Dr. Ross Greene Educators' Podcast

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Anytown High School #11 Sep 26, 2011

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Another great session with the staff at Anytown High School today...we reviewed aspects of the CPS model the members of the core group were still struggling with and began talking about a new student who they feel would benefit from CPS. We also spent some time talking about what happens when you assume...

Anytown High School #10 Sep 19, 2011

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Today was our first session of the new school year with the staff at Anytown High School. We met the new members of the core group, provided them with an overview of the CPS model, and answered some initial questions. A good start...

The Good, the Bad, and... Sep 12, 2011

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Welcome back to Collaborative Problem Solving at School! On this program, Dr. Greene highlighted some of the stories about school discipline practices that made the news over the summer. There's bad news...and good news. How's your school doing in its efforts to transform school discipline?

Anytown High School #9 May 23, 2011

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What better to do on the final program of the school year than to spend one last session with the staff at Anytown High School? We discussed the progress Anytown has made in implementing the CPS model this year, along with some goals for where to pick things up again next year.

Anytown High School #8 May 16, 2011

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On today's program, we revisited the necessity of working on unsolved problems proactively and systematically, rather than dealing with problems (emergently) when they pop up on a particular day. We also focused on how to get past some of the things kids say (we called them "show-stoppers") that seem to stall the process of drilling for information.

Anytown High School #7 May 09, 2011

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On today's program, the staff at Anytown reported on their progress in using Plan B with two of their challenging students. One student responded quite well to Plan B. But it was the other student who helped us learn about some of the ways in which the process can run aground.

May Educators Panel: Next Year is Only Three Months Off May 02, 2011

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Here on our last Educators Panel of the school year, the crew tackled that four-letter word again (TIME), discussed the potent effects of another word (empathy), and thought about what can be done now (at the end of the school year) to hit the ground running with CPS next year. Don't worry...the Educators Panel will be back next school year!

Anytown High School, Session #6 Apr 25, 2011

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The staff at Anytown had a new student to talk about today. So we did the usual: we identified lagging skills and unsolved problems, thought about whether the unsolved problems were specific enough, figured out who was going to take primary responsibility for solving each problem, and still had time left for some role-playing. Next comes the hard part.

Leading the Way Apr 18, 2011

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Can a new principal get a school moving toward a more humane, compassionate, effective approach to understanding and helping students with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges? On this program, you'll hear about how Carol Davison -- Principal at Forsyth Road Elementary in Surrey, British Columbia -- is doing just that.

Anytown High School, Session #5 Apr 11, 2011

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On today's program, the staff at Anytown High School reported on their initial attempts at using Plan B with a behaviorally challenging student...and get some feedback so they can do it even better the next time.