Daniel Cohen

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Dan Cohen, Ph.D., M.P.H., is a senior education researcher at SRI

Coaches’ Perspectives on Implementing an Evidence-Based Practice in Typical Early Childhood Classrooms

Authors : Christen Park , Carl Sumi , Michelle Woodbridge , Daniel Cohen , Elisa Garcia

BEST in CLASS (Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Training: Competent Learners Achieving School Success) is an evidence-based Tier 2 intervention for children at-risk for emotional/behavioral disorders.

Is seeing believing? Can video coaching help support teacher practice in early childhood classrooms?

Authors : Jennifer Nakamura , Nancy Perez , Daniel Cohen

Attending a high-quality prekindergarten program has substantial benefits for young children, through long-term positive effects on academic achievement and physical and mental health.

Increasing Praise to Reprimand Ratios Under Real-World Conditions Using CW-FIT

Authors : Daniel Cohen , Carl Sumi

Increase teacher use of evidence-based classroom management practices using CW-FIT. Learn about how an innovative district coaching model and online professional development system can support coaching and teacher implementation in low resource settings.

Using Mixed Methods to Evaluate Cultural Responsiveness of Behavioral Interventions: A Case Example from Early Childhood

Authors : Daniel Cohen , Carl Sumi

Given increasing cultural diversity and disparities in outcomes, the need to evaluate the cultural responsiveness is greater than ever.

BEST in CLASS: What Coaches and Teachers Say About It. Part 1: Coach Perspectives

Authors : Daniel Cohen , Michelle Woodbridge , Christen Park

BEST in CLASS (Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Training: Competent Learners Achieving School Success) is a tier 2 (targeted) evidence-based intervention for young children with persistent and intensive challenging behaviors.

BEST in CLASS: What Coaches and Teachers Say About It. Part 2: Teacher Perspectives

Authors : Daniel Cohen , Michelle Woodbridge

Practice-based coaching (PBC) promotes a strong collaborative partnership between teachers and coaches to facilitate the use of effective instructional practices. The PBC process includes skills instruction on BEST in CLASS practices, shared goals and action planning, implementation support, classroom observation, and reflection and feedback.

Coaching Early Educators on Behavioral Interventions: Coach and Developer Perspectives

Authors : Daniel Cohen

In this presentation, we share coach and program developer perspectives on barriers and facilitators of coaching educators to deliver behavioral interventions in early childhood settings.

Spanish language support for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Authors : Daniel Cohen

Providing Spanish language support for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is an important step. At SRI we’re committed to promoting suicide prevention in our schools and communities.

Effectiveness Replication of BEST in CLASS: Partnering with Early Childhood Programs to Evaluate a Tier 2 Behavioral Intervention Under Real World Conditions

Authors : Daniel Cohen

This presentation will describe the development of BEST in CLASS and discuss considerations for conducting large-scale effectiveness research in the context of partnerships with local early child education programs.

Top 5 Myths About SEL and Exclusionary Discipline

Authors : Adrienne Woods , Daniel Cohen , Michelle Woodbridge

CASEL defines social-emotional learning (SEL) as “…the process through which young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that help us to understand ourselves, connect with others, achieve our goals and support our communities”.