of SEL
- Growth vs fixed mindset: Research-based case studies
- Build perseverance: Video demonstrations
- Develop resilience toward rigorous and complex tasks
- Mistakes as opportunities and prevent fear of failure
- Teach them how to assess their strengths and limitations
- Increase self-confidence, optimism and self-efficacy
- Help them identify emotions, thoughts and behaviors in different situations
- Teach self-discipline and goal-setting skills
- Self-monitoring techniques to track learning and academic behaviors
- Model positive self-talk and effective self-reflection
- Support executive-functioning needs
- Develop problem-solving skills and solving conflicts
- Manage and cope with emotions using evidenced-based frameworks
- Teach perspective taking and empathy
- Social anxiety techniques to reduce stress
- Lesson plans on social and ethical norms for behavior
- Proactive and corrective measures
- Practical motivational incentives
- Strategies for the basic functions and needs of chronic misbehavior
- Behavior strategies to support academic success
- Core elements of evidence-based classwide reinforcement systems
- Lesson plans on character education
- Strategies to positively support trauma impacted students
- Calm the stress response related to anxiety or depression
- Alternatives to zero-tolerance policies to help nurture resilience
- Mitigate stress through mindfulness exercises, goal-setting activities and group identity-building
Target Audience
- General Education Teachers
- Special Education Teachers
- School Administration
- School Social Workers
- School Counselors
- School Psychologists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapist Assistants
- School Paraprofessionals
- Other Helping Professionals who Work with School-Age Children
SAVANNA S. FLAKES, ED.S., PMC
Savanna Flakes, Ed.S., PMC, is an award-winning teacher, experienced instructional leader, and educational consultant who has taught a variety of subjects and led professional development for multiple school levels on a range of topics such as differentiation, literacy interventions, inclusion, co-teaching, and specially designed instruction. Educators who have worked with Savanna have often commented on her experience and knowledge of differentiated instructional strategies to ensure every learner has access to the curriculum and is ready for 21st century success. She is an engaging and enthusiastic international presenter who believes that every child has talents to offer and can be a contributing member in our classroom, school and society. Savanna holds an Education Specialist Degree in Administration Leadership, a Post Masters Certificate in Education Leadership, and Curriculum and Instruction: Literacy, and Special Education. She is a National Board-Certified Teacher (NBPTS), an International Education Technology Standards Certified Teacher (ISTE), a Google Certified Educator, and the author of the Inclusion Instructional Strategies Corner for MultiBriefs.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Savanna Flakes is CEO for Inclusion for a Better Future, LLC. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Savanna Flakes has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Savanna Flakes is CEO for Inclusion for a Better Future, LLC. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Savanna Flakes has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live event only. After attendance has been verified, pre-registered attendees will receive an email from PESI Customer Service with the subject line, “Evaluation and Certificate” within one week. This email will contain a link to complete the seminar evaluation and allow attendees to print, email or download a certificate of completion if in full attendance. For those in partial attendance (arrived late or left early), a letter of attendance is available through that link and an adjusted certificate of completion reflecting partial credit will be issued within 30 days (if your board allows). Please see “live seminar schedule” for full attendance start and end times. NOTE: Boards do not allow credit for breaks or lunch.
If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, or questions on home study credit availability, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.
The planning committee and staff who controlled the content of this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. For speaker disclosures, please see speaker bios.
PESI, Inc. offers continuing education programs and products under the brand names PESI, PESI Healthcare, PESI Rehab and Psychotherapy Networker.
School Counselors: This intermediate activity consists of 6.25 clock hours or 380 minutes of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline and the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.
Educators/Teachers
This activity qualifies for 380 minutes of instructional content as required by many national and state licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
New Jersey Educators, Administrators & Education Services Personnel: This activity will offer 6.0 Actual Professional Development Hours. PESI, Inc., powered by MEDS-PDN, is a registered New Jersey Professional Development Provider with the NJ Dept. of Education.
Pennsylvania Educators & School Personnel: 6.5 ACT 48 Hours will be made available through Capital Area Intermediate Unit (CAIU) Bethlehem, PA on 05/20/20; King of Prussia, PA on 05/21/20; and Cherry Hill, NJ on 05/22/20. Those requesting ACT 48 Hours will be required to sign in and provide their Pennsylvania Certification Number and will receive instructions at the seminar on how to create a free online account with CAIU; only those individuals who have a CAIU online account are eligible to receive ACT 48 Hours.
Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants
Psychologists/School Psychologists: PESI, Inc. is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer professional development for school psychologists. PESI maintains responsibility for the program. Provider #1140. PESI is offering this activity for 6.25 hours of continuing education credit. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
Speech-Language Pathologists
This course is offered for .6 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
** Please note that Speech-Language Pathologists must complete the post-test and evaluation within two weeks of attending the live event if they would like their participation submitted to the ASHA CE Registry. Detailed instructions will be provided the day of the program under the Handouts section of the online program.
School Social Workers
This intermediate activity consists of 6.25 clock hours or <> minutes of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline and the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.
Other Professions
This activity qualifies for 380 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, or questions on home study credit availability, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.
The planning committee and staff who controlled the content of this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. For speaker disclosures, please see speaker bios.
PESI, Inc. offers continuing education programs and products under the brand names PESI, PESI Healthcare, PESI Rehab and Psychotherapy Networker.
School Counselors: This intermediate activity consists of 6.25 clock hours or 380 minutes of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline and the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.
Educators/Teachers
This activity qualifies for 380 minutes of instructional content as required by many national and state licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
New Jersey Educators, Administrators & Education Services Personnel: This activity will offer 6.0 Actual Professional Development Hours. PESI, Inc., powered by MEDS-PDN, is a registered New Jersey Professional Development Provider with the NJ Dept. of Education.
Pennsylvania Educators & School Personnel: 6.5 ACT 48 Hours will be made available through Capital Area Intermediate Unit (CAIU) Bethlehem, PA on 05/20/20; King of Prussia, PA on 05/21/20; and Cherry Hill, NJ on 05/22/20. Those requesting ACT 48 Hours will be required to sign in and provide their Pennsylvania Certification Number and will receive instructions at the seminar on how to create a free online account with CAIU; only those individuals who have a CAIU online account are eligible to receive ACT 48 Hours.
Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants
Psychologists/School Psychologists: PESI, Inc. is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer professional development for school psychologists. PESI maintains responsibility for the program. Provider #1140. PESI is offering this activity for 6.25 hours of continuing education credit. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
Speech-Language Pathologists
This course is offered for .6 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
** Please note that Speech-Language Pathologists must complete the post-test and evaluation within two weeks of attending the live event if they would like their participation submitted to the ASHA CE Registry. Detailed instructions will be provided the day of the program under the Handouts section of the online program.
School Social Workers
This intermediate activity consists of 6.25 clock hours or <
Other Professions
This activity qualifies for 380 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
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Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to PESI, P.O. Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call (800) 844-8260.
ADA Needs
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