Class on Task
By Class on Task
Topics: Behavior, Education, and Teaching
Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessionals, School Psychologists, School Occupational Therapists, School Physical Therapists, School Counselors, Administrators, Parents, Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA)
Class on Task Apr 26, 2021
23. 4 Classroom Management Mistakes New Teachers Make & How to Avoid Them
The Class on Task Podcast is back and ready to support you through a new school year! This is an exciting time for all of us, but especially new teachers! We hope you have a wonderful first week back to school whether that is this week or in a few weeks. Whenever it is, this episode should be on your listen list! Dr. Lori Friesen is our guest today and she's talking about 4 common classroom management mistakes new teachers make and how to avoid them. Even if you're not a first year teacher, you may learn some tips after pressing play.
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If you want to learn more from Dr. Lori Friesen or want to check out her other resources for new teachers, you can find her here:
Podcast: Beginning Teacher Talk
Instagram: BeginningTeacherTalk
Facebook Group: BeginningTeacherTalk
22. Let's Get Moving with Jay from Kids Freeze Dance
Adding movement breaks in your classroom routine can help reduce disruptive behavior and motivate students to learn! Jay is not only a teacher who uses movement breaks, he CREATES movement breaks tied to all subject areas grades K-3! In this episode, you will hear about Jay's experience with movement breaks, recommendations on how often to use movement breaks, how movement breaks can benefit students and teachers, and the perks to these specific videos!
Kids Freeze Dance offers over 300+ movement videos for only $1 a month! Jay also takes requests for new videos! To get sneak peeks of Jay's videos, follow him on Instagram!
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21. Over 10 Million Students Can't Read - What Can We Do?
There are over 10 million students in schools who can not read! Are you ready to make a bigger impact on your students' literacy skills? Michael Maloney has 50+ years in education successfully teaching people ages 4 to 54 to read!
Press play and hear the answers to the following questions and MORE!
What order should you teach letter sounds? (Spoiler alert... it's not in alphabetical order!)
What and how should we introduce reading words?
What data is most important to take to measure student progress?
What is Direct Instruction?
Why are these teaching methods so effective?
Why Your School Doesn't Care That Johnny Didn't Learn to Read This Year
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20. Effects of COVID in Schools: Behavior & Learning with Pierre Louis
If you are a teacher that taught during this crazy time, we want to give YOU a huge shout-out because COVID brought some unique challenges to your already challenging job! THANK YOU! If you work with kids, you most likely will know where we are going in this episode. Across the country, educators are seeing an increase in problem behavior and a decrease in academic performance. Sometimes it's tricky to identify where to start and how to help students grow when they have both academic and behavior needs. In this episode, Pierre Louis, BCBA will share insight on what we can do to help our students. This is a great episode for child study teams or student study teams that make decisions on student placement and learning! A lot of students who are just trying to catch up, are being labeled as having a learning disability or being moved to a more restrictive environment. We hope this episode sheds some light on this issue and some solutions!
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19. Tips from School Counselor John Burnett
What is a school counselor and how can they help your students?
Press play and find out from school counselor John Burnett. John started his career as a Spanish middle school teacher. He worked as a family and mental health service specialist and is now a middle school counselor! He shares great tips for building relationships with students and promoting self-care for teachers!
If you enjoyed this episode with John Burnett, I highly recommend you follow him on social media.
Instagram: Counselingwithmrb
YouTube: counselingwithmrb
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18. What to do when disruptive behaviors disrupt learning in your classroom with Dr. Hallie Ertel
Let’s face it, we all have moments where we don’t feel like doing what we need to do. Our students feel the same way. We may not break things, curse, or push someone when we are upset about doing work, but our students might. If a student engages in disruptive behaviors that disrupt their learning or other students’ learning it presents a problem!
Dr. Hallie Ertel shares strategies of what we can do to prevent frustrations related to doing classroom assignments, important things to understand about behavior, how to react to problem behavior, and a variety of tools you can add to your toolbox!
