Expert Instruction Podcast
Catch a new episode of Expert Instruction: The Teach by Design Podcast every third Tuesday of the month and listen in on our conversations with researchers, practitioners, and community members who do this work every day.
Previous Podcasts
Ep. 40: 2023-24 Year in Review
We're looking back at the conversations we've had this year and sharing some of our favorite episodes and lessons learned.
Assessment
Evaluate
Data-based decision making
Action plan
Ep. 39: Action Planning with Year-End Data
Learn more about what it takes to evaluate your PBIS implementation and use data to create an action plan at the end of the school year.
Assessment
Evaluate
Action plan
Data-based decision making
Ep 38: Mythbusters - There Are Some Students Skewing Our Schoolwide Data
In this episode, we challenge the common misconception that some students’ data skew our schoolwide trends and make it difficult to make decisions. Join us as we dig into what we mean when we say, “All means all.”
Data-based decision making
Data
School-Wide
Discipline
Outcome
Ep. 37: Choosing the Right Application to Track Your PBIS Implementation
In this episode, learn from our experts how to choose the right applications to store, report, and monitor your PBIS implementation data.
Data
Data-based decision making
Fidelity
Outcome
Ep. 36: Culturally Sustaining Practices
In this episode, learn how to leverage your PBIS implementation to create a school that sounds, looks, and feels like your schoolwide community.
Climate
Equity
Implementation
Ep. 35: Mythbusters – There Are No Consequences in PBIS
Are there really consequences in PBIS, or are we just ignoring certain behaviors? Join us as we get ready to bust another PBIS myth!
Behavior
Classroom
Implementation
Professional Development
Ep. 34: PBIS Conferences as Professional Development
In today’s episode, hear from three experts about how to leverage your next conference attendance as part of your on-going, high-quality professional development calendar. Curious which PBIS conferences we recommend? Take a listen!
Professional Development
Systems
Implementation
Ep. 33: Mythbusters – PBIS is Just About Rewards and Tokens
Students love earning rewards and tokens, but is that all PBIS is? Join us for this second installment in our mythbusters series as we explore the purpose behind the tickets and why they matter in your PBIS implementation.
Motivation
Classroom
Implementation
Referral
Tier 1
Ep. 32: The Fundamentals of Schoolwide Teams
In today's episode, join us as we talk about the similarities and the differences across schoolwide teams...and how it all comes down to contextual fit.
Data-based decision making
Implementation
Systems
Tier 1
Ep. 30: 2023 Year in Review
We're looking back at the conversations we've had this year and sharing the top 5 lessons we learned from our guests.
Climate
Equity
Data-based decision making
Mental Health
Early Childhood
Ep. 29: Integrating Mental Health Supports in Your PBIS Framework
Check out how one organization connects students with the resources and support they need from their larger schoolwide community…and learn how you can do the same.
Implementation
Mental Health
Research
Social Relationships
Ep. 28: Dosing Up Schoolwide Support
What can you do when there is more schoolwide behavior than ever before? You can infuse Tier 1 practices with an extra dose of Tier 2 elements.
Classroom
Behavior
Implementation
School-Wide
Tier 2
Ep. 26: Vulnerable Decision Points
In this episode, we’re diving further in exploration of what makes a decision vulnerable and how we go about the business of talking about it as a team.
Equity
Discipline
Behavior
Action plan
Ep. 25: A Coaching Conversation
In this episode, we’re talking with two coaches about their experiences helping schools and districts sustain their implementation in spite of so much disruption.
Assessment
Fidelity
Implementation
School-Wide
Ep. 24: The Benefits of Play
In this episode, learn how unstructured free times like recess help students practice the social, emotional, behavioral, and academic skills we want them to master.
Behavior
Early Childhood
Social Skills
Ep. 21: Benefits & Examples of Creating a School-wide Purpose Statement
In this episode, explore with us the role “purpose” plays in your school and how you can go about the business of co-creating one with your larger school-wide community.
Motivation
School-Wide
Climate
Social Relationships
Ep. 20: 2022 Year in Review
We're taking a look back at the conversations we've had this year and sharing the top 5 lessons we learned from our guests.
Data
Climate
Research
Social Relationships
Ep. 19: Post-conference Wrap-up 2022
In today’s Expert Instruction episode, our PBISApps team shares answers to some of the most pressing questions we heard at the vendor booth during three PBIS conferences.
Assessment
Account
Individual
Point Card
Ep. 18: The Fundamentals of Data-driven Decisions
In this episode, hear how two coaches guide their teams through the decision-making process. What are the questions they always ask and where do they recommend you start?
Data-based decision making
Implementation
Systems
Ep. 17: How to Create an Action Plan
In this episode, we’re talking with Hannah Anderson and Luke Anderson about how they help teams create effective action plans using data to guide the way.
Assessment
Data-based decision making
Climate
Fidelity
Implementation
Ep. 16: Adding Student Voice to Leadership Teams
In this episode, we meet Zachary Patterson, San Diego Unified School District’s very first student board member. Find out how his experience might just change the way you add student voices to your leadership teams.
Climate
Systems
Social Skills
Social Relationships
Ep. 15: Uplifting Student Voices in Implementation
In this episode, learn about one county’s strategy to engage student voices and improve the way school works for everyone.
Equity
Climate
School-Wide
Social Relationships
Ep. 14: Relieving Staff Stress with System-level Solutions
In this episode, we're talking about ways to make system-level changes to relieve staff stress.
Climate
School-Wide
Systems
Ep. 13: The Who, Why, & How of Tier 2 Decision-Making
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Erin Chaparro and Dr. Ginny Joseph about the fundamentals of Tier 2 team decision making.
Tier 2
Data-based decision making
Ep. 11: Creating a Welcoming Classroom
In this episode, we talk with Saki Malose about how to go beyond welcoming students and start creating radically welcoming classrooms.
Climate
Behavior
School-Wide
Ep. 10: More Wins From a Weird Year
In this episode, we’ll hear from three schools about the things they did to make the 2020-21 school year successful in spite of the challenges, obstacles, and ever-changing mandates.
Behavior
Implementation
Climate
Ep. 9: Supporting School-Wide Mental Health
In this episode, we talk with Susan Barrett and Dr. Brandi Simonsen about the little things schools can do to support mental health in their students, teachers, and larger community.
School-Wide
Social Relationships
Social Skills
Ep. 7: The I Am M.O.R.E. Project
In this episode of Expert Instruction, we talk with author, advocate, teacher, and visionary, Renee Mitchell, about her project to empower her students to share their stories.
Individual
Social Skills
Equity
Climate
Ep. 5: Voice's Role in Implementation
In this episode of Expert Instruction, we're joined by three experts to explore the role of including students, family, and community voices in PBIS implementation.
Climate
Equity
Social Relationships
School-Wide
Ep. 4: School Culture vs Climate
In this episode, we're talking to Athena Vernon about the difference between your school's climate and its culture and how to make your schoolwide expectations work for all students.
Climate
Equity
School-Wide
Social Relationships
Ep. 2: Making Virtual Meetings Work For Your Team
Dr. Erin Chaparro joins us to talk about how teams can make the most of their virtual meetings.
Social Skills
Distance Learning
Social Relationships