Understanding Student Behavior:

What You Will Learn

• How to identify and operationally define inappropriate student behavior
• How to hypothesize the function of the behavior
• How to choose appropriate replacement behaviors
• How to design and implement an intervention

Course Guiding Question:

What behaviors are occurring in my classroom that are disrupting learning and how can I manage those behaviors more effectively?

Professional Development Credits

At the conclusion of the course, you will receive a certificate for 12 Professional Development Hours (Clock Hours, CPEs).

Model Teaching Professional Development Courses are pre-approved in many states and we provide easy approval forms to submit to your license granting authority if required.

If you are a teacher seeking license renewal and wish to verify acceptance of our Professional Development Courses, please view our PD STATE REQUIREMENTS PAGE to learn more about your state’s requirements.

Also, consider taking our UNIVERSITY-PARTNERED, ACADEMIC CREDIT COURSES to earn regionally accredited units or credits, accepted by most states for teacher re-licensing and salary advancement.

Approval Information About This Course for Teaching License Renewal & Continuing Education

Model Teaching has helped thousands of teachers across the country meet their relicensing requirements.

This course is Pre-Approved in the following states for License Renewal and Continuing education:

• Texas – CPE’s, TEA-Approved
• New York CTLE’s – NYSED-Approved
• Pennsylvania DOE – ACT 48-Approved
• Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) – Approved
• Nevada DOE
• Tennessee
• Other States As Well

If you do not see your state listed here, this course may be pre-approved in your state as well. Chat with us or leave a ticket for our recommendations.

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Please confirm your specific district or state requirements for license renewal prior to registering and feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have about our courses.

Topics Covered and General Course Outline

Section 1 – The Components of Behavior

• A definition of various forms of student behavior in the classroom
• The three components to consider when understanding your students’ behaviors

Section 2 – Behavior Data Recording

• The definition of a functional behavior assessment
• The ABC method of collecting student behavior data
• Other methods for collecting student data

Section 3 – The Functions of Behavior

• The four functions of behavior
• How to generate a hypothesis about the function of your target behavior

Section 4 – Planning and Evaluating Interventions

• How to choose replacement behaviors
• How to design a function-based intervention
• Methods for evaluating interventions

Helpful Resources & Templates Included With the Course

The course comes with 23 templates, tools, and graphic organizers ready to be used in your classroom!

These Include:

• ABCs of Behavior Reference Chart
• ABCs Data Collection Tool with Samples
• ABC Data Scatterplot with Samples
• Behavior Scatterplot with Samples
• Behavior Recording Documents with Samples
• The Functions of Behavior Reference Guide
• Functions of Behavior Worksheet with Samples
• Replacement Behavior Planner with Samples
• Function-Based Intervention Planner with Samples
• Intervention Fidelity Planner with Samples
• Intervention Plan Template with Samples
• Effectiveness Rubric
• Implementation Observation Checklist with Samples

Register for the course Understanding Student Behavior: An Introduction to the ABC Method now.