Professional & Digital Learning

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Appropriate Responses in Moments of High Emotion & De-escalation

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

This module is designed to equip individuals with the skills and strategies necessary to navigate moments of heightened emotion and effectively de-escalate tense situations. Emotional intelligence and the ability to respond appropriately during challenging moments are essential skills in both personal and professional settings. 

Chaos to Calm (Behavioral Health Services)

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

In this interactive session, educators will gain valuable insights into identifying and managing verbally escalating behavior, implementing effective limit-setting responses to noncompliant behavior, and understanding the crucial role of communication skills in building positive relationships with students.

Creating the Classroom Culture Through Attention Getters and Transitions

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

This module emphasizes the connection between attention getters and transitions in initiating and sustaining engagement throughout the learning process. Ultimately, a focus on classroom engagement sets the stage for student success and prepares them for future academic and professional endeavors.

Creating the Classroom Culture Through Building Positive Relationships

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

With a  focus on building positive relationships with students, this session presents comprehensive strategies and insights that will enable you to cultivate a positive classroom culture and build lasting relationships.

Creating the Classroom Culture Through Managing Behaviors

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

Managing disruptive behaviors can be a tedious task. This session presents practical examples, techniques, and strategies to create a positive classroom culture. By the end of the session, teachers will have the necessary skills to foster a positive learning experience and transform challenges into stepping stones where all students can thrive.

How Scaffolding Supports Student Success

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

Need support in understanding how to effectively scaffold to provide all learners the supports they need to engage with rigorous content? Join us as we explore the scaffolding process, the types of scaffolds that are most effective, and when scaffolding should be used.

Proactive Interventions De-escalation - Module 1: Understanding Behavior and Its Risk:

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

In this training, you will learn strategies and techniques to build stronger relationships with those you serve, provide proactive interventions to prevent challenging behaviors and de-escalate situations to avoid crises. 

In Module 1, you will become familiar with the factors that contribute to behavior and learn strategies to mitigate risk.

Proactive Interventions & De-escalation - Module 2: Crisis Prevention Model:

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

In this module, you will use the Crisis Prevention Model to identify behaviors at different levels of a crisis moment. The model represents a series of recognizable behavior levels that an individual may experience during a crisis moment and the related staff attitude or approaches used to de-escalate distress behaviors.

Proactive Interventions & De-escalation Module 3: Integrated Experience

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

In this module, you will learn how critical your response is to de-escalating behavior and preventing a crisis. The concept of Integrated Experience demonstrates how one person manages their attitude and behavior to have a positive impact on the other person’s behavior. You will gain a deeper understanding of why your approach is so important and feel more empowered to provide interventions.

Proactive Interventions & De-escalation Module 4 - Supportive Communication Skills

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

When a person is at the Anxiety level, your supportive communication is crucial to supporting them and preventing the crisis from escalating. In this module, you will explore skills that will apply at any level of the crisis as you continue to support them with the appropriate intervention approach.

Proactive Interventions & De-escalation Module 5: Responding to Defensive Behaviors

Audience: Teachers and Teacher Assistants  |  PreK-12 Grade   

This module examines the defensive level in the Crisis Prevention Model and illustrates the stages of defensive escalation. The Verbal Escalation Continuum helps you to recognize behaviors at the defensive level and identify the de-escalation strategies to use for each stage. 

How Scaffolding Supports Student Success - Part 1

Audience: Teachers  |  K-12 Grade   

Time: 8:00AM - 9:30AM  |  12:30PM - 2:00PM 

Need support in understanding how to effectively scaffold to provide all learners the supports they need to engage with rigorous content? Join us as we explore the scaffolding process, the types of scaffolds that are most effective, and when scaffolds should be used.

How Scaffolding Embeds Into Instruction - Part 2

Audience: Teachers  |  K-12 Grade   

Time: 10:00AM - 11:30AM  |  2:30PM - 4:00PM 

In this course we will explore strategies for implementing scaffolded learning effectively. The types of scaffolding, a blueprint for scaffolding, and strategies for embedded scaffolding will be examined, This course is a continuation of the previous scaffolding session, "How Scaffolding Supports Student Success." We encourage completing Part 1 prior to attending Part 2.