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School Discipline, Classroom Management, and Student Self-Management: The Summer Preparations Needed for Excellence This Fall (Season 3, Episode 12)
Your Podcast Hosts Angela and Davey discuss Dr. Howie Knoff's most recent Blog from Project ACHIEVE Educational Solutions. The Blog discusses the ongoing issues wit...
Preparing Classroom Instruction This Summer for Enhanced Success this Fall (Volume 3, Episode 11)
Podcast Hosts Angela and Davey discuss Dr. Howie Knoff's most recent Blog from Project ACHIEVE Educational Solutions. The Blog and Podcast focus on the importance o...
Understanding Seizure Types, Causes, and Connections to Stress and Brain Injury (Volume 3, Episode 10)
Your Podcast Hosts Angela and Davey discuss Dr. Howie Knoff's most recent Blog (Part III of a comprehensive Series) from Project ACHIEVE Educational Solutions. It b...
The Impact of Headaches vs. Migraines on Students in School (Volume 3, Episode 9)
Your Podcast Hosts Angela and Davey discuss Dr. Howie Knoff's most recent Blog (Part II of a comprehensive Series) from Project ACHIEVE Educational Solutions. This ...
Connecting Students’ Sensory and Neurological Functioning with Learning, Socialization, and Disabilities: A Primer on Vision, Hearing, and Respiratory/Nasal Functioning (Volume 3, Episode 8)
Your Podcast Hosts Angela and Davey discuss Dr. Howie Knoff's most recent Blog from Project ACHIEVE Educational Solutions. This Podcast (and the Blog) emphasizes the ...
Future-Proofing the Academic and Social Success of Middle and High School Students: Five Essential Skill Sets (Volume 3, Episode 7)
In this new Podcast, Angela and Davey address the concerning trend of declining independence and engagement among middle and high school students since the pandemic...
Essential Strategies for Educational Leaders During Uncertain Times: Future-Proofing Your School(s) for Today’s Sweeping Changes (Volume 3, Episode 6)
In this newest podcast, hosts Davey Johnson and Angela Jones discuss Dr. Howie Knoff's recent Blog that addresses the significant shifts in education policy under th...
Charlie Brown and Education: DEI, Fear, and Trump's Tactics (Volume 3, Episode 5)
Hosts Davey Johnson and Angela Jones discuss Dr. Howie Knoff's March 8th Blog post that uses the "Peanuts" comic strip saga of Lucy pulling away the football from Cha...
Protecting Disability Rights: Section 504, the ADA, and Chance Events (Volume 3, Episode 4)
In this newest “Improving Education Today: The Deep Dive” podcast, hosts Davey Johnson and Angela Jones discuss Dr. Howie Knoff's recent Blog post focusing on the imp...
Minimizing Classroom Distractions to Maximize Student Learning: Building Walls to Buffer Politics, Phones, Prejudice, and Preferential Treatment (Volume 3, Episode 3)
Angela and Davey discuss a new Blog by Dr. Howie Knoff about the impact of various external political and internal classroom distractions on education, and how they...
Improving Classroom Management: Lessons from the Detroit Lions (Volume 3, Episode 2)
Angela and Davey describe a recent nationally-representative Education Week Research Center survey of educators across the country that found that student disciplin...
While You Can Write a Student’s Individualized Education Plan. . . It (Legally) Needs to be Acceptable, Actionable, and Appropriate (Volume 3, Episode 1)
In the first Podcast of the new year and new volume (2025; Volume 3), Davey and Angela summarize the January 11, 2025 blog by Dr. Howie Knoff. He reminds educators th...
Education’s 2024 Year in Review: The Themes that Captured Our Time, Attention, Concern, and Consternation (Volume 2, Episode 24)
In this podcast, Davey Johnson and Angela Jones analyze Dr. Howie's end-of-year Blog that revisited the 24 blogs he published in 2024. Listen to Davey and Angela as...
Improving Special Education Services on this 20th Anniversary of IDEA 2004: What the New Administration Must Do (Volume 2, Episode 23)
Davey and Angela use the 20th anniversary of the signing of the last reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004), and the coming se...
