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SPP 138: Dr. Richard Nisbett and Critical Thinking Dec 20, 2021

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SPP 138: Dr. Richard Nisbett and Critical Thinking

#psychedpodcast is excited to connect with Dr. Nisbett!

https://www.richardnisbett.com/ Richard E. Nisbett is one of the world’s most respected psychologists. His work focuses on issues in social psychology and cognitive science.

Richard E. Nisbett has received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions from the American Psychological Association and many other national and international awards. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is a recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. His book The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently . . . and Why won the William James Award of the American Psychological Association. That book, as well as Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count and Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking have been translated into multiple languages. His newest book is Thinking: A Memoir.

Topics he has researched, and which are reflected in his books, include:

What are the basic reasoning processes people use to think about the world?

Why do those reasoning processes so commonly result in errors?

What kinds of social consequences do such reasoning errors produce?

What reasoning processes would avoid those errors?

What is the contribution of genetics vs. the environment in determining intelligence?

Are any of the peoples of the world getting smarter?

What educational practices could be improved to make children smarter?

What can adults do to increase their intelligence?

How should we define rationality?

What kinds of problems are best solved by the unconscious mind?

Do people in different cultures use different thinking procedures?

Do economic systems influence the way people reason?

What are the philosophical implications of answers to questions like these?

https://www.apa.org/education-career/guide/paths/richard-nisbett

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SPP 137: Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden Dec 12, 2021

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SPP 137: Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden

#psychedpodcast is so thrilled to have Dr. VanDerHeyden back on!

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Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, Ph.D. is a private consultant and researcher who has worked as a researcher, consultant, and national trainer in a number of school districts and published more than 60 scholarly articles and book chapters related to RTI.

In 2006, Dr. VanDerHeyden was named to a National Center for Learning Disabilities advisory panel to provide guidance related to RTI. She is associate editor of School Psychology Review, serves on the editorial boards of several journals including School Psychology Quarterly and Journal of Early Intervention, is author of Essentials of Response to Intervention (with Dr. Matthew Burns), and Keeping RtI on Track: How to Identify, Repair, and Prevent Mistakes that Derail Implementation RtI (with Dr. David Tilly) and is co-editor of the Handbook of Response to Intervention.

Dr. VanDerHeyden received the 2006 Lightner Witmer Early Career Contributions Award from the APA for her scholarship on early intervention, RTI, and models of data-based decision making. She serves as research advisor to iSTEEP, a web-based data management system. Amanda lives on the gulf coast, has two young children, and is active in a number of organizations designed to improve educational outcomes locally and nationally.

http://www.rtinetwork.org/about-us/advisory-council/vanderheyden-amanda-m

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SPP Special Episode – Who Is Caring For The Carers Dec 02, 2021

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SPP Special Episode – Who Is Caring For The Carers

Please join the School Psyched Podcast for a special follow up episode with Dr. Luthar.

Authentic Connections

http://www.suniyaluthar.org/#about

https://view.publitas.com/national-association-of-independent-schools/fall-2020/page/64-65

Suniya Luthar is Co-Founder & Chief Research Officer at Authentic Connections and Professor Emerita at Columbia University’s Teachers College. After receiving her Ph.D. from Yale University in 1990, she served on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and the Child Study Center at Yale. Between 1997 and 2013, she was at Columbia University’s Teachers College, where she also served as Senior Advisor to the Provost (2011-2013). Between 2014 and 2019, she was Foundation Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. Dr. Luthar’s research involves vulnerability and resilience among various populations including youth in poverty, children in families affected by mental illness, and youth and parents (especially mothers) in high-achieving, pressured communities.

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SPP 136: The ValYOU Project – partnering with schools to combat human trafficking Nov 21, 2021

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SPP 136: The ValYOU Project – partnering with schools to combat human trafficking

Please join #psychedpodcast in this discussion!

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We are pleased to be speaking with Rosie Cataldo. Rosie Cataldo, serves as a human trafficking consultant, researcher, and prevention educator. Offering communities tools to be safe and to create life-long barriers to traumas is her passion. She is honored to serve as a member of Rotary International’s Global Human Trafficking Task Force and Minnesota’s Human Trafficking Task Force.

