Handling Hard Behavior in Educational Settings

A Half-Day Workshop

This workshop will give you a fresh approach to discipline rooted in connection, not control.

Educators today are often overwhelmed by escalating behavior challenges, increased classroom disruptions, and the pressure to “manage” students using systems that often feel punitive, ineffective, or unsustainable. Many are stuck in a cycle of reacting to misbehavior with consequences that don’t address the root causes—and leave both students and teachers feeling frustrated, disconnected, and burned out. This workshop offers a powerful alternative: a connection-based approach to discipline that helps educators understand what's really driving behavior and respond in ways that build trust, increase cooperation, and create a more emotionally safe and respectful learning environment for everyone.

The work of educators is often undervalued, and they struggle to find the support, training, and understanding they need and deserve.

LET’S CHANGE THAT!

This isn’t a lecture—it’s hands-on, interactive, and practical.

Participants will engage in exercises, role-play scenarios, and group discussions as they learn new strategies to support the students they serve. You’ll leave with tools you can use the very next day—with your class, your team, or your entire school community—to build connection, reduce challenging behaviors, and create the learning environment you’ve been longing for.

By the end of this training, participants will:

✔️ Discover why traditional behavior management systems backfire (and what to do instead).

✔️ Interpret challenging behavior through the lens of nervous system regulation and emotional development.

✔️ Hone their listening skills to let go of fixing and instead inspire students to want to do better.

✔️ Set clear, respectful limits—without power struggles.

✔️ Clarify what to say and do in the moment when things get tough.

✔️ Defuse tension in difficult moments through the strategic use of humor.

✔️ Recognize their triggers and transform their emotional reactions into clear, strategic responses.

✔️ Create a plan to care for themselves, so they can respond with patience and presence.

This workshop is designed for:

  • Administrators looking to foster school-wide culture change

  • School counselors and support staff

  • Classroom teachers

Let’s build the relationships that make real learning possible.

About Tosha

Tosha Schore is a speaker, trainer, and author who helps educators transform challenging student behaviors and foster strong, healthy relationships in school communities. She is the founder of Parenting Boys Peacefully and the creator of Out With Aggression, a program that has helped thousands move from conflict to connection—especially with students who express themselves through intense or disruptive behavior.

Known for her energy and optimism, Tosha brings a practical, trauma-informed approach that supports teachers, administrators, and support staff in understanding the root causes of challenging behaviors. Rather than labeling students as “problematic,” she offers empathy-driven strategies to reduce conflict and build a culture of trust and respect.

With two decades of global experience, training in Hand in Hand Parenting, and certification as a Step into Your Moxie® facilitator, Tosha equips schools with actionable tools to create inclusive, emotionally safe learning environments—for students and staff alike.