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Personal profile
About
Peter Alter is a Professor of Special Education and the Chair of the Teacher Education Department (2024-2027). He has been at Saint Mary’s College of California since 2011. Peter originally received his doctorate from the University of Florida and his key areas of interest are effective instruction for diverse learners, classroom and behavior management, positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS), and effective teacher preparation. Peter most recently funded an $8 million grant, in partnership with the University of Kansas from the U.S. Department of Education to expand a program known as the Class-Wide Function-related Intervention Teams or CW-FIT program. He was the co-editor of Beyond Behavior, the practitioner journal of the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders from 2010-2013. He has 26 publications including a co-authored textbook Managing Classroom Behavior Using Positive Behavior Supports. In addition, Peter has made over 35 research presentations at state and national and international conferences and he has conducted over 75 teacher-training workshops nationally and internationally.
Contact Information
Department:
School of Education » Special Education Program
SMC Email Address: [email protected]
Contact Information:
Office: Filippi Academic Hall - FAH 277
Phone: 925-631-4850
Fax: 925-376-8379
Email: [email protected]
Mail: P.O. Box 4350
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Florida
… → 2006
External positions
BCBA for CUSD, Carmel Unified School District
2022 → 2024
Research Interests
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
- Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders
Disciplines
- Education
- Special Education and Teaching
Projects
- 1 Active
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Co- Project Director (co-PD) Co-PDs Drs. Fitzgerald & Spencer
Alter, P. (PI)
California Commission on Teaching Grant
1/1/16 → …
Project: Research project
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Changing mindsets: Four key questions for implementing multi-tiered systems of support
Alter, P. J., Jan 1 2020, In: Australian Educational Leader. 42Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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"Check Yourself": Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teachers of Students With Challenging Behaviors
Haydon, T., Alter, P., Hawkins, R. & Theado, C. K., Feb 22 2019, In: Beyond Behavior. 28Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Educators self-reported training, use and perceived effectiveness of evidence-based classroom management practices
Cooper, J., Gage, N., Alter, P., LaPolla, S., MacSuga-Gage, A. & Scott, T., Mar 20 2018, In: Preventing School Failure. 62Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Innovative Collaboration Between Teacher Education and a Mission-Driven Liberal Arts Curriculum
Alter, P., Fitzgerald, M. & Spencer, T., Jan 1 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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California Commission on Teaching Grant to Fund the Development of a 4-Year Integrated Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Program-Special Education
Spencer, T., Alter, P. J. & Fitzgerald, M., Jan 1 2017Research output: Other contribution
Activities
- 1 Other
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Teacher-Self-Contained Emotional /Behavior Disorders
Alter, P. (Member)
Jan 1 1997 → Jan 1 2003Activity: Other
Prizes
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National award from the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders division of the Council for Exceptional Children for the outstanding dissertation in the area of emotional or behavioral disorders.
Alter, P. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Nominated as a Faculty Favorite for academic years from 2008-2010
Alter, P. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Carl Fenichel Memorial Research Award - Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (May 2006)
Alter, P. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)