Still struggling with the same challenging behaviors every day?

Educators Promoting Social-Emotional Resilience

The Mariposa Method to Helping Children Reach Their Full Potential

Instructors: Jenny Barrett and Dr. Anne Townsend

Independently evaluated by Johns Hopkins University.

Description: Stop managing behavior. Start transforming it. This 8-module course gives you the complete Mariposa Method — a science-backed approach used by educators to reduce challenging behaviors, lower classroom stress, and build lasting resilience in children

Module 1: Rethinking Traditional Approaches to Challenging Behavior
Step into the science behind student behavior. Explore how stress affects learning, why power struggles emerge, and how traditional discipline may be holding students—and educators—back. Begin laying the foundation for a more connected, resilient classroom.

Modules 2–7: The Mariposa Method in Action
Discover a research-based approach to supporting emotional resilience and reducing classroom stress. Through practical tools and strategies, you’ll learn how to:

• Decode student behavior and respond with empathy

• Communicate your expectations in ways that foster trust and clarity

• Partner with students to solve problems collaboratively

• Reinforce positive behavior in ways that boost engagement and motivation

• Create structured, inclusive environments that support self-regulation

• Learn how to talk about challenges in a way that lowers defensiveness and helps avoid bias.

Final Module: From Insight to Impact
Reflect on your growth, revisit key strategies, and make a plan for bringing this work into your daily practice—because lasting change starts with intention.

What You’ll Gain:

• A deeper understanding of student behavior and what drives it

• Communication tools that strengthen student-teacher relationships

• Strategies that promote autonomy, equity, and emotional safety

• A fresh perspective on discipline that supports growth over compliance

• Practical techniques for creating calm, connected, and culturally responsive classroom