In my 33 years of K-12 education, and 11 years of teaching college, I have NEVER met a student who ever wanted to be a behavior problem. So, why are they? Participants will discuss recent behavior challenges they have experienced in their classrooms. We will explore :
- The underlying cause of the behavior.
- What does the behavior possibly cover up
- Why the behavior “works” for the student
- Primal brain vs. Modern brain - when to confront, when to back off
- Positive ways to intervene when a student is off task
- Strength vs. deficit approach – reframing our perspectives
- Building positive community classrooms
- Re-discovering and/or enhancing our love for our profession