Season 5, Episode 10 CS (102): WHY??? Function-Based Support in ALL Classrooms

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The episode discusses the importance of function-based support in behavior management within classrooms, featuring a conversation with a high school social studies teacher.

As a general educator, if you are wondering if function-based support should be part of your behavior management focus, wonder no more. As we have learned, especially in the previous two podcasts, questioning and understanding the "why" of behavior is key to preventing as well as de-escalating challenging behaviors. Join Lisa and Jamie for a conversation with our first high school guest for the Classroom Series, Shelby Kurtz, 9th grade social studies teacher. This is not a how to (click on th...

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Hosts: Dr. Lisa Powers, Ms. Jamie Grieshaber

Guest: Shelby Kurtz

Topics covered

• function-based support
• behavior management
• challenging behaviors
• education
• high school teaching

Keywords

• function-based support
• behavior management
• challenging behaviors
• education
• high school

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Organizations: Classroom Series

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