This course is designed to help you to create positive relationships with students who display challenging behaviors so that they are able to thrive under your instruction.  As you read and reflect on the texts and research articles, you will learn how to get to the root of a student's struggles with meeting expectations inside the school setting, by working in partnership with the student in trauma-informed and compassionate ways. You'll learn that there's more to behavior management than incentive charts, punishments, or functional behavior assessments. At the end of this course you will have gained a better understanding of sound behavioral intervention strategies in order to transform your classroom management style.

For K-12 Teachers

This class is offered for 3 Quarter Credits

Required Textbook:  Green, Ross. (2021) Lost and Found: Unlocking Collaboration and Compassion to Help Our Most Vulnerable, Misunderstood Students (and All the Rest) by Ross W. Greene, PhD. Hoboken, NJ, Jossey-Bass.

Better than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management by Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey (2015) ASCD Publishing

Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom by Kristin Souers and Pete Hall (2016) ASCD Publishing

Register Anytime!  You can start your course TODAY!

1. Click "Registration" below.  Our site will redirect you to an SPU registration page where you will pay both the TINT and SPU fee with a credit card. 

2. You will receive an email from SPU with your receipt and a link to the coursework. 

3. You have a year to complete the work at your own pace.  Your grade will be posted on your transcript within a few weeks (and often sooner) of you finishing!

Fees:

Option 1:  Non-Credit/Audit (30 PDUs) TINT Tuition Fee: $535

Option 2:   3 Quarter Credit (60 PDUs) = TINT Tuition Fee: $535

+ $165 SPU Credit Fee (Click here for SPU Info) = $700

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