The Crisis in Education Podcast

Uncover the secret recipe for transforming school environments with our esteemed guest and friend of the show, Dr. Bruce Tinor, a behavior analyst and school transformation principal. In this episode, Dr. Tinor provides insights on building sustainable frameworks, understanding staff beliefs and values, fostering engaged learning environments, and creating a culture that reflects shared visions; moreover, he details his experience ...

There are educational leaders who talk it, and those who walk it. Dr. Damia C. Thomas is a leader who definitely walks the talk. Though she excelled as a student during her K-12 education, Dr. Thomas had a rude awakening when she went away to college:  Her urban educational experience had not provided her with the knowledge and skills to be successful. This shocking realization led her down a path that ultimately brought her back t...

Keith Storey received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He obtained his BCBA-D in 2014. He is currently a Professor Emeritus of Education at Touro University in Vallejo, California. He served six years as a classroom teacher working with people with a variety of disability labels.

The third edition of the book Positive Behavior Supports in Classrooms and Schools: Effective and Practical Strategies for Teachers and ...

A.J. Rinaldi is a residential Administrator at the Milton Hershey School and the Tier one Coach of their multi-tiered systems of support. Prior to his current role, A.J. served as a House Parent and Lead Mentor where he was awarded the Chairman’s Medallion of Excellence, was a 2019 CORE Catherine Hershey houseparent of the year nominee, and began the Jr. Gentleman Wrestling program, an afterschool program that utilizes athletics to...

Fernell Miller, CEO and Founder of The Root Of Us LLC, an Equity and Inclusion Consultancy that collaborates with educational, governmental, and nonprofits organizations in service of racial healing and social justice with a focus on Black Youth Advocacy.

Fernell is an education activist and community organizer for social change. She has intentionally built a framework for radical liberatoration and solidarity with abolit...

Verbal behavior instruction helps students develop effective communication skills. Communication is a fundamental aspect of human interaction, and strong verbal abilities enable individuals to express their thoughts, needs, and emotions clearly and appropriately. Teaching verbal behavior equips students with the tools to engage in meaningful conversations, express themselves, and understand others effectively.

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Dr. Michael Troop is a Superintendent whose core purpose is to positively impact the lives of students, educators, employees, and organizations. In addition, he has a passion for helping people learn skills that increase productivity at work and in life.

In this episode, we discuss school improvement and the critical skills needed for learning, teaching, and leading in a way that produces positive learning cultures.

Michael is the most experienced developer of innovative educational programs in the US and the Founder of The Socratic Experience, an online school based on Socratic dialogue that emphasizes personalized and purpose-driven education for students in grades 3-12.

His remarkable career in education spans over three decades, and includes creating many high-performance school programs that promote critical thinking, creativity, and entre...

There are a lot of students and families who spend a lot of time, money, and effort aimed at being accepted into the college of their dreams.  But as CEO and founder of Troove, David Hurwitt, reminds us in this episode, it's not about getting into college. It's about getting out as the graduation rates are too often dismal, especially for minorities. 

In this episode, David discusses using predictive AI to gathe...

Policies provide guidelines for the operation of a particular system, especially one that has a hierarchical structure. Education, perhaps the most important system in our nation, is no different.  Good policy guides decision making. No policy makes decision-making unreliable and sporadic.  And bad policies do way more harm than good.  And policy is just the start.  What happens after the policy is in place is what is the most impo...

Education is in crisis, and behavior analysts possess the most powerful toolbox in the world for making a positive difference for students, teachers, and educational leaders everywhere. In this podcast,  Andrew Houvouras discusses some of the struggles of working in education as a behavior analyst and potential solutions for overcoming a number of common obstacles.  

Andrew is a Behavior Analyst with a long history of asse...

A lack of social connection is hurting many.  In this informative chat, MIT graduate and CEO of Yellowdig, Shaunak Roy, discusses the negative impact of a failure to have social connections. He also proposes a potentially scalable solution for increasing social connection across education.

To learn more about Yellowdig, please visit yellowdig.co or request a demo here: https://explore.yellowdig.co/demo. 

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In this episode, Dr. Paulie chats with Dr. Carl Binder about the use of Applied Behavior Analysis and Organizational Behavior Management for making a positive difference in schools. 

Dr. Carl Binder began as a doctoral student in Experimental Psychology, attending Harvard University at the invitation of B.F. Skinner, whose writings had inspired him deeply. With an interest in making a societal contribution, he rapidly shi...

Principal, Faythe Redenburg, and Guidance Counselor, Cyntrell Legette, lead and support students and educators in alternative schools.  Like many educators, they are witnessing increased mental health issues, not just with students.  In this episode, we discuss the growing mental health challenges and reflect on some potential solutions for helping children and adults overcome them.

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It is now common knowledge that school leaders are critical to staff performance and the resulting student achievement. Some research has found that a school leader can be responsible for up to 25% of student achievement. Unfortunately, the field of education is having a very hard time keeping school leaders around. According to the Hechinger Report, nearly 30% of principals leading "troubled" schools leave every year, an...

In a recent video posted by CBS, Sheriff Wayne Ivey of Brevard County in Florida had some pretty strong words aimed at students who were misbehaving.  “They know nothing is going to happen to them,” Ivey said. “They know they’re not going to be given after-school detention, they’re not going to be suspended, they’re not going to be expelled, or like in the old days, they’re not going to have the cheeks of their ass torn off for not...

Some research has found that 1 person, the school leader, can impact student achievement by up to 34%.  Unforutnately, school leadership is one of the most difficult leadership positions in the country. Consequently, a number of school leaders struggle.

In this episode Dr. Paulie and Drew take a look at school leadership and science based strategies for bringing out the best in faculty, staff and students with school prin...

Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling, or CABAS,  was originated to develop a science of teaching. Their first credo was to develop schools based entirely on the use of scientific procedures for classroom management, pedagogy, curriculum design, staff training, and parent education. Moreover, the second credo of their educational model was to make education learner driven.   Check out this very engaging discus...

Organizational behavior management (OBM) is the application of the science of human behavior to individuals and groups in business, industry, government, and human service settings.  Dr. John Austin is an internationally recognized expert in providing behavior-based solutions to organizational challenges using OBM. He is founder of Reaching Results, a consultancy for management, motivation, leadership, and safety. Dr. Austin was a ...