Kirby Chow

Kirby Chow Bio:

Kirby Chow, Ph.D., specializes in the academic achievement and social and emotional well-being of children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. She uses qualitative and quantitative methods to research and evaluate education programs and interventions.

Stories that teach: How reading books can support your child’s emotional growth

Authors : Christen Park , Kirby Chow

Reading with young children is more than just a bedtime routine, it can be an opportunity to support their learning and development. Sharing a book can spark meaningful conversations about emotions, relationships, and challenges. When you pause to wonder why a character is upset, explain what is happening, or listen to a child’s questions, you’re … Continue reading Stories that teach: How reading books can support your child’s emotional growth

Classroom Management That Works

Authors : Maddie Cincebeaux , Kirby Chow , Carl Sumi

Each new school year brings forward new faces, new lessons, and new opportunities for teachers. One of the most important factors in helping students succeed is the behind-the-scenes work that teachers do to build strong classroom management practices and a positive learning environment.

Why Teachers Say Yes (or No) to Research Participation—and What Researchers Can Learn From It

Authors : Kirby Chow , Gullnar Syed , Michelle Woodbridge , Maddie Cincebeaux , Carl Sumi

If you ask education researchers about their biggest challenges, chances are they’ll say something about recruitment. One of the first hurdles in education research is finding schools and teachers to participate.

DSC: A Proactive Approach to Positive Classroom Management in High Schools

Authors : Carl Sumi , Kirby Chow , Maddie Cincebeaux

Discipline in the Secondary Classroom (DSC) is an effective program to help high school teachers design a classroom management plan that prevents problems, fosters student engagement, teaches students to behave responsibly, and creates a positive and productive classroom environment.

Understanding trauma and supporting staff and students to thrive

Authors : Hannah Cheever , Kirby Chow

This blog post delves into these four topics and provides ready-to-use training and coaching resources to equip all school staff with the knowledge and evidence-based strategies to support students and staff who have experienced trauma.

Promises and Pitfalls of PBIS Part 3: Strategies for educators to reduce implicit bias when responding to challenging behaviors

Authors : Jennifer Nakamura , Elisa Garcia , Daniel Cohen , Kirby Chow

We highlight strategies educators can use to reduce implicit bias when responding to challenging behaviors, which is one of the five key components to reduce disproportionality in school discipline when implementing a PBIS approach.

Promises and Pitfalls of PBIS Part 2: Engaging Students and Families in Equity-Focused PBIS

Authors : Jennifer Nakamura , Elisa Garcia , Kirby Chow

In this second post in this series, we will discuss how to elevate the voices of students and families – one aspect of implementing a positive behavior framework that is preventive, multi-tiered, and culturally responsive.

Promises and pitfalls of PBIS Part 1: Importance of an equity-centered approach

Authors : Elisa Garcia , Kirby Chow , Jennifer Nakamura

Students who are Black, Latinx, and Native American are more likely than White students to be suspended or expelled – even when comparing consequences for the same infractions.

What to Say When Tragedy Strikes (Consejos para Abordar Problemas Sociales Actuales)

Authors : Kirby Chow

(Available in Spanish and English.) Our team at SRI Education is deeply saddened and concerned about the wars, violence, and climate destruction sweeping the world. Adults and children may be grappling with feelings of fear, worry, anxiety, anger, and confusion in response to what they are seeing and hearing in the news and social media about displaced families and loss of life.

Reflecting on a year of distance learning as teachers plan for school reopening

Authors : Maddie Cincebeaux , Kirby Chow

After over a full year of school closures, several teachers and school administrators are busy preparing for the long-awaited return to in-person classes this fall. But while worries of student learning-loss, momentum, and social-emotional well-being remain at the forefront of parent and school administrators’ concerns, the significant impact that this past year had on teachers cannot be overlooked.