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Dr. Ross Greene

Along with four school principals, Dr. Ross Greene -- originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving approach (now called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions) and author of The Explosive Child an... Read more

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April Educators Panel: CPS and Bullying

April Educators Panel: CPS and Bullying

Our Educators Panel tackled the problem of bullying today.  This may not be surprising, but they concluded that bullies ... Read more

4 Apr 2011

45mins

Ranked #2

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Pointless Consequences

Pointless Consequences

In this program, Dr. Greene responded to emails he'd received from parents who were running into difficulty with school ... Read more

4 Oct 2010

44mins

Ranked #3

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Helping Behaviorally Challenging Students

Helping Behaviorally Challenging Students

How do we do a better job of understanding and helping students with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in our... Read more

7 Jan 2013

46mins

Ranked #4

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The Last Six Weeks

The Last Six Weeks

Teachers and students are running on fumes at the end of the school year. The weather is warmer and the finish line is ... Read more

3 May 2010

45mins

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Ranked #5

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Anytown Elementary: Return to the ALSUP

Anytown Elementary: Return to the ALSUP

On this program, we listened to another recording of a meeting at Anytown Elementary in which the Assessment of Lagging ... Read more

22 Apr 2013

45mins

Ranked #6

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Guidelines for Writing Unsolved Problems

Guidelines for Writing Unsolved Problems

Dr. Greene responded to a variety of emailed questions on today's program, including several related to difficulties wor... Read more

11 Mar 2013

45mins

Ranked #7

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Anytown High School #19: Did I Drill Far Enough?

Anytown High School #19: Did I Drill Far Enough?

In this, our final Anytown High School program for this school year, one of our core group members asked about whether s... Read more

14 May 2012

46mins

Ranked #8

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November Educators Panel

November Educators Panel

Today was the first edition of a new feature for this program: the Educators Panel, which airs the first Monday of ever... Read more

8 Nov 2010

45mins

Ranked #9

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Key Themes of the Model

Key Themes of the Model

On today's program, Dr. Greene covered the key themes of his model...a great refresher for those familiar with the model... Read more

26 Nov 2012

45mins

Ranked #10

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What's Wrong With This Unsolved Problem?

What's Wrong With This Unsolved Problem?

"It all starts with the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems".  Identifying lagging skills ensures that ad... Read more

23 Sep 2013

35mins

Ranked #11

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Help! This Student is Completely Out of Control!

Help! This Student is Completely Out of Control!

If a student is highly volatile, unstable, reactive, and unsafe, there are a few things to bear in mind: (1) s/he didn't... Read more

9 Jan 2017

44mins

Ranked #12

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Why Kids Don't Talk (and other topics)

Why Kids Don't Talk (and other topics)

The title pretty much says it all...do listen!

13 Dec 2010

45mins

Ranked #13

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Four Ways to Improve School Discipline

Four Ways to Improve School Discipline

The Educators Panel shared their thoughts on an article that recently appeared in the Christian Science Monitor (click h... Read more

7 Apr 2014

46mins

Ranked #14

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Fight or Flight Students

Fight or Flight Students

As always, we covered lots of territory on today's program...including how CPS can help students who are in fight or fli... Read more

4 Jan 2016

46mins

Ranked #15

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Life Without Carrots and Sticks

Life Without Carrots and Sticks

Those adult-imposed consequences that are so popular in schools these days...do we really need 'em? You can probably gue... Read more

5 Oct 2015

45mins

Ranked #16

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Does the Student Need More Than Plan B?

Does the Student Need More Than Plan B?

Lots of good questions were discussed on this program, including how to determine whether a child would benefit from ext... Read more

24 Sep 2012

46mins

Ranked #17

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Advice from Experienced Educators

Advice from Experienced Educators

The Educators Panel are joined today by Ryan Quinn, principal of Kennebunk Elementary school, a school that is currently... Read more

4 Nov 2013

46mins

Ranked #18

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Seismic Shift: Focusing on Problems Rather Than Behaviors

Seismic Shift: Focusing on Problems Rather Than Behaviors

Dr. Greene and the principals focused on a variety of topics, but probably the biggest: the importance of shifting away ... Read more

20 Oct 2014

47mins

Ranked #19

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Troubleshooting Plan B

Troubleshooting Plan B

In this program, Dr. Greene helps a group of educators -- who are trying to re-engage a student academically so he doesn... Read more

25 Jan 2010

45mins

Ranked #20

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Does "This is Boring" Mean "I'm Not Motivated"?

Does "This is Boring" Mean "I'm Not Motivated"?

"I'm bored" could mean many different things, all of which await discovery in the Empathy step of Plan B.  What are the ... Read more

4 Apr 2016

45mins

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