Effective implementation of Collaborative Problem Solving in a school usually starts with a core group of staff who are mastering the model first...school-wide implementation comes later. Which kids should you start with? Your frequent flyers, of course.
April Educators Panel: It's Always Something
Apr 02, 2012
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Another great discussion, highlighted by the fact that a student called into the program and received an unexpected orientation to Collaborative Problem Solving.
The Empathy Step of Plan B
Mar 26, 2012
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By request, Dr. Greene devoted this program to providing an overview of the Empathy step of Plan B. A good review for the already-familiar...a good introduction for those new to the CPS model.
Anytown High School #17: I'm Glad I Know That Now
Mar 12, 2012
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Amazing what adults learn about kids in the Empathy step...especially when the adults leave their preconceived notions at the door.
March Educators Panel: School Violence and CPS
Mar 05, 2012
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It was a tough topic for the Educators Panel, but a discussion worth having...and listening to.
CPS and FBAs, IEPs, RTI, NCLB, ETC.
Feb 27, 2012
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Dr. Greene's guest today on CPS at School was Julie Benay, prinicpal at Mallets Bay School in Colchester, Vermont. A great discussion about...well, the title pretty much tells the tale...
Anytown High School #16
Feb 13, 2012
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On today's program, one of the educators at Anytown told us about a Plan B she'd attempted with a student in which the Empathy step became contentious. It turns out she had entered the Empathy step with a theory about the unsolved problem she was discussing...and that theory made it hard for her to achieve the primary goal of the Empathy step: information gathering (rather than theory verification).
February Educators Panel
Feb 06, 2012
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CPS is coming along rather nicely in the schools of the members of our Educators Panel...of course, there's still more work to be done.
Anytown High School #15
Jan 30, 2012
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A very interesting discussion today about "clumping" versus "splitting" unsolved problems. Listen in to see what that means!
Using the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems
Jan 23, 2012
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Dr. Greene promised to do an entire program on how to use the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems (ALSUP), and here it is!