New York City DOE • ASPDP • Spring 2025 • Beyond the Surface: Supporting Students with Anxiety

Course Description:

Unlock the tools to better understand and support students with anxiety. This self-paced online course is designed for busy PK-12 educators who want to create a compassionate, supportive classroom environment where all students can thrive — both academically and emotionally.

FTBT's uniquely effective PD experience is perfect for all NYC educators — whether you’re in the classroom, in a non-classroom role, or on leave. With no need to work directly with students to complete this course, you'll earn your salary differential credits with unmatched flexibility — all on your own schedule, from anywhere.

What You’ll Learn:

• Recognizing Anxiety in Students: Identify key symptoms of anxiety, and understand how it impacts learning, behavior, and classroom dynamics.
• Effective Support Strategies: Develop actionable approaches to help students manage anxiety and succeed both academically and socially.
• Creating a Safe Environment: Learn how to foster a classroom culture that reduces stress, boosts self-regulation, and promotes emotional well-being.

Why Educators Choose This Course:

• Deeper Understanding: Gain insights into the root causes of anxiety — and how to address them effectively.
• Practical Tools: Walk away with proven anxiety-reduction and mitigation strategies you can implement immediately.
• Flexible Learning: Self-paced, online content designed to fit your schedule and your stress-free PD needs.

Empower Every Student:
This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to go beyond the surface, offering meaningful support to students with anxiety. By addressing their needs with empathy and evidence-based practices, you’ll make a lasting difference in their academic and emotional success.

Enroll Today!
Take the first step toward building a more emotionally inclusive and supportive learning environment. Join your online classroom now to transform how you support your most hard-to-reach students.

Self-Paced, Streamlined, and Completely Online:

You can count on FTBT for stress-free PD designed with YOU in mind. With no start dates and no due dates, you can begin and finish this course whenever it is convenient for you. Plus, you do not need to be working with students to complete it. Entirely self-paced and self-guided, there are no scheduled check-ins, so you are free to work on the content whenever and wherever you want.

To make the completion process as painless and efficient as possible, you'll even be provided with an easy-to-use template for your work throughout the course. All you need to do is plug your assignments into the template — and, when you reach the end of the course, simply submit it to us via email or Google Drive.