Responding to Rule Breaking
Overview
One Day Professional Development
TOP 5 STRATEGIES YOU'LL TAKE BACK TO YOUR CLASSROOM
- How to use practical strategies to nip rule breaking, reduce behavior referrals, and keep your focus on teaching.
- How to shape the classroom for positive behavior.
- How to analyze behaviors, so you can address them effectively.
- How to handle disruptions without getting emotional.
- How your feelings and language affect the interaction when students challenge you in the classroom.
Prerequisite: Developmental Designs 1
Call 612.822.3422 or email School Services with questions or to schedule for your school.
Note: The Origins Program reserves the right to cancel workshops and is not liable for any travel-related or other expenses incurred by a registrant or payee due to a canceled workshop.
What to Expect
Get ready for an interactive day of learning!
Just like in the classroom, you will gather in a circle for an advisory meeting. You will talk, share, and problem-solve with other middle-level educators. Tap into real situations from your own experiences. Bring challenges you are facing with individual students or your whole class. The facilitator will lead you through exercises to help you enrich your advisory.
Workshop schedule
Most workshops begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.
Lunch arrangements for on-site workshops will be subject to the school agreement.
Certificate of attendance
You will receive a 7-hour certificate of attendance for participation in the entire workshop.
Confirmation
After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with more detailed information and the schedule for the workshop.
Facilitators
All our facilitators are experienced practitioners who know the middle school classroom. All have gone through an extensive and rigorous multi-year certification process. This process ensures that they are well practiced in using the Developmental Designs approach and skillful in teaching it to others. Some facilitators work full-time for The Origins Program, doing professional development work year-round; others are middle school classroom, teachers who use the Developmental Designs approach in their own classrooms. All share with you a commitment to fostering the well-being and academic growth of young adolescents.