We are in the midst of a great opportunity to create a new culture in our own classrooms. Cultures that aim to embrace all students as we teach them to find value in their own learning, goals, and development. We can guide them through this journey by creating classroom environments of peace and respect, providing opportunities for social skill development, and instilling a sense of their own power in finding happiness and success in the world.
In this workshop, we will look at specific techniques to create peaceful classroom environments, ideas to develop expectations/communication for students, ways to integrate
important skill development into our classroom routines and to embrace the management of challenging behaviors/attitudes as students struggle.
This will be a highly interactive workshop with lectures and videos, participation in selected technique practice, small group discussions, and planning sessions with other participants. We will learn from each other and design what will work in your unique classroom and fit the students you work with every day. You will be ready to implement these
additions to your practice as soon as you get back to your school.
This workshop meets DESE requirements for 15 PDPs in Special Education during the 5-year Professional License Renewal cycle.