Dr. Ross Greene

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Synopsis

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 and Lost at School -- helps teachers and parents better handle behaviorally challenging kids in the classroom and at home through implementation of his approach to solving problems collaboratively. This program airs on the first Monday of each month (September through May) at 3:30 pm Eastern time.

Episodes

  • Why Isn't the CPS Model Being Implemented in Every School?

    06/04/2015 Duration: 46min

    Our principals weighed in on this question...and lots of others.

  • The Least Toxic Response

    02/03/2015 Duration: 46min

    Schools abide by a least restrictive environment standard in placing kids in classroom settings...shouldn't schools also adhere to a least toxic response standard in helping students with behavioral challenges?

  • It's Never "Just" Poor Motivation

    05/01/2015 Duration: 47min

    Are there students who are simply unmotivated to do well, or is it always more complicated than that? Is motivation the engine or the caboose?  Alas, this was a very interesting discussion...

  • Lots to Learn About a Tough New Student

    01/12/2014 Duration: 45min

    Susan described a new student with some interesting and unexpected points of view...and the discussion started rolling from there... 

  • Seismic Shift: Focusing on Problems Rather Than Behaviors

    20/10/2014 Duration: 47min

    Dr. Greene and the principals focused on a variety of topics, but probably the biggest: the importance of shifting away from focusing on behaviors (and modifying them) and toward  the problems giving rise to those behaviors (and solving them). 

  • Assumption Check

    08/09/2014 Duration: 46min

    It's that time of year again...the students are back, and the problems that were unsolved at the end of last school year are probably still unsolved now (except in British Columbia, where school hasn't started yet due to mitigating circumstances). Today's program focused on assumptions about why students have difficulty meeting expectations, and whether we should start by assuming that they really can meet those expectations or immediately leap into solving problems collaboratively to find out why they're not.  An omen of programs to come...

  • "Learners" versus "Doers"

    05/05/2014 Duration: 46min

    Our guest on today's program was Tim Graves, Superintendent of Schools and Programs in the Near North District School Board in Ontario, Canada.  He has some interesting ideas about the characteristics of schools that successfully implement the CPS model (and those that struggle), and those ideas sparked a very interesting discussion among our group of principals.

  • Four Ways to Improve School Discipline

    07/04/2014 Duration: 46min

    The Educators Panel shared their thoughts on an article that recently appeared in the Christian Science Monitor (click here) in which recommendations for improving school discipline from the Discipline Disparities Collaborative were described. And they had some thoughts on a bunch of other things too!

  • After the Principal's Gone

    03/03/2014 Duration: 46min

    On this month's program, the Educators Panel tackled the question of how to ensure that CPS outlives a principal's tenure in the building...and then got an update from (and had some guidance for) Mallett School in Farmington, Maine, one of the schools implementing CPS building-wide.

  • Plan B Feeds Us Too

    03/02/2014 Duration: 43min

    What's crystal clear is that the CPS model is really helpful for behaviorally challenging (and other) students. But, among the various resounding messages from today's program, it's also clear that educators get a lot out of it too.

  • New Year's Resolutions

    06/01/2014 Duration: 46min

    Our group of educators has grown to four -- Susan, a school principal from Surrey, British Columbia has joined the Educators Panel -- and not only did they have guidance for schools just getting started with the CPS model...they also had their own New Year's Resolutions for moving the ball forward in their buildings.

  • Building Momentum

    09/12/2013 Duration: 43min

    Dr. Greene and Educators Panel answered some email questions from listeners this week who are in the beginning stages of implemention. Topics included the patchwork of behavioral techniques, how to convince colleagues to change their lenses and the pros and cons of having a principal involved in the core group (which both panelists are heavily in favor of).

  • Advice from Experienced Educators

    04/11/2013 Duration: 46min

    The Educators Panel are joined today by Ryan Quinn, principal of Kennebunk Elementary school, a school that is currently in the early stages of implementing the CPS model. Ryan discusses how the implementation process is going thus far, adding that by using the model as part of the spectrum of interventions used at the school has already captured all of the kids that weren’t being understood and helped before. The Educators reflect on their respective experiences and offer advice on many aspects of implementation, such as how to move forward once a core group has been established, handling staff members who are nervous about implementing a new method of discipline, the importance of communication with parents regarding Plan B, and how the CPS philosophy reflects a shifting paradigm among current research and best practice in education. 

  • Helping Behaviorally Challenging Students

    07/10/2013 Duration: 27min

    How do we do a better job of understanding and helping students with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in our schools...while simultaneously feeling like we're "holding kids accountable"...while attending to the diverse needs of other students...while trying to make sure they all do well on high-stakes testing?  Not by simply increasing detentions, suspensions, and expulsions or referring behaviorally challenging kids into the judicial system!  In this program, Dr. Ross Greene -- author of The Explosive Child and Lost at School, and originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach -- helps you view challenging behavior in a more compassionate, accurate, productive manner and intervene more effectively. If you want to learn more about his model, have questions about how to get the ball rolling on using the model in your building or classroom, or are having difficulty using the model with a particular student, this is your opportunity to get your questions answered and listen to how oth

  • Getting Started

    30/09/2013 Duration: 45min

    On today's program, Dr. Greene was joined by Lisa, a high school special education teacher who's been leading the charge for Collaborative & Proactive Solutions in her school. Lisa told us about how she got the ball rolling in her building, how the core group was formed, and the challenges that lie ahead.

  • What's Wrong With This Unsolved Problem?

    23/09/2013 Duration: 35min

    "It all starts with the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems".  Identifying lagging skills ensures that adults have the right lenses on.  Identifying unsolved problems that are congruent with the four guidelines helps adults and kids know what problems they're trying to solve.  Both are indispensible.

  • Some Help With the Wording of Unsolved Problems

    16/09/2013 Duration: 45min

    On today's program, Dr. Greene provided feedback to a caller on the wording of the unsolved problems she'd written for a student on the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems. That feedback might be helpful to you too!

  • The Challenges of Implementing CPS

    09/09/2013 Duration: 46min

    The students are back, and so is the Educators Panel!  Our principals shared what they're doing at the beginning of this school year to further implementation of Dr. Greene's model (now called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions), with some exciting developments at Nina's school and some strategizing at Carol's new school. Tom had some difficulty avoiding the term "collaborative problem solving" (Dr. Greene is now legally prohibited from using that name to refer to his model), but made excellent progress on that during the program.    

  • Anytown's Second Plan B

    13/05/2013 Duration: 46min

    On this program, we listened to an example of the Empathy step of Plan B recorded by the very brave staff at Anytown Elementary. Then we heard their self-assessment:  Nice job of engaging the student in the discussion and with reflective listening...but cut back on the amount the adults are talking and theorizing. 

  • Educators Panel: Taking Challenging Behavior Seriously

    06/05/2013 Duration: 46min

    Lots of ground was covered on this last Educators Panel of the current school year, including how to prove to kids and adults that we're taking challenging behavior seriously...and whether Plan B does the job. 

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