Navigating the School Mental Health Crisis with PBIS
Did you know that the US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murphy, issued an urgent advisory statement on youth mental health? Increases in youth mental health needs were observed even prior to the pandemic,...
18 Nov 202213min
Creating Safe, Secure, and Trauma-Informed Classrooms Through PBIS
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration defines trauma as the response to an “event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physic...
11 Nov 202211min
Hand in Hand: How Social-Emotional Learning & PBIS Work Together
We're continuing our focus on the many connections PBIS has - or should have - with the rest of educational practice. This week, we’re hitting another pretty obvious connection: social emotional learn...
4 Nov 202212min
Rethinking School Discipline
Welcome to the first episode of our new season, where we’ll focus on the many ways that PBIS - AKA Positive Behavior Interventions and Support - connect to and strengthen the rest of educational pract...
28 Okt 20229min
Season 7 Trailer: 8 Connections to PBIS
PBIS is everywhere and in everything! That’s what’s on our minds and in the research, in our seventh season of 8 with 8. You might think that SST8 would have nothing new to say about PBIS. After all, ...
21 Okt 20222min
Author Interview: Drs. Persida and Bill Himmele, "Why Are We Still Doing That?"
We are wrapping up a fascinating season exploring why it is that some educational practices continue to hang on, despite empirical evidence showing that they aren’t effective - or even do harm. This w...
3 Juni 202241min
Why Are We Still Short-Changing Social Studies?
As we close in on the end of this podcast season, and the end of another busy school year, we’re continuing to challenge ourselves with the question: Why are we still doing that? (Also the title of a ...
27 Maj 202221min
Perspectives on Homework: Researchers vs. Students
The issue has been debated for decades. A TIME cover in 1999 read: “Too much homework! Yet, you can also go back to the 1970s, when we were concerned about our global competitiveness, and find there w...
20 Maj 202212min
