Daniel Cohen

Coaching interventions to support teacher delivery of evidence-based instructional practices and enhance teacher-student relationships hold immense promise for the prevention of emotional and behavioral disorders. This symposium highlights the progression of coaching research, ranging from identifying intervention targets, an efficacy trial assesses program impact in controlled settings, to an effectiveness replication study focused on understanding … Continue reading Outcomes of an Effectiveness Replication study of BEST in CLASS for Young Children at Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Early Childhood Settings →

BEST in CLASS (Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Training: Competent Learners Achieving School Success) aims to support teachers in preventing and addressing preschool children’s challenging behaviors and building positive teacher-child interactions.

BEST in CLASS (Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Training: Competent Learners Achieving School Success) aims to support teachers in preventing and addressing preschool children’s challenging behaviors and building positive teacher-child interactions. The purpose of this effectiveness replication study was to examine the impacts of the BEST in CLASS Tier 2 teacher training and coaching model as … Continue reading Outcomes of an Effectiveness Replication study of BEST in CLASS for Young Children at Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Early Childhood Settings   →

Priority #2: Provide Training and Wellness Centers. This blog is the second of three blogs summarizing recommendations from students, families, educators, mental health professionals, and administrators for improving students’ mental health services in schools.

Priority #1: Provide More Specialized Mental Health Professionals and Paraprofessionals on Campus. In this blog series, we examine the different priorities that school leaders might address—despite limited resources and reduced federal investments—to respond to the ongoing youth mental health crisis.

Implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs) to support students’ positive behavior and positive learning environments requires more than the “train-and-hope strategy.” We have to do more than offer teachers training without additional support to help them implement and sustain those practices.

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.

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.

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.

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