The Educator's Blueprint
The Educator's Blueprint
Latest Episodes
Season 5, Episode 104: MO SW-PBS Summer Institute 2026 is Coming!!
Educators, mark your calendars for June 9 and 10, when the 20th, yes 20th MO SW-PBS Summer Institute 2026 will be held at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri! So much is happening at this year's institute that ...
Season 5, Episode 103: Check-In, Check-Out (CICO)--Simplified, Standardized, Formalized
As educators, we've all had experience with some version of Check-In, Check-Out (CICO) as an intervention for at-risk students. What has CICO looked like for you? Is it an intervention that can be easily used for ALL students? Most importantly,...
Season 5, Episode 10 CS (102): WHY??? Function-Based Support in ALL Classrooms
As a general educator, if you are wondering if function-based support should be part of your behavior management focus, wonder no more. As we have learned, especially in the previous two podcasts, questioning and understanding the "why" of beha...
Season 5, Episode 9 CS (101): A Further Understanding of Escalation and De-escalation Phases--There's More to Learn
Understanding and having tools to work through the phases of behavioral escalation and de-escalation are such significant aspects of teaching. They're so important that we're devoting another episode to this topic! Listen in as Hannah Hergenrot...
Season 5, Episode 8 CS (100): Supporting Students AND Yourself During the Escalation and De-escalation Phases
Effectively managing escalating behaviors while maintaining safety for all is always a challenge regardless of the classroom setting. Listen in on this conversation with Nicole Daigle, an experienced special education teacher currently working ...