Become a Behavior Influencer
Behave! 2022 is a virtual conference brought to you by ESC Region 13 that explores current research and trends about issues that schools face. You will walk away with a plan to increase your influencer game and a renewed energy for dealing with challenging campus situations.
Whether you’re collecting data, explaining classroom rules, dealing with difficult students, restoring relationships, or just trying to get through the day, we know behavior can be stressful. We also know there is no “one size fits all” strategy to improve student behavior. That’s why we offer several breakout sessions to discuss tips, tricks, tools, and strategies for each unique situation.
- Understanding the Adolescent Brain
- Managing Challenging Behaviors
- Trauma and the Young Child
- Strategies to Increase Learning & Decrease Disruption
 | Earn your influencer card
Submit a video (no longer than 2 minutes) explaining how you influence behavior already, and you will be entered to receive a 50% discount on your registration! (Tickets retail for $110, Only submissions chosen to showcase at the conference will receive the discount.)
If selected we will highlight your skills at the conference and you will be a certified, card-carrying behavior influencer!
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Social and Emotional Problems Related to Dyslexia
Janice Burch & Tanya hope
Dyslexia is not just a literacy issue. Students with dyslexia may have many other challenges including anxiety, anger, depression, poor self-image and more. In order to provide appropriate support and intervention, teachers and parents need to be aware of these surprising and somewhat unexpected problems students with dyslexia may experience.
Understanding the Adolescent Brain
Angela Isenberg, Paula Freeman & Monica Kurtz
Do you keep asking yourself "Why?" when a student responds in a certain way? Take a journey with us in navigating the adolescent brain. Explore insights on the teenage mind and the behaviors that manifest. participants will engage in actvities that can be used in their classrooms with students.
Restorative Practices in the Classroom
Lisette Castaneda
The restorative paradigm is manifested in many informal ways beyond the formal processes. In this session, we will focus on two tools: Pro Active Circles and Affective Statements that can be incorporated in your classrooms right away.
Good Grief
Willa Rosen
During the past few years, students and educators have faced tremendous losses in many life domain areas. This session will focus on specific strategies that school personnel can implement to help students process grief and foster support and resiliency.
Chapter 37: The Discipline Law
Janice Burch and Lisette Castaneda
This session will provide a quick Chapter 37 overview and then we will discuss some of the new discipline laws that were passed in 2021 with special attention on HB 785.
The 8 Paradoxes of Great Leaders
Albert Felts
Leadership is seldom easy, but today it affords us the challenge of collaborating with a more educated, more entitled, more savvy population that has greater expectations of satisfaction and rewards than in past generations. Uncommon leaders stand out because they are able to juggle seemingly contradictory traits to lead such people.
Behind the Behavior: The Role of Executive Functions & Behavior
Amy Fanetti
We’ve all had those students who forget materials, lose assignments, have messy lockers or can never seem to get to class on time! These students, despite their every effort, just can’t keep it together! Have you ever wondered why such simple tasks cause so much trouble for some students? Often, these are students who may struggle with executive functions. In this session, we will discuss the role of executive functions in learning and behavior, then troubleshoot some ideas for support executive functioning development.
Managing Challenging Behaviors: What can you control?
Angela Isenberg & Monica Kurtz
Is your classroom ready for an extreme makeover? The environment impacts behavior, and you control the environment. Learn how to make the classroom environment work for you in taming challenging behaviors. Teachers will have the opportunity to assess their own classroom environment and create a guided action plan for design and implementation of a supportive environment in their teaching practice.
PAX Good Behavior Game
Willa Rosen
The PAX Good Behavior Game is an evidence-based, trauma-informed Tier 1 behavioral intervention that improves education outcomes, mental health, and reduces stress for students and teachers. Tune into this session to learn about free training for Texas educators.
Trauma and the Young Child
Monica Kurtz and Paula Freeman
In recent years, educators have begun to recognize trauma as a determining factor in student behavior at the elementary and secondary levels. Today we will look at trauma and its impact on our youngest students; from birth to second grade.
Fostering a Restorative Community with Families
Angela Isenberg and Lisette Castaneda
It is essential to engage parents when building community and creating a restorative school culture. Incorporating parents into a restorative culture starts with meeting the teacher in August and extends to collaborating with families when harm has occurred. Learn ways to include parents in circles and the discipline process.We are better together.
Engagement Strategies to Increase Learning and Decrease Disruption
Janice Burch and Tanya Hope
When students are engaged with the academic content they do not have time to be disruptive. Learn a variety of strategies to keep all students on the hook and accountable. A few tweaks to your questioning techniques and instructional activities can create a community of engaged learners.
