Building Your Blueprint for Behavior

Building Your Blueprint for Behavior

Join us for a day of FREE Professional Development for EC and ESCE Teachers, Educational Assistants, Paraprofessionals, Related Service Providers, and Leaders working in and supporting 3-5 year-old classrooms.

After attending a keynote presentation and two 90-minute breakout sessions of their choice, attendees will:

• Understand ideas and strategies to prevent challenging behavior,

• Learn de-escalation strategies to respond in the moment,

• And better understand how to support children who have experienced trauma.

Tentative Agenda:

9:00-9:20am - Welcome

9:20-9:30am - Break

9:30-11:00am - Morning Sessions

11:00-12:30pm - Lunch (on your own)

12:30-1:15pm - Keynote

1:15-1:30pm - Break

1:30-3:00pm - Afternoon Sessions

Keynote Information:

Framing Cultural Considerations When Teaming with Families Around Challenging Behavior

    Presented by Lillian Durán

Session Options:

Building Trauma-Informed Relationships with Young Children

    Presented by Tracy Schreifels

Creating Nature-Based Spaces in Urban/Suburban Settings

    Presented by Alaina Zapata

Drafting Your De-Escalation Plan for Challenging Behavior

    Presented by Jen Purkat

Putting ‘The Big 5 Essential Practices’ into Your Blueprint

    Presented by Laurie Dube

Please see the attached flyer for additional information about the keynote presentation and session options.

For questions about this event, please contact Jennifer Blank at jennifer.blank@brightworksmn.org. For questions about registration or help registering, please contact Kevin Monagan at kevin.monagan@brightworksmn.org.  

 

Cancellation: You can cancel your own registration for an event before the cancellation deadline. (Please check the event information for specific cancellation details.) If the event has a fee, refunds are possible only if cancellation is prior to the deadline. If you do not attend and do not cancel prior to an event, you are still responsible for payment and will be billed.

Special Accommodations: Please alert BrightWorks 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop/event if you need special accommodations, including sign language interpreters. (BrightWorks requires a notice of 2 business days to cancel a sign language interpreter. If you fail to cancel, we reserve the right to bill your school/district for this expense.) Update your profile as needed. Special accommodations are not included with each registration, but are stored in your profile until you make changes.