Foundations Of Applied Behavioral Analysis In School Settings

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This course will introduce Candidates to the types, characteristics, strengths, limitations, theoretical approaches and research-based models of behavior intervention, motivation, and reinforcement techniques. Candidates will explore tiered interventions, functional behavioral assessments utilizing data and technology to develop and implement behavioral support plans for students with mild and intense intervention needs and apply ethical guidelines, state and federal laws and policies, when assessing behavior or intervening. Candidates will examine strategies and procedures for crisis prevention and intervention. This course will also explore strategies for using digital tools and resources to communicate and collaborate with students, families, general education teachers, related service providers, paraprofessionals, community agencies, and other stakeholders to help students with mild and intense intervention needs achieve desired positive learning outcomes. In addition, candidates will analyze relationships across theory and practice, multiple perspectives and trends, and the application of these relationships within educational settings. Candidates will explore major theories and concepts related to online learning, virtual instruction, twenty-first-century skills, information literacy skills, and the diverse perspectives of online students and develop strategies for effectively integrating technologies into teaching and learning, discuss the benefits and challenges of technologies as educational tools, and apply technologies to meet a variety of learning purposes and needs. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Course Learning Outcomes 1. Introduced to specific methods and teaching strategies for working with children with emotional and behavioral disabilities. 2. Prepared to systematically monitor student performance. 3. Prepare teachers to devise and implement usable functional behavior analysis and behavior management plans for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. View Class Schedule