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Do you have follow up questions for Dr. Hallie Ertel? Email her at Hallie.Ertel@atlanticcoastaba.com
17. Student Engagement, Social Dynamics, Middle School Classroom Management, and MORE with Dr. David Lee
This interview with Dr. David Lee, Department Head and Professor of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education at Penn State University is packed full of insightful information for special education teachers, general education teachers, behavior analysts (BCBAs), and school psychologists. Dr. Lee contributed to over 20 research students including examining behavioral and social dynamics, improving classroom management in middle school classrooms, assessing student behaviors, increasing academic task completion, and supporting students with emotional and behavior disorders.
Dr. Lee answers these questions and more!
How can I increase student engagement?
How can I encourage students to complete academic assignments?
What should I keep in mind about social dynamics, specifically for our middle school students?
How can teachers overcome common classroom management struggles?
How can I support my students?
Resources
If you want to review the research Dr. Lee has contributed to, click here.
To learn more about special education check out OSEF or IRIS Center.
If you have any questions related to these topics, feel free to email Dr. Lee or message us on our Instagram.
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16. Teaching More Efficiently Using Direct Instruction with Chris Topham M. Ed., BCBA
Do you have a student who struggles learning new skills? Do you have students that learn a skill but later forget it? Do you have parents asking you for tutor recommendations or resources to help their children become better readers?
In this interview, Chris Topham shares how to teach new skills and measure student progress by using applied behavior analysis. He shares what Direct Instruction is and what features make it effective for learners. He also touches on how we can be using Precision Teaching to better measure student progress.
Learn more about Direct Instruction, Celeration Education, and resources to help your students!
- NIFDI website
- Direct Instruction videos
- Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons Book
- Morning Side Academy
- Celeration Education Website
Class on Task would love for you to connect with us on our other platforms!
15. 3 Tips for Tackling Student Behavior Influenced by TikTok
TikTok school challenges have added an extra challenging layer to classroom and student behavior management. As if you don't have enough problem behavior to try to reduce in schools, now there are monthly inappropriate challenges. In this episode, we discuss the possible reason (function) behind the behaviors and share 3 tips for decreasing these disruptive behaviors at your school.
We hope this helps and wish all of you luck!
If you want to learn more about understanding the function or reason behind behavior, listen to episode 6.
If you are interested in learning more about preventing problem behavior, listen to episode 13.
As always, we would love to connect with you on Instagram!
14. Let's Talk about Burnout with Dr. Becca Tagg
You’re going to want to save this episode and re-listen each year around this time!
To get in touch with Dr. Tagg, visit her company’s website:
delmarbehavioralhealth.com
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13. 5 Strategies to Prevent Problem Behavior
Wouldn't it be nice if you could prevent problem behavior from happening instead of spending all the time to "fix" it or redirect a student after it disrupts a lesson? In applied behavior analysis (ABA) we call proactive or prevention strategies Antecedent Manipulations. Listen in to hear 5 simple strategies you can implement in any grade level to help decrease inappropriate behavior and increase more appropriate behavior!
Check out our resources that are great for back to school! We have daily communication forms, data collection sheets, teacher interest surveys, student interest surveys (reinforcer surveyes), and other classroom behavior management resources! --> Class on Task TPT Resources
For more tips throughout the school year, check out our Instagram page @class_on_task!
12. Recommendations for School Administrators with Dr. Chris Tienken
Whether you are starting a new job as a school administrator or switching to a new school, this interview is packed with valuable recommendations to help you be successful. Our guest today is Dr. Chris Tienken who is an associate professor of Education Administration at Seton Hall University in the College of Education and Human Services, Department of Education Leadership, and Management, & Policy. We are excited to have him here with us today to talk about his experience working as a school administrator and how school administrators can collaborate most effectively with teachers and related service providers.
