6 Week Virtual Behavior Academy

This course consists of 6, one hour weekly virtual training sessions.

Behavior is complex. Knowing what to do with it is even harder. Join us for our behavior academy. Become adept at knowing what to do before, during, and after behavior. Participants will explore competing pathways model, function-based strategies, preference assessments, behavior support plan templates, response strategies, treatment integrity, and more.

Experienced school personnel should walk away from this course prepared to be effective mentors in teaching models for behavior intervention strategies to their colleagues.

We recommend identifying a "district coach" - typically an instructional coach, autism or behavior specialist, related services staff professional, or special education teacher to help sustain the program's practices long-term. Your team will learn practical and effective instructional strategies for teaching students with developmental disabilities in high-quality learning environments.

Session Dates:

• September 24, 2025, 3:00-4:00
• October 1, 2025, 3:00-4:00
• October 8, 2025, 3:00-4:00
• October 15, 2025, 3:00-4:00
• October 22, 2025, 3:00-4:00
• October 29, 2025, 3:00-4:00

Kelly Miller is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Autism Consultant. Her practical and hands-on experience spans two decades, including mental health and school settings. Kelly works to expand teacher’s instructional repertoires to encompass not only academic, but social, emotional, and behavioral systems of support. With a focus of maximizing positive behavior momentum in the classroom, educators will reclaim valuable learning time. Kelly coaches and provides live modeling and support within the classroom. Workshops are rooted in inclusive practices, enabling teachers to develop their own “take away toolkit” full of evidence-based strategies that can be immediately applied in their classroom.

Leslie Gaiser is a special education teacher and educational consultant. She has her Master's in Special Education and an Educational Specialist degree in School Administration with an added endorsement of a Special Education Director. She has worked in the field of education over 20 years with all grades and ability levels of students. In her current role she provides consultation with school teams for students with disabilities who are having difficulty accessing educational settings whether it is because of an academic or behavioral need. She is also active in delivery of focused professional development to groups in areas of special education practices, literacy strategies including the Susan Barton system for Reading and Spelling, Wilson Reading System and Wilson Just Words, math strategies, twice exceptional strategies, behavior supports, and executive function strategies. More recently, Leslie has begun to incorporate using technology to deliver instruction in online settings effectively to increase engagement and motivation.

As an educator, psychologist, and administrator, Eric Warneke has served a diverse group of students and fellow educators over more than a decade in the public schools. Eric started his career as a School Psychologist in a Middle School serving Army dependents at Fort Carson, followed by the opportunity to hone his mental health and leadership skills at an Elementary School in the Denver metro area. Since that time he has served as an instructional specialist providing consultation and training for educators on topics such as educational intervention, program evaluation and planning, assessment and student evaluation, and behavioral classroom management. Most recently Eric has been both a Special Education Coordinator and Director of Special Education serving PreK-12 students and educators. Areas of specialization include assessment and evaluation, specialized programming, Multi Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) leadership, special education law and process, executive function interventions, and classroom behavior management. Eric is a licensed School Psychologist and School District Administrator.

Colleen Wattles is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has worked in the public school setting for 20 years. Before working in the role as a BCBA, Colleen was an Early Childhood Special Education teacher for 12 years. Through her work as a teacher she focused on specializing in supporting young Autistic students which then led her to pursue becoming a BCBA. In her current role as a BCBA in the school setting, she provides training, coaching, and modeling strategies to adults in order to increase knowledge around how to best support students' needs. Collen works in Intensive Learning Center classrooms with a focus around inclusion for students ages PK-8th grade.