Due to the forecast of winter weather, CBER’s Breakfast Brown Bag event on 12/12 morning will be postponed. More information will follow. Sorry for any inconvenience.
CBER’s Breakfast Brown Bag Series (B3) “Squeezing water from a stone: Getting research from school collaborations.”
Monday, December 12
9:00 – 10:00 Gentry 144
Michael Coyne, Adam Feinberg, Devin Kearns
This interactive panel discussion will focus on the opportunities and challenges of conducting research and getting publications from school collaboration and demonstration projects. Panel members will provide examples of current partnerships with teachers, schools, and districts and lead a conversation about strategies for asking and answering research and practice questions in complex applied settings.
Description of B3 Series: CBER’s Breakfast Brown Bag (B3) Series is designed to provide an early window into innovative research conducted by, or in collaboration with, CBER research scientists. Researchers are invited to share current work, and audience members are encouraged ask questions, engage in problem solving, and discuss issues in applied research with CBER researchers. Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students interested in applied research are welcome.
Save the Date: “Developing a Strong CV” workshop
Save the Date: CBER is hosting a GA workshop, “Developing a Strong CV,” at Gentry 140C at 2:00 p.m. on December 12th, 2016. This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Lisa Sanetti. More information will follow.
6th Northeast PBIS Network Leadership Forum: Call for Proposals
We are pleased to announce that this year’s NEPBIS Network Leadership Forum is accepting proposals for presentations. You are invited to submit proposals for the following: oral presentations, ignite sessions (a series of five- to 10-minute presentations organized by the conference committee around similar themes), and poster presentations.
For more information, please go to the webpage.
Dr. George Sugai recently presents at PBIS conferences
Keynote at Maine PBIS Conference Nov 4 (“Climate Warming: MTSS, PBIS, ESSA”
Topic: Climate Warming: MTSS, PBIS, ESSA
Topic: Getting Started with PBIS
Keynote at Dutch PBIS Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 8-11 November.
Topic: Understanding and Responding to Aggressive Behavior
Topic: Effective Use of Positive Reinforcement”
For more information, please go to the PBIS website.
Dr. Michael Coyne contributes to IES blog post on replication research
The US Department of Education’s “Inside IES Research” published a blog post titled “The Scoop on Replication Research in Special Education” co-authored by Dr. Michael Coyne.
Dr. Devin Kearns joins the editorial boards for the Journal of Educational Psychology, Remedial and Special Education, and Reading Research Quarterly
Dr. Devin Kearns has joined the editorial boards for the Journal of Educational Psychology, Remedial and Special Education, and Reading Research Quarterly. All three are high-impact journals in their respective fields! Congratulations, Dr. Kearns!
CBER Celebrates a Decade of Success
CBER 10-year anniversary is the focus of a new article.
http://education.uconn.edu/2016/11/04/center-for-behavioral-education-and-research-celebrates-a-decade-of-success/
Jess Monahan Elected Student Rep to CEC Representative Assembly
Jessica Monahan, a CBER student researcher and a special education PhD student at the Neag School of Education, was elected the Student Representative to the CEC Representative Assembly. Congratulations!
CBER celebrates 10 years!
CBER researchers honored George Sugai and celebrated the Center’s 10-year anniversary along with school, district, state, and national partners. Speakers included George Sugai, Dean Gladis Kersaint, Edward Kame’enui from the University of Oregon, Renee Bradley from the U.S. Department of Education, and CBER Co-Directors Brandi Simonsen & Michael Coyne. See 10-year overview here and see pictures here.