To learn more check out Dr. Tienken's books listed below, visit his website or follow him on Twitter @Chris Tienken
The School Reform Landscape Reloaded: More Fraud, Myth, and Lies by Rowman and Littlefield
Cracking the Code of Education Reform: Creative Compliance and Ethical Leadership by Corwin
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11. Improving the Way We Teach with Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA
Resources
Book: Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching
Book: Technology of Teaching
Research: Project Follow Through
If you want to learn more from Adam Ventura, you can connect with him on LinkedIn or send him an email at adam@buenoventures.com.
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10. Back to School Tips from a Retired Teacher & First Year Teacher
Join us as we interview TWO special guests, a mother and daughter teaching duo! Pam Patton is a retired teacher and her daughter, Elizabeth Patton just completed her first year of teaching. If you're wondering what you should focus on during the first week back to school or general classroom tips for going back to school, this is a great episode for you.
Teachers and school staff, we wish you a successful start to your school year!
Back to School Read Aloud
Pam's Favorite --> My School's a Zoo!
Elizabeth's Favorite --> What If Everybody Did That?
Check out our resources that are great for back to school! We have daily communication forms, data collection sheets, teacher interest surveys, student interest surveys (reinforcer surveyes), and other classroom behavior management resources! --> Class on Task TPT Resources
For more tips throughout the school year, check out our Instagram page @class_on_task!
9. Toilet Training in Schools with Dr. Frank Cicero
Hey Pre-K, Kindergarten, and SPED teachers, this episode is for you! Do you ever have parents ask you questions about toilet training, but you're really unsure of what to suggest? Does assisting with toileting or accidents take time away from teaching? Have you been avoiding this topic and encouraging the pull-ups? Maybe after hearing tips from expert Dr. Frank Cicero PhD, BCBA, LBA on toilet training you will change your mind. Dr. Cicero specializes in many areas within applied behavior analysis and psychology including developmental disabilities, eating issues, sleeping concerns, parent training, social skills training, attention deficit disorders, and toilet training.
Learn more about toilet training in Dr. Cicero's book Toilet Training Success!
Check out the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) website for more resources and to read Dr. Cicero's article on toilet training.
If you are interested in Dr. Cicero's services or would like to contact him visit his website.
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8. How Teaching Unconventionally Can Improve Classroom Management
Join us on this episode to hear teacher and podcaster, Jon Hinthorne share tips on how to be unconventional. It's easy to stick to the norm and do what has worked well in your past years of teaching. However, when you change your own behavior as a teacher and try new unconventional things in your classroom, it can have an amazing affect on your students. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did! If you want to learn more from Jon, check out his instagram @unconventionalteacher and his podcast An Unconventional Teacher!
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7. Q&A with Speech and Language Pathologist Meera Deters
Meera Deters MA, CCC-SLP, BCTS, ACAS is a speech and language pathologist and the owner of Super Speech Solutions. Meera has worked in a variety of settings including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, reha-bilitation clinics, charter schools, and private practices over the past fourteen years. In this episode, she talks about what speech and language therapy is and she shares great tips for classroom teachers!
If you would like to contact learn more about Super Speech Solutions, check out their WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, or email Meera at meera@superspeechsolutions.com.
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6. 4 Reasons Why Students Behave the Way They Do
There are 4 main reasons why we as humans behave the way we do. If I could go back and teach my first year teacher self about anything related to behavior...this would be it! We hope you enjoy it! In this episode, we talk about 4 reasons or functions why behavior occurs and a few starter suggestions for how to address behaviors by function. If this is your first time listening, we would love to meet you and hear your feedback on our episode. Send us a DM on our Instagram, Class on Task. If you enjoyed this episode, it would help out our podcast a lot if you send it to a few friends or leave a 5 star rating. Click HERE to find out more ways to connect with Class on Task!
