The Educator's Blueprint
Episodes
119 episodes
Season 5, Episode 11 CS (105): Would Your Students Rather Be Quiet Than Wrong? Creating Safe Spaces for Active Engagement
Students come to high school with many educational experiences. Unfortunately, some of these experiences have lasting negative impacts. Join Lisa and Jamie for a conversation with high school math teacher, Melissa Hough. Melissa strongly emphas...
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 ...
Season 5, Episode 7 CS (99): Good Job! Stop! Don't Do That! What? Getting Specific and Building Positive Relationships
We're getting specific with our precorrects, positive praise, and corrective feedback. Join us for a conversation with Carigan Allie, a 5th grade middle school teacher in Westbrook Public Schools--Maine. Carigan emphasizes that specifically tea...
Season 5, Episode 98: TFI 3.0--A Roadmap to PBIS Action Planning as well as Celebration
Sounds like TGIF, but it's not! TFI or Tiered Fidelity Inventory 3.0 is an updated tool that guides schools as they reflect on the implementation of the core features of PBIS for all tiers. Listen in on this conversation with Kare...
Season 5, Episode 6 CS (97): Look for the Signs! De-escalating Challenging Classroom Behaviors
Preventing and de-escalating problem behavior has always been a challenge for teachers at all levels. Listen in as Kathy Gagnepain, a 4th grade teacher in the Rockwood School District in St. Louis, discusses her proactive planned approach. She ...
Season 5, Episode 5 CS (96): Be Specific and Get More from Your Students
Listen in to a quick, practical conversation with Darcy Pratt, Dean of Students in the Southbridge Public School System in Massachusetts. This discussion focuses on her current work with teachers and coaches to improve student engagement and ti...
Season 5, Episode 4 CS (95): Active Engagement Does Not Have to be a "Dog and Pony Show"
In this classroom series podcast, Mallory Murphy, 4th grade teacher and PBIS coordinator at Turner Elementary in Turner, Maine, describes what active engagement should be. She emphasizes the importance of being very intentional when designing l...
Season 5, Episode 3 CS (94): More Than Posters on the Wall--Designing Teaching Matrices for Behavior
Do you use, really use, teaching matrices in your school and/or classroom? Listen in as Lisa and Jamie have a conversation with 5th grade middle school teacher, Camilla Shaw. Camilla emphasizes the importance of designing any te...
Season 5, Episode 2 CS (93): Greetings at the Door--Building Positive Relationships, Simply
Listen in for an extremely practical conversation with Brittany Morrison, 4th grade teacher in the Maine public school system. Brittany provides a "do now" application for getting students ready for the school day. Daily greetings are just one ...
Season 5, Episode 1 CS (92): Yay!! The Classroom Mini Series is COMING!
So exciting to jump start this classroom mini series highlighting voices from the field informing practitioners as well as leaders about thoroughly researched skills that can build positive habits in the classroom! Partners with the National Ce...
Season 5, Episode 91: Happy New (Educator's Blueprint Podcast) Year! What's On The Horizon
Join Lisa and Jamie for a quick chat to find out what's in store for this year's podcast. So many exciting sneak peeks including the Classroom Mini Series that will highlight the 6 Effective Classroom Practices as well as meaningful topi...
Season 5, Episode 90: It's Contagious!! PBIS Across ALL Grade Levels
Join Lisa for a conversation with Amanda Henson, Elementary Instructional Supervisor for the Graves County School District in Kentucky. Amanda discusses her district’s multi-year journey to unify PBIS principles across ALL educational levels...
Season 5, Episode 89: Making the Complex, Simple! The Importance of Integrating Across Multiple Educational Systems
Lynne DeSousa, MTSS Specialist and PBIS Coordinator for the Colorado Department of Education, shares the importance of "getting back to basics". Current school safety initiatives to prevent school violence has led to a re-emphasis on the ...
Season 5, Episode 88: Yikes! AI! Using Artificial Intelligence Safely and Positively
Join Lisa and Jamie for a conversation with Mark Henderson, Director, Digital Initiatives, with the Missouri School Boards' Association. Mark, the "AI Guy", discusses using Artificial Intelligence for positive engagement with students and a res...
Season 5, Episode 87: Put Me In, Coach! Talking Training, Coaching, and Technical Assistance with Jamie Grieshaber
Jamie Grieshaber, MO-SWPBS Statewide Facilitator and Coach, is on the other side of the microphone in this episode of The Educator's Blueprint. Everyone needs a “Jamie” and her team in their school toolbox. Join Lisa for an interview with Jamie...
Season 5, Episode 86: A Conversation with Dr. Mark Wheatley
Listen in on Lisa Power's conversation with Dr. Mark Wheatley, the Assistant Commissioner of Special Education for DESE (MO). Discover how his office along with DESE support Local Education Agencies (LEA). He highlights the importance of genera...
Season 5, Episode 85: Dr. Katie Meyer--Coaching, Training, and Technical Assistance Series
Train to HOPE? or Train to MAINTAIN? That is the question . . . and we know the answer! Join Lisa and Jamie for an important conversation with accomplished educational researcher, Dr. Katie Meyer, about using the resources that are available to...
Season 5, Episode 84: International PBIS--Germany
Ever wonder what PBIS looks like outside of the United States? Well, it's alive and progressing! Listen in on this fascinating conversation with Dr. Anna-Maria Hintz and Dr. Michael Paal of the University of Oldenberg. Find out about similariti...
Season 5, Episode 83: Intro with Lisa Powers and Jamie Grieshaber
It's already SEASON 5 of The Educator's Blueprint podcast. Join Lisa and Jamie as they review previous seasons as well as outline the upcoming 5th season with insights into guests and “just in time; just what’s needed” topics for all educators....
Season 4, Episode 82: Tier 2 Interventions Getting You Down?
Struggling to implement Tier 2 interventions and graduate students? Feeling like you get the program off the ground but can't graduate students from CICO? Do you have perpetual "clipboard" kiddos? Join Lisa Powers and Jamie Grieshaber for...
Season 4, Episode 81: A Conversation with Susan Barrett and Kimberly Yanek--National Center for PBIS
In this episode, Lisa Powers conducts an enlightening, meaningful interview with Susan Barrett and Kimberly Yanek, longtime contributors to the National Center for PBIS. The interview focuses on wellness and its significance to everyone in the ...