Understanding, Improving and Managing Classroom Behavior- December 3 & 10 (1)

Here's a revised version with greater emphasis on understanding, preventing, managing, and improving student behavior:

Learn to conduct meaningful Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) that inform appropriate IEP development and classroom interventions.

Every challenging behavior is communication. When students act out, shut down, refuse to work, or disrupt the classroom, they're telling us something important—but without the skills to decode that message, educators resort to reactive consequences that rarely create lasting change. The key to transforming student behavior isn't stricter rules or more punishments; it's understanding why the behavior happens in the first place and creating environments where students no longer need to rely on challenging behaviors to get their needs met.

Why This Workshop Matters

Understanding the function of behavior is the single most powerful tool in your classroom management toolkit. When you know why a student is behaving a certain way, you can prevent problems before they start, respond in ways…