Spotlight: Rosie Cataldo’s Mission

https://victor-pacini.mykajabi.com/valyou-project?preview_theme_id=2148800452

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SPP 135: Deconstructing Anonymity: The Power of Connectedness in School & Life Nov 08, 2021

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SPP 135: Deconstructing Anonymity: The Power of Connectedness in School & Life

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#psychedpodcast is excited to have Dr. Evelyn Bilias Lolis with us again!

https://www.drbilias.com/

https://facultyprofile.fairfield.edu/?uname=ebilias

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Evelyn-Bilias-Lolis

Evelyn Bilias-Lolis currently works at the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, Fairfield University, Evelyn’s research interests are in the area of positive psychology in th school, school climate reform, evidence-based interventions, and school based mental health. Her most recent publication is ‘On promoting understanding and equity through compassionate educational practice: Toward a new inclusion’.

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SPP 134: SEL with Restorative Circles Oct 18, 2021

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SPP 134: SEL with Restorative Circles

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#psychedpodcast is thrilled to have Dr. Byron McClure back!!

https://www.lessonsforsel.com/founder

Dr. Byron McClure is a National Certified School Psychologist who redesigned a high school in Southeast, D.C. His work centers around influencing change and ensuring students from high-poverty communities have access to a quality education. Dr. McClure has extensive knowledge and expertise in mental health, social-emotional learning, and behavior.

Dr. McClure has done considerable work advocating for healing-centered practices for all students, particularly, for African-American boys. He has designed and implemented school-wide initiatives such as SEL, restorative practices, MTSS, and trauma-responsive practices. As a result of this work, led by Dr. McClure, his school won the 2019-2020 Whole Child Award.

Dr. McClure has presented across the country as a panelist, featured, and keynote speaker. He believes in maximizing everyone’s limitless potential.

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SPP 133: The Power of Play Oct 04, 2021

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SPP 133: The Power of Play

Special thanks to MedTravelers for sponsoring this episode! https://www.medtravelers.com/SchoolPsyched/ Join #psychedpodcast to have a conversation about the benefits of play! https://www.playworks.org/about/staff/meet-ceo-founder/ Jill Vialet is the founder of Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. Playworks creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Playworks partners with schools, districts, and after-school programs to provide a service or mix of services including on-site coaches, professional training for school staff who support recess, and consultative partnerships.

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SPP: 132: Evidence Based Writing Instruction and Intervention Sep 19, 2021

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SPP 132: Evidence Based Writing Instruction and Intervention

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#psychedpodcast is excited to speak with Dr. Steve Graham https://education.asu.edu/about/people/steve-graham

Steve Graham is the Warner Professor in the Division of Leadership and Innovation in Teachers College. For over 40 years he has studied how writing develops, how to teach it effectively, and how writing can be used to support reading and learning. His research involves typically developing writers and students with special needs. Steve is the editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology. He is the co-author of the Handbook of Writing Research, Handbook of Learning Disabilities, APA Handbook of Educational Psychology, Writing Better, Powerful Writing Strategies for all Students and Making the Writing Process Work. He is also the author of three influential Carnegie Corporation reports: Writing Next , Writing to Read, and Informing Writing.

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SPP 131: Helping Students Build Relationships After a Year of Remote Learning Sep 13, 2021

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SPP 131: Helping Students Build Relationships After a Year of Remote Learning

We’d like to thank MedTravelers for sponsoring this episode! https://www.medtravelers.com/SchoolPsyched/ Kick off your school year with #psychedpodcast as we speak with Lenore Skenazy from https://www.freerangekids.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenore_Skenazy

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SPP 130: Dr. Steven Hayes and ACT Jun 07, 2021

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SPP 130: Dr. Steven Hayes and ACT

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#psychedpodcast is so excited to chat with Steven Hayes!

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Steven C. Hayes is a Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology in the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada. An author of 46 books and nearly 650 scientific articles, he is especially known for his work on “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy” or “ACT” which is one of the most widely used and researched new methods of psychological intervention over the last 20 years. Dr. Hayes has received several national awards, such as the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. His popular book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for a time was the best-selling self-help book in the United States, and his new book A Liberated Mind has been recently released to wide acclaim. His TEDx talks have been viewed by over 600,000 people, and he is ranked among the most cited psychologists in the world.

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