Sometimes you know the meaning of the behavior, but you’re unsure what to do. We have a wonderful guide that can assist you – Using Function-Informed Support to Address Challenging Behavior within Routines. Join this call to learn how to use the updated guide to develop and implement a support plan for children exhibiting behavior that challenges adults in everyday routines and activities (e.g., snack time, large group activities, outdoor play, centers).
Teaching Tools: Addressing Challenging Behavior in Everyday Routines
Date:
Aug 20, 2025Time:
3:00 PM(Eastern Time Zone)
Duration:
55min
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Lise Fox
University of South Florida
Lise Fox, PhD, is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Child and Family Studies in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences of the University of South Florida. She is the Principal Investigator of the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations, a faculty member with the ECTA Center, and is involved in multiple research and national technical assistance projects related to early childhood programs and practices. Her research is focused on practical approaches for the inclusion of young children with problem behavior in community settings and individualized interventions for addressing young children’s challenging behavior.
Anna Winneker
University of South Florida
Anna Winneker has a professional and educational background working with children identified with emotional/behavior disorders in settings ranging from residential treatment to inclusion. She completed her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in exceptional student education and qualitative research. Anna currently directs the Program-Wide Positive Behavior Support Project at USF. This project supports early childhood education programs to implement the Pyramid Model program-wide with fidelity. She also works with the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations to develop products and provide technical assistance for promotion of social-emotional competence and inclusive practices for young children and families. Anna has experience providing training and technical assistance to implement evidence-based practices within a multi-tiered framework in a variety of settings including state-level agencies, school systems, childcare programs and classrooms.
Meghan von der Embse
University of South Florida
Meghan von der Embse is a Learning and Development Facilitator with the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities at the University of South Florida (USF). She provides training, technical assistance, and ongoing coaching supports for early childhood programs to build capacity implementing and sustaining Pyramid Model Supports. She also serves as the Assistant Director of the Program-Wide Positive Behavior Support Project at the University of South Florida. This project is funded by the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County. Meghan had previously served as the Director of Behavior Support Services at Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) Facilitator for the agency’s early childhood and special education preschool programs. Meghan received her Education Specialist degree in School Psychology at Miami University and is a nationally certified school psychologist. She has practiced as a K-12 school psychologist in four states (OH, MI, NC, NE) and has expertise in providing training and technical assistance with multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS).
Denise Perez Binder
University of South Florida
Denise Perez Binder, M.A., is a Learning and Development Facilitator at the University of South Florida (USF). She provides training, technical assistance, and coaching to teachers and early childhood programs on the implementation of the Pyramid Model. She is a training and technical assistance specialist with the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations NCPMI) as well as the national Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA). She has expertise in program-wide implementation of the Pyramid Model, Practice Based Coaching. and is a trainer for the Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT™).