“Moneyball Thinking” in Education: School Improvement Requires First Changing Thinking, Not Programs (Volume 2, Episode 22)
Davey and Angela discuss the fact that many districts or schools are budget-restricted and/or have a current curriculum or program that is not working, and they are l...
Shared Leadership in Schools: Structure, Decision-Making, Delegation, and Avoiding Staff Resentment (Volume 2, Episode 21)
Angela and Davey do a "Deep Dive" discussing shared leadership in schools, and how to avoid staff resentment when they are asked to participate on committees and in s...
Speed Counts When Making Successful Changes in Your District or School: When to Go Fast or Slow (Volume 2, Episode 20)
Angela and Davey discuss the importance of the speed of implementation when change processes in districts or schools. Using a blog message posted on October 19, 2...
Tearing Down the Wall Between General and Special Education: The Need for Collaboration and Integration (Volume 2, Episode 19)
Angela and Davey discuss the often-present "wall" between general education teachers and special education teachers, and how this impacts students with disabilities. ...
Measuring Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Using Social-Emotional Screeners, and Improving Students' Mental Health (Volume 2, Episode 18)
Davey and Angela discuss the current state of students' mental health across the country, and the challenges that schools face relative to addressing these students' ...
When Schools Implement Fads or Flawed Programs: The Impact on Teacher Morale and Student Outcomes (Volume 2, Episode 17)
Davey and Angela examine the detrimental effects of adopting ineffective educational fads and programs on school staff and relative to student outcomes. Based on the ...
Students' Mental Health Crisis: Focusing on Evidence-Based Solutions (Volume 2, Episode 16)
Angela and Davey address the alarming mental health and social-emotional challenges facing U.S. students, citing a CDC report showing significant increases in sadness...
Winning the Gold: Why Schools Should Model the U.S. Women's Olympic Team (Volume 2, Episode 15)
Davey and Angela compare the success of the U.S. Women's 2024 gold-winning Olympic Gymnastics team to what schools need to do to attain comprehensive levels of school...
Are Schools Really Prepared to Address Educators’ Biggest Behavioral Student Concerns? (Volume 2, Episode 14)
Angela and Davey discuss one of the most concerning topics in education today: Students' school and classroom behavior and interpersonal interactions. Anchored by Dr...
The Seven Sure Solutions for School Improvement and Success (Volume 2, Episode 13)
Davey and Angela discuss school improvement, and the "Seven Sure Solutions". . . the evidenced-based components. . . that have been proven to facilitate school succes...
Teaching Social Skills: A Science-Based Approach (Volume 2, Episode 12)
Davey and Angela take on the topic of teaching students social skills in school and how to do this. They do this by critically reviewing the June 22, 2024 blog post b...
Title IX Sexual Harassment: A Procedural Primer (Volume 2, Episode 11)
In today's Program, Angela and Davey summarizes a June 8, 2024 Blog post by Dr. Howie Knoff explaining Title IX's requirements regarding sexual harassment in schools....
Increasing Student Engagement: How to Prepare Now for NEXT Year, and What Needs to be Done (Volume 2, Episode 10)
Angela and Davey tackle the challenging topic of increasing student engagement. Using Dr. Howie Knoff's May 25, 2024 Blog message as a guide, they advocate for proact...
When a School’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports Needs Support (Volume 2, Episode 9)
Davey and Angela outline Dr. Howie Knoff's May 11, 2024 Blog and his critique of ineffective Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) practices in education. Dr. Howie ...
Surviving Social Media and Its “Double-Edged” Sword of Damocles (Volume 2, Episode 8)
Angela and Davey reflect on Dr. Howie Knoff's April 27, 2024 Blog that uses the parable of the Sword of Damocles to illustrate the potentially devastating consequence...
An Autobiographical Day in the Life of a School Psychologist (Volume 2, Episode 7)
Dr. Howie Knoff's April 13, 2024 blog post details a day in his life as an educational consultant, reflecting on observations from a laundromat revealing the complex ...