Date: November 6, 2026
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Type: In-Person
Location: WCU Health and Human Sciences Building
3971 Little Savannah Road
Cullowhee, NC 28723
***Note that parking directions will be provided in an email
closer to the time of the event.
Fee: $25 (Lunch Provided)
FREE for NC NTSP teachers - Contact your BT Coordinator for
the registration code
**NOTE: We have a No Refund policy for our WRESA courses. However, you
are welcome to send a colleague in your place. If you need to change the
name of the person attending, send an email to registrations@wresa.org
with the information of the person who will attend in your place.
CEUs: 5 Contact Hours
Limit: 45 Participants
Audience: K–12 general education teachers, special education teachers,
instructional coaches, interventionists, related service providers,
school leaders, and district staff
What to bring?: Your own charged device
Description: Do you have a plan for what to do when a student doesn’t comply with your request? Do you want to avoid power struggles with challenging students? This session will guide you in developing a preventative plan for handling issues from low-level distractions to more chronic behaviors. You will reflect on your current practices, learn the purpose of behavior, how to respond vs. react, and how to reboot your current systems to support student behavior and GAIN instructional minutes. This is a practical, strategy-filled session with concrete steps you can implement immediately to help students – and yourself.
Presenter: Amie Dean is an educator who spent years teaching in classrooms with challenging students. She believes most teachers want to help these students, but they are not trained on HOW to do it. Amie’s mission is to help teachers implement positive, practical strategies to reach the most challenging students.
If you have additional questions, contact Michelle Bean at mbean@wresa.org