Behavior Supports

UW ECHO in Behavior Supports provides ongoing support for educators and other professionals working with students exhibiting behavioral challenges by providing opportunities for professional development and behavior planning.

Network participants include school administrators, general and special education teachers, paraeducators, case managers, school counselors, school psychologists, state agency staff, and special education service providers, including OTs, PTs, SLPs, etc.

UW ECHO in Behavior Supports is a collaboration with the Wyoming Department of Education.

Sessions are on Wednesdays, bi-weekly,
3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. MT
via Zoom video conferencing technology.

Behavior Supports Learning Session Topics: Spring 2016 to Spring 2018

Learning topics - fall 2018

Session information subject to change, please check back regularly.

*Registration encouraged but not required to attend sessions.*
Registrants will receive session handouts and materials prior to the scheduled meeting time.

September 19

Setting Up the Environment

It is critical for educators to thoughtfully consider the important components to setting up the environment and classroom. We will discuss the importance of physical structure and putting into place other structures that will set the teacher and students up for success.

Presenter:
Staci Horsley, M.Ed., BCBA
Autism/Behavior Specialist and Consultant

October 3

School-wide Expectations and Classroom Rules:
Being Preventative and Proactive

Teachers will learn how to integrate school-wide expectations into their classroom rules and use these to shape behavior.

Presenter:
Tricia Berg, Ph.D.
Education Consultant, Tricia Berg Consulting, LLC

October 17

Putting the PRO in paraPROfessional

This session will focus on how to be an essential behavior support across all educational settings.

Presenters:
Danielle Kendall, Errin Huntington, and Brandi Smith
Sweetwater County School District #2

October 31

SESSION POSTPONED - CHECK BACK FOR A RESCHEDULED DATE

Attendance

Attendance matters. If students are going to be successful in school, they first have to be in school. This session identifies critical attendance data to monitor on a regular basis and practical solutions that schools can implement across grade levels to address trends and patterns that emerge in the data.

Presenter:
Tricia Berg, Ph.D.
Education Consultant
Safe & Civil Schools, Tricia Berg Consulting, LLC

November 14

Group Contingencies

We will discuss the purpose behind implementing group contingencies. We will also discuss how to implement group contingencies and the advantages and disadvantages for the three types of group contingencies.

Presenter:
Staci Horsley, M.Ed., BCBA
Autism/Behavior Specialist and Consultant

*Session Registration*

November 28

Interpreting the BASC 

Presenter:
Tara Clapp
Academic Professional Lecturer, Clinical Psychology
University of Wyoming

*Session Registration*

December 12

Harnessing the POWER in Para/Teacher Relationships

Learn strategies to build and maintain relationships that promote teamwork, academic success, and pro-social behavior.

Presenters:
Danielle Kendall and Errin Huntington
Sweetwater County School District #2

*Session Registration*

LEARNING TOPICS - SPRING 2019