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 text "Lost and Found: Helping Behaviorally Challenging Students (and While You're At It, All the Others)" by Ross W. Greene, PhD, you will learn the basic tenants of the program, formerly known as Collaborative Problem Solving, and learn how to get to the root of student's struggles with meeting expectations inside the school setting, by working in partnership with the student. 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 what CPS is and how to use its strategies to transform your classroom management style.
Natalie Conway, M.Ed, started her career in Massachusetts in 2005 where she taught special education in grades K-5 before becoming a third grade teacher. In Oregon, Natalie has worked with students in grades K-10 with a range of disabilities, including dyslexia and learning disabilities, Autism, emotional disturbances, communication disorders and other health impairments. She currently is a Special Education Teacher working online. She enjoys mentoring her peers in instruction and legal processes, as well as creating professional development for all staff, especially in the areas of inclusion and co-teaching, for which is has over ten years experience and much passion. Natalie lives with her husband and daughter in central Oregon.