Northstar Continuing Education

Classes on your time, at your convenience, when you want to study!

Additional Courses

The Teacher's Guide to Student Mental Health Organizational Skills Training for Students with ADHD Multi-Sensory Learning: Becoming A Creative And Reflective Thinker Using Augmentative/ Alternative Communication to Build Academic Skills Growing Up With Autism Boys and Girls Learn Differently: Gender and Learning Styles in the Classroom Asperger's Syndrome: Foundations for Intervention Bullying Prevention School Success for ADHD & LD Students Teaching Social Skills to Students with Autism Teaching Students How to Think Critically Teaching Children with Challenging Behavior Using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Best Practices in English Language Learning Instruction Best Practices In Writing Instruction Comprehension Going Forward: Best Practices in Reading Comprehension Instruction Culture and Special Education How Children Succeed The Mind, Brain, and Education The Science of Making Friends

The cost of the 3 credit course which includes the text book is $385 dollars, and is payable by credit card, just click on the credit card icon. After payment we will send by email, a payment acknowledgment, registration information and the syllabus. The textbook will also be shipped at this time.

All of our continuing education and professional development classes can be completed on your time, at your convenience, whenever you want to study!

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Phone: 763-219-8483

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Teaching Children with Challenging Behavior

Course Description:

Students need to be able to self-regulate and control their behaviors in order to be ready to learn in their classroom. Neither the student themselves nor their classmates are able to learn in a classroom that is chaotic, unpredictable and disruptive. In this course, teachers will learn how to teach students to manage their emotions and anger. They will learn how to develop lessons and interventions that engage students and promote positive behavior. Participants in this class will know how to shape behavior instruction, work with the families of behavior-challenged students and collaborate with school social workers and psychologists to solve problem behavior in the classroom. Evidence-based interventions that are practical and ready to use are provided for the classroom teacher. Students need to be able to self-regulate and control their behaviors in order to be ready to learn in their classroom. Neither the student themselves nor their classmates are able to learn in a classroom that is chaotic, unpredictable and disruptive. In this course, teachers will learn how to teach students to manage their emotions and anger. They will learn how to develop lessons and interventions that engage students and promote positive behavior. Participants in this class will know how to shape behavior instruction, work with the families of behavior-challenged students and collaborate with school social workers and psychologists to solve problem behavior in the classroom. Evidence-based interventions that are practical and ready to use are provided for the classroom teacher.

Goals and Objectives

As a result of participation in this course, students should:

Learn how to empower their students with strategies to control and regulate their own behavior.
Teach students how to develop important social skills to keep and maintain friendships.
Learn how to provide engaging academic instruction to promote executive functioning and prevent challenging behavior in the classroom.
Know how to positively reinforce good behaviors and use undesirable consequences in a supportive way.
Design and implement effective functional behavior plans.

Texts/Readings

The required text is:

Otten, K. & Tuttle, J. (2011). How to Reach and Teach Children With Challenging Behavior: Practical, Ready-To-Use Interventions That Work.