The 2015 Conference on School Culture, Climate, and Positive Behavior Support
I'm pleased to announce that I will be a keynote speaker at this year's Conference on School Culture, Climate, and Positive Behavior Support. I will also be conducting a break-out session. Here's some information about the event, which will be held August 12-13 in Bedford, New Hampshire: This Institute will focus on sharing examples, tools, and practices within a multi-tiered system of supports framework in order to help schools and communities to improve their culture, climate, and safety and features a youth strand to engage young people who are interested in learning about how to become leaders of and advocates ...
Tourette Syndrome in secondary schools: the real picture
A press release from the University of Nottingham about some new research on Tourette Syndrome that seems wholly consistent with what I've observed over the past 2+ decades: Secondary school can be a stressful enough time for any teenager, but for those living with Tourette Syndrome (TS) their neurological condition can present a whole new set of challenges. Now a study led by researchers at The University of Nottingham has given a unique insight into the impact of TS on secondary education by talking to parents, teachers and, for the first time, the young people themselves. As a result of the study commissioned ...
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Navigating this SiteUse the navigation bar at the top of each page to get to the main menu for each section of the web site. Clicking on “Disorders” will take you to a menu of disorders discussed on this site. From there, click on the name of the disorder to get to a listing of all files and articles on that topic. Click on “Behavior” to get to a listing of the many files and articles dealing with... (more...)
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The 2015 Conference on School Culture, Climate, and Positive Behavior SupportI’m pleased to announce that I will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Conference on School Culture, Climate, and Positive Behavior Support. I will also be conducting a break-out session. Here’s some information about the event, which will be held August 12-13 in Bedford, New Hampshire: This Institute will focus on sharing examples, tools, and practices within a multi-tiered system... (more...)
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Tourette Syndrome in secondary schools: the real pictureA press release from the University of Nottingham about some new research on Tourette Syndrome that seems wholly consistent with what I’ve observed over the past 2+ decades: Secondary school can be a stressful enough time for any teenager, but for those living with Tourette Syndrome (TS) their neurological condition can present a whole new set of challenges. Now a study led by researchers at The University of Nottingham has given a unique insight into the impact of TS on secondary education... (more...)
Join me at the Tourette Syndrome Conference in Atlanta!The Brad Cohen Tourette Foundation is hosting a conference in Atlanta on February 8, 2014. The theme is “Breaking Down the Barriers.” Speakers include Dr. James Leckman of the Yale Child Study Center, Dr. Douglas Woods of Texas A&M University, Brad Cohen (teacher and author of “Front of the Class”), Sheryl Pruitt of Parkaire Consultants, and yours truly. It’s a great opportunity to learn about TS and its educational and behavioral impact. More information about the conference is available... (more...)
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