how to improve public education

4 Fixes to Improve Public Education in High Poverty Schools

February 27, 2017 bsci21 2

By Paulie Gavoni, Ed.D Guest Author Manny Rodriguez, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer From time to time we hear and read suggestions that all underperforming schools be shut down and underperforming teachers be fired. Coincidentally, we […]

Society

An Informal Analysis of Impostor Phenomenon and Psychological Inflexibility: Getting Your ACT Together!

January 12, 2018 2

By Nelly A. Dixon, Ed.D, BCBA Kaplan University “Will the real _____ please stand up?” is a famous tagline from the gameshow, To Tell the Truth (Goodson-Todman, 1956) in which each individual in a panel […]

Society

Impact Investing: Aligning Reinforcement Contingencies to Save the Planet

April 4, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC If there is one thing that affects behavior more than anything else in the world, it is money. And money-related topics are becoming increasingly frequent here at bSci21, […]

Society

Training Rats to Save Lives

March 23, 2017 0

By Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA, LABA bSci21 Contributing Writer An NGO based out of Belgium is responsible for saving thousands of lives around the world. Apopo uses behavior training strategies to teach African Giant-Pouched Rats […]

Society

Parents Treat Disabilities with Marijuana

August 6, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Bill Laitner of the Livingston Daily discussed a growing treatment among parents of children with disabilities — marijuana. Bill notes that under Michigan state law, medical marijuana is […]

Society

11 Presentation Tips to Capture and Keep Their Attention

August 10, 2017 0

Barbara Bucklin, PhD and Manny Rodriguez, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writers This is the third article in our Presentation Skills series. As we mentioned in the previous articles, this series is intended to help Behavior Analysts […]

Business/OBM

A Review of OBM in Human Service Settings

October 1, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Nicole Gravina and others recently published a study in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management which reviewed Organizational Behavior Management interventions from 1990 to 2016 conducted in Human […]