[355] EDUCATORS LEARN HOW TO ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE AT MTSU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2009EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081; WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

EDUCATORS LEARN HOW TO ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE AT MTSU Director of Positive Behavior Support Initiative Guest on “MTSU on the Record”
(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Zaf Khan, assistant professor of elementary and special education and director of the Positive Behavior Support Initiative (PBSI) at MTSU, previews the April 30 conference for education professionals at 7 a.m. with host Gina Logue this Sunday, March 15, on “MTSU on the Record” on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
The Positive Behavior Support Initiative Project is described as “a way to impact the learning environments in the classroom in order to support high student performance and reduce behavioral problems, especially in serving the needs of students with disabilities,” according to PBSI’s MTSU Web site. The featured speaker, Dr. Mel Levine, will present “The Difference That Differences Make: What We Are Learning about Learning Processes and the Differences They Bring Out in Students.”
To hear last week’s program, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2009.html anytime and click on “March 8, 2009” at the top of the page. For more information about "MTSU on the Record," contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.


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