5. Talking Tech with Dr. Martinelli
In this episode, we discuss technology with Dr. Joseph Martinelli from Seton Hall University. He serves as the Program Director in the Instructional Design and Technology graduate program and he is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He shares his area of expertise on how to integrate technology into classroom as well as resources for educators teaching in a virtual environment during the pandemic. Below are direct links to the resources Dr. Martinelli shares in this episode. Edutopia ISTE Big Deal Media The Journal Microsoft Educator Center NJECC SITE NJEDGE Contact: martinjj@shu.edu
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4. Leading and Coaching Educators with Dr. Paul Gavoni
Dr. Paul Gavoni, Ed.D, BCBA has more than 20 years in human services and public education. Recognized by many as an authentic leader, Dr. Gavoni has provided organizations and athletes with Deliberate Coaching focused on analyzing and developing behavior and performance management systems to positively impact targeted goals.
In this episode, Dr. Gavoni shares strategies and tips for school leaders on how to go from leading to coaching. He also shares valuable information on school systems and classroom behavior management tips for teachers. Superintendents, school administrators, teachers, support staff, instructional coaches, BCBA's, and others working in school systems will benefit from this episode. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
"Teachers are classroom leaders. Principals and Assistant Principals are school leaders. It comes down to leadership. If you think about the classroom, the classroom is very much like a small organization. The teacher is like the CEO and the students are employees. They have an outcome they are trying to produce which is student achievement." - Dr. Gavoni
If you want to learn more from Dr. Paul Gavoni, follow him on Linkedin and check out his books.
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3. 6 Steps to Meeting YOUR Personal Goals
We all talk about self-care, mental health, and making time for ourself. However, are you doing it? We are all busy school professionals and probably find it difficult to eat healthy and remain active when we are teaching. We may not be able to eat lunch because our students need us. We may be writing lesson plans, grading papers, or writing IEP goals at night instead of working out or prepping meals. On this episode, Daniela Galvez shares 6 steps that will help you actually meet your goals!
If you want to learn more about fitness and get individualized coaching from Dani, you connect with her on Instagram or through her website.
Here are the books Dani loves and recommends. If you have any others you would add to the list, we would love to hear about them!
Professional Growth:
- The 5AM Club: Robin Sharma
- Atomic Habits: James Clear
- The Compound Effect: Darren Hardy
- Get Over your Damn Self: Romi Neustadt
- Miracle Morning: Hal Elrod
- The Slight Edge: Jeff Olson
- The 5 Second Rule: Mel Robbins
- Leaders Eat Last: Simon Sinek
- The 10X Rule: Grant Cardone
- Build to Last: Keith Callahan (he is a BB coach)
Personal Growth
- Mastering Your Mean Girl: Melissa Ambrosini
- I am That Girl: Alexis Jones
- Girl Wash Your Face: Rachel Hollis
- You are a Badass: Jen Sincero
- Girl Stop Apologizing: Rachel Hollis
- UnF*CK Yourself: Gary John Bishop
- Everything is Figureoutable: Marie Forleo
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2. Tips for Using Positive Reinforcement in Your Classroom
Do you wish you had a magic wand you can use to decrease problem behavior in the classroom? This behavior strategy is the next best thing! Once you learn how to implement true positive reinforcement, you will see a positive difference in your classroom AND less problem behavior! In this episode we interview, Yendri Diaz to learn how teachers can use positive reinforcement in the classroom. Yendri taught several years and is now a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). She shares easy to follow steps that you can use in your classroom today!
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1. Collaboration in Schools
Welcome to the Class on Task Podcast!
You will learn how the science of applied behavior analysis (ABA) can be used in schools to improve education. We will cover a variety of topics on this podcast and thought collaboration was a perfect way to start. We want to share about ABA, but we also want to learn from other professionals (e.g., speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, administrators) on ways to help our students be successful and help educators!
In this episode, we discuss the importance of collaborating with other professionals in order to provide the best support for students.
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