PROJECT Bace: Behavioral Understanding
Transform Challenges into Opportunities for Growth
Unlock the potential in every student with evidence-based behavior strategies designed specifically for special education classrooms. This strand equips teachers in self-contained settings with practical tools to decode the "why" behind challenging behaviors in students with cognitive disabilities, autism, and intellectual delays - transforming frustration into meaningful progress.
Learn to implement structured reinforcement systems tailored to your unique classroom, from visual token economies to personalized reward charts that provide the concrete feedback your students need. Master the Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence framework to identify what drives student actions - whether seeking attention, escaping demands, accessing preferred items, or meeting sensory needs. These function-based approaches allow you to design precision interventions that replace challenging behaviors with appropriate communication skills, creating a classroom where your students develop greater independence and improved social-emotional abilities that support their transition to adult life.
Learn to implement structured reinforcement systems tailored to your unique classroom, from visual token economies to personalized reward charts that provide the concrete feedback your students need. Master the Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence framework to identify what drives student actions - whether seeking attention, escaping demands, accessing preferred items, or meeting sensory needs. These function-based approaches allow you to design precision interventions that replace challenging behaviors with appropriate communication skills, creating a classroom where your students develop greater independence and improved social-emotional abilities that support their transition to adult life.
PROJECT Bace
What's in the Behavior strand?
Behavior Principles and Learned Behavior
Rewiring Responses
Rewiring Responses focuses on structured reinforcement systems in educational settings that can be implemented at various levels including schoolwide, classwide, student, or behavior-specific approaches. Common structured reinforcement tools include classroom/store systems, token economies, and sticker charts, all designed to encourage positive student behavior. The content also introduces "The ABC's of Behavior" and the "3-Term Contingency" as foundational principles for understanding and addressing behavior in meaningful ways.
Classwide Behavior Management
Beyond Control
Beyond Control focuses on implementing effective reinforcement systems in the classroom, including token systems and reward charts that provide consistent positive feedback for student behavior. The instructional content emphasizes that when students receive consistent reinforcement for positive behavior, they're more likely to engage meaningfully with lessons while building their social and emotional skills over time. The module appears to cover clear expectations, various reinforcement systems, group contingencies, and practical tips and tricks for educators to successfully implement these behavioral management strategies.
Quantifying and Utilizing Data to Develop Student-Specific Interventions — Part 1
Behavior by Design
Behavior by Design teaches the Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence framework as a fundamental approach to understanding and analyzing behavior, emphasizing that consequences are what motivate actions. It explores the four main functions of behavior: gaining attention, escaping unpleasant situations, accessing preferred objects/activities, and seeking specific types of sensory feedback. The content demonstrates how antecedents set the stage for behaviors while consequences (which vary in value depending on context) are the driving force that determines whether behaviors will continue or change in the future.
Quantifying and Utilizing Data to Develop Student-Specific Interventions — Part 2
Precision Interventions
Precision Interventions focuses on behavioral interventions that address reliance on negative behaviors for interaction by fostering more positive and structured means of connection. The content covers function-specific interventions for attention-seeking behaviors and includes reinforcer surveys to identify effective motivational tools (including auditory, visual, and physical reinforcers). Success of these behavioral strategies depends on consistent implementation, thoughtful planning, and ongoing data collection to guide decision-making.