Addressing Challenging Behaviors Module (Optional)

Many student teachers worry about or feel unprepared for addressing challenging behaviors in the classroom. There is a wonderful set of FREE professional development modules available through the IRIS Center, Vanderbilt Peabody College within Vanderbilt University. The IRIS Center is a national center dedicated to improving education outcomes for all children, especially those with disabilities birth through age twenty-one, through the use of effective evidence-based practices and interventions.

There are 4 related modules:

• Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 1, Secondary): Understanding the Acting-Out Cycle 
• Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 2, Secondary): Behavioral Strategies
• Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 1, Elementary): Understanding the Acting-Out Cycle
• Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 2, Elementary): Behavioral Strategies

To Access the Modules:

• Iris Center Website
• Register for an Account and Log in
• Click PD Options: PD Certificates for Educators
• Click Available Modules
• Choose the module
• Add it to your cart (free)
• To find the modules
  • Login
  • Click the green square called Professional Development
  • Your list of modules will be listed