Creating Connections: A New Solution to Challenging Classroom Behavior 

Instructors: Jenny Barrett and Dr. Anne Townsend

What You’ll Learn:

• How to decrease disruptive behavior in your classroom with the Mariposa Method
• The skills and competence to understand and communicate with children in challenging moments
• The science behind challenging behaviors and what you can do to prevent them before they happen

This Course Includes:

• One hour of on-demand virtual lessons
• One hour of interactive coaching with instructors  to discuss real-life scenarios
• Several downloadable resources
• Interactive online exercises to reinforce learning
• Certificate of completion
• Access to Mariposa’s online alumni community

What Makes this Course Different:

• This SEL course is 100% unique and unlike anything you’ve learned in traditional social-emotional learning training. The content is based on the Mariposa Method, a science-backed, modern and practical approach to social-emotional learning.
• Content includes real-life classroom scenarios that your peers have experienced, based on Jenny Barrett’s nearly three decade career working with challenging behavior in Baltimore City schools, pre and post COVID-19.
• Everything covered is relevant and up to date as of January 2024, and is constantly being updated with new material.
• The Mariposa Method truly works. It is not a quick fix, a series of tactics, or a way to check off the box for required training. It is a practice based on decades of research - see for yourself.

Recommended For:

• Teachers, educators and caregivers for children under age 8
• Early career and life-long educators alike

Course Content:

Topic 1: The “Why” Behind Challenging Behaviors

Topic 2: The Role of Stress in Challenging Behaviors

Topic 3: Social Emotional Learning To Reduce Challenging Behaviors

Topic 4: Introduction to the Mariposa Method To Decrease and Prevent Challenging Behaviors

Topic 5: Introduction to Using Neutral Descriptions To Decrease Stress

Topic 6: The Role of Empathy in Tense Situations

Requirements:

• A working computer with internet
• An open mind

 Description:

In this virtual course, learn a more effective way to respond to challenging classroom behavior, and help struggling students.

Gain insights into why traditional behavior reinforcement and classroom management strategies don’t work, and the science behind the most common behavior issues.

Most crucially, understand your pivotal role as a teacher in addressing these challenging behaviors while managing your own stress levels.

Enroll now for a transformative learning experience!

With typical classroom management training, you often have to sacrifice learning hands-on techniques that will be useful in your everyday teaching practice, in favor of beginner friendly introductions to the foundations of classroom management.  With this course, you get the best of both worlds.  

This is an online course designed for teachers that are new to the teaching field, as well as experienced teachers that have already taken many SEL courses before and consider themselves classroom management experts.