Episode 376: Most Classroom Reward Systems Accidentally Teach the Wrong Things
What happens to behavior in your classroom when you forget the reinforcers? If the answer is 'everything falls apart' - that tells you something important about your system. In this episode, we're tal...
17 Aug 8min
Episode 375: Generalization Is the Real Goal — And We Almost Never Plan for It
If a student can label colors at your table but not point to one at snack - did they really learn colors? Generalization is the actual destination of all our instruction, and most of us plan for skill...
10 Aug 7min
Episode 374: Paraprofessionals Are the Most Underutilized Resource in Your Classroom
Most paras spend their days doing proximity support - hovering at a student's elbow - and research is pretty clear that this actually works against independence and peer connection. But here's the thi...
3 Aug 7min
Episode 373: IEP Goals Are Often Written to Be Achieved, Not to Be Meaningful
If your student hit every IEP goal this year but still can't ask for help, order food, or navigate a transition independently - did the goals do their job? In this episode, we're getting into the comp...
27 Jul 5min
Episode 372: Sensory Bins and Sensory Diets Are Wildly Misunderstood
Sensory break has become a catch-all phrase we use when we're not sure what else to do - and that's a problem. In this episode, we're separating sensory-seeking behavior from escape behavior, talking ...
20 Jul 5min
Episode 371: Parent Communication is Broken in Most Special Ed Programs
Think about the last five things you communicated to a parent. Were any of them good news? In this episode, we're talking about why home-school communication in special ed defaults to problems, incide...
13 Jul 7min
Episode 370: We Spend Too Much Time on Behavior Plans and Not Enough on Skill Building
A behavior plan without a strong skill-building component isn't a plan - it's a patch. In this episode, we talk about why so many BIPs are heavy on consequences and light on replacement skills, and wh...
6 Jul 5min
Episode 369: Inclusion Isn't Always the Most Appropriate Placement - And That's Okay
Inclusion is one of the most important values in special education - and one of the most misunderstood placement decisions. In this episode, we're unpacking the difference between inclusion as a philo...
29 Jun 7min
