ED 7623 Special Education Behavior Management/Assessment

Three hours

This course will focus on developing an understanding of students with behavioral issues and how to apply appropriate behavior intervention systems based on evidence collections used to identify, understand and work with children that have challenging behaviors. Topics in this course will include: understanding the behaviors, the difference between symptoms and problems, redirection to appropriate behaviors, individual and whole classroom interventions, behavior management strategies, social skills development, and cultural competency. Additionally, this course will focus on available assessments that can support the data collection necessary to identify cognitive and behavioral issues and monitor interventions to support an Individual Education Plan (IEP). Both special education and regular classroom teachers will benefit from the behavior management and assessment tools provided by this course.