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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
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.
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.
Our team works with state and local education agencies to select, implement, and evaluate programs that meet their high priority education needs. Whether you’re a school leader or teacher, an intervention developer, or a funder looking to invest in effective behavior management and socioemotional interventions, you’ll find a variety of benefits of partnering with us.
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.
We encourage school communities to create and maintain a culture of safety of expression for all students and staff, particularly those who identify as LGBTQIA+.