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Supporting Students with Challenging Behavior
with Kelly Herndon, Master Trainer, The PAR²A Center
This interactive workshop empowers paraeducators with practical, classroom-ready strategies to understand behavior as communication and respond with confidence. Participants gain tools to prevent challenging behaviors, collect and use simple data, and proactively increase positive behaviors for more supportive learning environments.
Strengthen your ability to interpret student actions and uncover the needs driving them. You’ll examine real-world scenarios, identify patterns, and learn easy ways to capture meaningful information that helps guide your day-to-day decisions when supporting students with complex needs.
You’ll also focus on forward-thinking practices that reduce disruptions before they arise and methods that encourage desired actions in lasting ways. By building consistency and clarity in your approach, you’ll leave better prepared to support students effectively while contributing to calmer, more predictable classrooms where everyone can thrive.
Audience: Special education and general education paraeducators
| The Details | |
| Dates | Choose to attend the workshop on June 26 or July 17, 2026. |
| Time | 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| Cost | $89 per person Contact us for group rates for four or more paraeducators |
| Location | CU Denver |
| Graduate Credits Available | 0 |
Purpose & Outcomes
- Build a clear understanding of student actions, including those that interfere with learning
- Design and use forward-focused, positive supports that promote success, and
- Put practical techniques into action to strengthen desired responses while reducing difficult ones.
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Kelly Herndon, Master Trainer, The PAR²A Center
Facilitator
Kelly Herndon is a trainer and coach with nearly two decades of experience in special education and early intervention. She holds a master’s degree in special education and has supported children with disabilities in a range of roles, including paraprofessional, teacher, and administrator. For more than seven years, Kelly has partnered closely with the Paraprofessional Resource and Research (PAR²A) Center at the University of Colorado Denver, where she has trained hundreds of paraprofessionals in evidence-based practices such as instructional strategies, behavior support, and working with students with significant needs. She is highly skilled in designing and adapting professional learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of participants. In collaboration with the Center and Mile High Early Learning, Kelly developed the Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood Credential program, which provides targeted, practical training for early childhood professionals supporting young children with disabilities and challenging behaviors.