Washburn Academy: Beyond Behavior Management-Empowering Teachers to Reach ALL Students

Whenever I’ve taught classes about students with special needs, the resounding reaction from regular education teachers has been, “But these are great strategies for ALL students.”  How do we take what we know from special education and connect with kids who may not be identified with a disability but still have some of the same needs? This question is at the heart of why schools are focusing on school wide proactive behavior intervention and supports (PBIS).  The most effective educators understand that preventing behaviors and empowering students to change their behavior is essential in creating classroom community and increasing academic achievement.

This course will pull information from what we know about how anxiety, depression, attention difficulties, hyperactivity, and social disorders and apply it to your daily classroom practice.  Resources are limited and the best way to increase the success of students who are struggling is to empower the teachers who spend the most time with them. The majority of challenging behaviors come from a skill deficit or an unmet need.  This class will help you identify those needs in a proactive way so you can connect with the student and identify strategies that are more likely to be successful.

• Workshop Fee: $230.00
• Granola bars will be provided for breakfast.
• Lunch will be served each day.
• Water, coffee, and tea provided. There will be no soda provided.

Early registration is imperative! Register by June 8, 2018 to secure your seat.

If participation requirements are met by the above date, registration will remain open until capacity is met or 7 days prior to the first date of the event. 

All Washburn Academy course will be offered for graduate credit exclusively through UW-La Crosse. Up to three (3) graduate credits can be earned through participation, attendance, personal reflections, and written assignments. Please note that each credit costs $130.00. This fee is separate than the workshop fee and is made payable to UW-La Crosse. A UW-L representative will be on site the first day of each workshop to answer questions and assist with the registration process. The cost breakdown is below.

• 1 credit = $130.00----Total Cost*: $360.00
• 2 credits = $260.00--Total Cost*: $490.00
• 3 credits = $390.00--Total Cost*: $620.00

*Total workshop cost reflects workshop fee and credit fee combined. The workhshop fee is paid to CESA #4 and the graduate credit fee is paid to UW-La Crosse. Graduate credits are optional. However, all participants will be charged the workshop fee.  

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