The Growing Brain ZTT Unit 6: Understanding Behavior           

3.0 hours (Mini Session)

The Growing Brain Training Series: From Birth to 5 years Unit1-7 is a set of, three-hour training sessions, for a total of 21 hours of professional development. This training activity is set to help educators learn information and to learn how to use a developmental perspective of how the parts of the brain function. Our discussion will be centered around the parts of the brain, the function of the brain, and the role of early experiences in making connections between areas of the brain. We will engage in a small group, large group, and self-refection interactions to reach the set training objectives.

Unit 6 Understanding Behavior 

The goal of this training is to review how young children’s behavior is influenced by the brain. We will discuss approaches for identifying the root cause of young children’s behaviors and discuss and demonstrate effective strategies to address challenging behaviors. 

Participants will engage in various activities to explore four objectives:

Understand Basic brain Anatomy

Understand the connection between the various areas of the brain and how these connections are expressed through brain behavior 

Understand the root causes of challenging behaviors and effective strategies for helping children with these difficulties 

Skills and Competency-Based Learning Results Outcome:

To define their current level of understanding behaviors; list the common challenging behaviors and note objective statements about each behavior. 

Create a statement for understanding and acknowledging behaviors and create objective notes to connect key factors that behaviors have influenced these behaviors. 

Redefine behaviors with their root causes, note challenging behavior, use reflection to list effective strategies for helping children with challenging behaviors. 

Agenda: 

• Welcome (10 minutes)
• Introduction: Your Own Feelings and Reactions Matter (10 minutes)
• Objective 1: Understand Basic Brain Anatomy (15 Minutes)
• Objective 2: Understand the Connection Between the Various Areas of the Brain and How These Connections Are Expressed Through Behavior (35 minutes)
• Break (10 Minutes)
• Objective 3: Understand the Key Factors That Influence Behavior (45 minutes)
• Objective 4: Understand the Root Causes of Challenging Behavior and Effective Strategies for Helping Children with These Difficulties (45 minutes)
• “A__is like a ___because…” (10 minutes)

How To Register For This Class:

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