What Savvy Teachers Know About Managing Disruptive Student Behavior

Published: March 28, 2014, 6:30 p.m.

b'Managing challenging behavior is part and parcel of being a classroom teacher. In this segment our guests explore the drivers of disruptive behaviors, discuss traditional methods of responding to disruptive students and offer proven strategies.\\n\\n \\n\\nFollow: @docrappaport @jesslahey @NancyFlanagan bodymindchild @bamradionetwork\\n \\nDr. Kaye Otten is currently a behavioral and autism specialist for the Lee\\u2019s Summit R-VII School District in Lee\\u2019s Summit, Missouri and co-author, How to Reach and Teach Children with Challenging Behavior. Dr. Nancy Rappaport is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of School-Based Programs at the Cambridge Health Alliance and co-author, The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding & Teaching the Most Challenging Students. Jessica Lahey is an educator, writer, and speaker, a formermiddle and high school English, Latin, and writing teacher, and is currently a correspondent for the Atlantic, a commentator for Vermont Public Radio, and writes the bi-weekly "Parent-Teacher Conference" advice column for the New York Times Motherlode blog. Nancy Flanagan is a retired teacher, with 31 years as a K-12 Music specialist.'