Big 5 Classroom Practices - Directly Teach Peer-Related Social Skills

Session Dates

Thursday March 21, 2024 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Webinar

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Learn about the final of the five preventative classroom-wide practices that are research-based and promoted by the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations. During this session, participants will engage in independent reflective work and action planning. Participants will self-assess their own classroom practices and further learn about the use of Peer-Related Social Skills that will decrease challenging behaviors and promote desirable behaviors by all children. Then, participants will build upon what they are already doing to be more intentional and systematic with their implementation of this preventative practice. Lastly, participants will learn about resources to support continued implementation with fidelity. Participants will leave with action steps that can be implemented tomorrow within their own classrooms and they will have access to a Padlet that will provide additional resources to support all children and adults within the classroom while decreasing challenging behaviors.

Objectives

Participants will:

1. Discuss research to support the implementation of the classroom-wide practice, Directly Teaching Peer-Related Social Skills
2. Examine strategies to support children who have difficulty connecting with peers.
3. Examine resources to support implementation and explicitly teach children to reach out to and respond to other children in socially appropriate ways.
4. Establish a plan for a classroom environment that naturally encourages children to interact with each other

Target Audience

This training is appropriate for Early Childhood and Early Intervention educators and providers, Family Support staff, and Family Members who care for young children. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Molly Martz, at 717-901-2151, or mmartz@pattan.net.