Education Innovation Workshop: ABA & Positive Behavior Supports

Course Description

Welcome to our immersive Education Innovation workshop series. Join master educators to explore the most current, evidence-based best-practices to keep your knowledge and skills up to date and to strengthen your ability to support every student. Each session is led by an expert in the field with real world experience, who will guide you through the material and help you apply it immediately to your work.

This practical, hands‑on workshop introduces participants to the foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and how to use evidence‑based, positive behavior supports to teach new skills, reduce challenging behaviors, and create supportive learning environments. Designed for educators, caregivers, and professionals, this session emphasizes trauma‑informed, neurodiversity‑affirming approaches that respect autonomy and dignity. Attendees will learn how to identify the function of behavior, implement effective prompting and reinforcement strategies, and apply ABA principles ethically across home, school, and community settings. Participants leave with actionable tools they can use immediately to support meaningful, socially significant behavior change.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the course, you should be able to

• Apply ABA principles to design ethical, evidence‑based interventions that build skills and support learner engagement.
• Evaluate the function of behavior using case examples to understand how context and environment shape behavior.
• Implement positive behavior supports-including reinforcement and prompting-in trauma‑informed, neurodiversity‑affirming ways.
• Use core ABA tools such as data collection, task analysis, and intervention planning to promote meaningful behavior change.

Topics Include

• Foundations of ABA and evidence-based positive behavior supports
• Identifying the function of behavior through case examples
• Reinforcement, prompting, and trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming strategies
• Data collection, task analysis, and intervention planning
• Ethical application of ABA across home, school, and community settings