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 […]

Business/OBM

How to build an ABA website in 3 steps.

February 13, 2018 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC What would the modern world be without websites? Web designers are the new construction workers, the builders of the virtual world which occasions nearly all of our […]

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How Behavior Analysts are Making Schools Safer, Healthier Places

December 15, 2015 1

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer With our culture’s increasing awareness of bullying in schools, our nation’s dropping academic scores, and the news coverage of violence against children, I wanted to find happy […]

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Can the bedtime pass really work for me?

September 13, 2016 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “My daughter is 3. She has never been a good sleeper. During the night she cries and yells until one of us goes in there to her. […]

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Fighting Cancer with Positive Reinforcement

February 10, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The New York Times recently reported on a program at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center that teaches dogs to sniff out cancer using positive reinforcement. […]

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Best Practices for Teaching Receptive Language

October 12, 2015 3

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Receptive language skills — the ability to respond to the language of another person — is a crucial component of child development. Grow and LeBlanc provide […]

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Why We Should Say the B Word at Work

August 29, 2017 1

Jess Graham, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer Imagine a work environment where everyone knew what they were supposed to be working on, knew when they did a good job, and knew how to make their boss […]