Structuring the Learning Environment to Promote Positive Behaviors

Presented by Dr. Paul G. Young, Former President of both the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the National AfterSchool Association (NAA)
Sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning

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Is inappropriate student behavior driving you up the wall? If you’d like to learn how to envision improvements, this webinar will help you. The insights, advice, and strategies that will be shared are based on research and practical experience analyzing, restructuring, and transforming numerous school and afterschool learning environments. The focus will be on supporting the leader’s role in arranging the parts, elements, or constituents of any organization.

In this edWebinar, Dr. Paul G. Young shares how to:

• Identify challenging behaviors (of both adults and children) that can be re-directed for positive outcomes
• Analyze strengths and weaknesses of specific parts and times of educational environments that support positive behavior or allow problems to develop
• Formulate a vision of improved educational programming and develop plans for teaching common, consistent expectations of all constituents
• Understand the difference between discipline and punishment
• Enhance your ability to communicate expectations, influence the capacity of front line staff to manage children, and create a program culture that leads to higher levels of achievement and satisfaction for everyone

Early childhood, Head Start, out-of-school-time, and school leaders, educators, and staff are invited to watch this edWebinar. Learn how to structure your learning environments to promote positive behaviors!

About the Presenter

Paul G. Young, Ph.D. served in leadership roles with both the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP President, 2002-2003) and the National AfterSchool Association (NAA President & CEO, 2010-2012). He is currently an adjunct professor at Ohio University-Lancaster. Dr. Young’s career spans more than 40 years of service in public schools as a high school band director, teacher, administrator, and college professor. He has led training workshops throughout the country and played an influential role in the development of practical, evidence-based alignment strategies for school leaders and afterschool professionals. Dr. Young has written extensively on topics related to school and afterschool leadership. He is a former administrative columnist for EducationWorld.com and the author of Lead the Way: 24 Lessons in Leadership for After School Program Directors and Principal Matters: 101 Tips for Creating Collaborative Relationships Between After-School Programs and School Leaders.

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