school behavior

Selecting and Teaching “School Survival Skills” to Elementary Students with Autism

October 5, 2015 bsci21 8

By Clelia Sigaud, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer As a teacher to young children with autism in a self-contained public school classroom, one of my important professional responsibilities this year is to prepare my students for […]

Mother Jones Slams “The Skinner Method” in Schools

August 21, 2015 bsci21 11

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Mother Jones recently published a provocative critique of “the Skinner Method” as it pertains to school behavior programs. The article noted that the so-called method is […]

Ivory Tower

Teleporting our Behavior to Mars

November 28, 2020 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org Teleportation is now a thing…but with our behavior rather than our bodies. And researchers believe this technology could eventually allow humans to teleport their behavior onto robots colonizing Mars. A […]

Business/OBM

Human Resources for the ABA Entrepreneur

September 30, 2016 2

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D (bSci21Media, LLC) Dawn Mackey & Jamie Pagliaro (Rethink Behavioral Health) If you are familiar with Skinner’s writings, you know that he had big ideas for the science of behavior. When […]

Society

Refining the early detection of skin cancer with behavioral science.

December 12, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC In a 2016 study published in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Tom Critchfield and Derek Reed sought to untangle and refine how we train members of the public on […]

ABA Practice

Parents, ABA can help reduce your child’s wandering behavior.

June 30, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Sarah Kupferschmidt, BCBA, recently published an article in The Huffington Post titled Autism and Wandering: How Applied Behaviour Analysis can Help Keep Kids Safe. Sarah noted that as […]

ABA Practice

Five Keys to Positive Reinforcement

February 9, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Aubrey Daniels International, a leader in Organizational Behavior Management, brings us an illustrative infographic on how leaders can effectively deliver positive reinforcement to their staff. These […]

Society

Behavior Analyst Honored at White House

May 5, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Mark Mautone, a lead teacher in the Applied Behavior Analysis/Special Education Department in Hoboken Public Schools, was honored at the White House, along with 54 other […]