BEHAVIOR BUILDERS
November 2026 - Supporting Behavior Newsletter
The research is in....Don't let the devices run amok in your classroom. Here's the right and wrong way to handle them according to a recent article from Edutopia:
Supporting students with anxiety requires tools that are both practical and effective. This workshop brings Dr. Leigh Bagwell's 30 Minute Groups: Anxiety Management to life as instructors model each of the ten group sessions designed for Tier 2 intervention. Participants will experience the structure, strategies, and activities firsthand, gaining confidence in how to facilitate groups that help students build essential skills in calming the mind, challenging thoughts & building confidence. Each attendee will also receive a copy of the book to support immediate implementation in their own setting.
DECEMBER 9, 2026; 9 AM - 4 PM
Teaching Busy Brains: Supporting Students with ADHD
Students with ADHD bring busy, creative, and often highly active brains to the classroom. This workshop explores how ADHD impacts attention, executive functioning, regulation, and learning—and provides teachers with brain-friendly strategies to increase engagement, reduce barriers, and help students experience success.
11/12/26
9 AM - 12 PM
Ready-Set-Connect
Ready–Set–Connect is a hands-on Restorative Practices workshop focused on using EdTomorrow’s First 5 and Community Building Circles in simple, practical ways that fit real classrooms. Participants will explore easy-to-use routines and tools that foster connection, support co-regulation, and set the tone for learning—starting from the very first minutes of the day. Expect modeling, practice, and strategies you can use right away to build a more connected classroom community.
1/26/27
9 AM - 12 PM
Conflict Happens, Skills Matter
This session focuses on helping educators reframe conflict as a normal part of learning, while explicitly teaching students how to navigate conflict in healthy and productive ways. Participants will explore practical, classroom-ready strategies for teaching communication, problem-solving, and repair - so conflict becomes a teachable moment rather than a disruption.,
1/26/27
1 PM - 4 PM
TIER 2 & TIER 3 PBIS BEHAVIOR BOOSTERS!
Already implementing schoolwide PBIS on your campus? Need support for students requiring Tier 2 or Tier 3 supports? Bring your PBIS team to our virtual behavior boosters in March & April for the TIER Network trainings on PBIS Tier 2 and PBIS Tier 3 implementation!
Tier 2 PBIS
This pathway is for educators with a working knowledge of PBIS who are looking to expand and improve their targeted (Tier 2) interventions and supports. Participants deepen their knowledge of the PBIS three-tiered model, examine key components and features of effective Tier 2 systems, and integrate new knowledge by completing a Tier 2 inventory and action plan.
MARCH 3, 2027
8:30 - 11:30 AM
Virtual/Zoom
Tier 3 PBIS
This pathway is for educators with a working knowledge of PBIS who are looking to expand and improve their intensive (Tier 3) interventions and supports. Participants deepen their knowledge of the PBIS three-tiered model, examine key components and features of effective Tier 3 systems, and integrate new knowledge by completing a Tier 3 inventory and action plan.
APRIL 7, 2027
8:30 - 11:30 AM
Virtual/Zoom
UPCOMING ESC 17 TRAININGS!
NOVEMBER 2026
11/4: BEHAVIOR BOOSTERS: SOCIAL & PERSONAL COMPETENCIES
11/4: PBIS POWER HOUR
11/5: NEW COUNSELOR NETWORK
11/11: BITE-SIZED PD: 504 SERIES SESSION 2
11/11: ALL ABOUT TRANSITION
11/12: TEACHING BUSY BRAINS: SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH ADHD
DECEMBER 2026:
12/2: BEHAVIOR BOOSTERS: RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
12/2: PBIS POWER HOUR
12/3: BEHAVIOR REWIRED
12/9: ANXIETY MANAGEMENT: TIER 2 INTERVENTION GROUPS IN ACTION
Walkthrough of the TEA 504 Technical Assistance Guide
This online session will provide a walk-through of TEA’s Updated 504 Technical Assistance Guide. Once you enroll in this course, an email will be sent to you with a link to a video to watch. At the end of the video there is a link to a google form. Completion of the form is required for participants to receive credit for this session
FENTANYL AWARENESS & OPIOID OVERDOSE RESPONSE TRAINING
TEC 38.222 requires mandatory naloxone administration training for at least 1 or more personnel or volunteers on every grades 6-12 campus, who are authorized &trained to administer naloxone during regular school hours. It is recommended that the training/ authorization be expanded. This training meets the meets the TEC 38.222 mandatory naloxone administration training requirements. Once you are register, a confirmation email will be sent to you with a link to the online video. At the end of the video there is a QR Code linked to a Google form. Completion of the form is required to receive the 1 hour credit for this session. Asynchronous participation is monitored weekly, so be aware that following submission of your google form, it may take up to a week for your certificate to be complete.
Amy Hagerman
Behavior/MTSS/504
Email: ahagerman@esc17.net
Website: www.esc17.net
Location: 1111 West Loop 289, Lubbock, TX, USA
Phone: 8062815859