Barb O’Neill, Ed.D. – Transform Challenging Behavior Online Conference Gold Package

Are you a preschool teacher struggling to manage challenging behaviors in the classroom? A center director or Head Start manager seeking strategies to support your team and implement effective solutions? Or an early childhood professional, coach, or consultant looking to drive positive change and reduce the high incidence of challenging behavior in early childhood settings? If so, the Transform Challenging Behavior Online Conference is designed specifically for you.

This online event has been transforming the field of early childhood education since 2018, well before the shift to virtual learning became a necessity. Our goal is to provide actionable strategies, inspiration, and innovative practices that empower educators to address challenging behaviors effectively and equitably.

Through expert-led sessions, this conference tackles challenging behavior from multiple perspectives. You’ll gain practical insights into preventing and managing difficult behaviors, supporting social-emotional learning, and fostering inclusive and equitable classrooms. From handling full-blown tantrums to addressing systemic issues like implicit bias, the strategies offered are both innovative and immediately applicable.

In the free 1-hour training on Trauma and Challenging Behavior with Sarah Erdman, you’ll get a glimpse of the comprehensive approach the conference offers. This session includes strategies to help you create trauma-informed, emotionally supportive learning environments.

• What’s the Root Cause of the Challenging Behavior?
• What to Do About Behaviors Like Chair-Throwing
• Conscious Discipline Strategies
• Strategies for Supporting Social Emotional Learning
• How to Use a Class Puppet to Increase Engagement
• Sensory Processing: Essential to Understanding Behavior
• Challenging Behavior and Implicit Bias
• Story-Acting and Storytelling: A Tool for Inclusion
• Speech-Language Development and Challenging Behavior
• The Power of Rituals for Self-Regulation
• Brain-based, Trauma-Informed Social Emotional Learning
• Challenging Behavior During Art Activities
• Play, Anti-Bias Practices, and Challenging Behavior
• Challenging Behavior and Family Collaboration
• Trauma and Young Children: Teaching Strategies
• Persona Dolls: A Tool for Inclusive Classrooms
• Tackling Tough Behaviors Like Refusing to Listen and Chair-Throwing

The conference also features an exclusive early childhood leaders’ session on Creating Trauma-Responsive Early Childhood Programs, offering invaluable insights for building supportive and inclusive systems within your school or organization.

• Gain practical strategies to prevent and manage challenging behaviors effectively.
• Learn innovative approaches to social-emotional learning and trauma-informed teaching.
• Address critical issues like racial disproportionality and implicit bias in early childhood settings.
• Foster inclusive classrooms that support all children and families.
• Connect with a global network of early childhood educators, leaders, and experts.

Whether you’re searching for inspiration, actionable solutions, or a deeper understanding of the factors influencing challenging behavior, the Transform Challenging Behavior Online Conference offers the tools and insights you need to create a positive impact. Join us to build your confidence, expand your strategies, and transform your classroom and community.