The intersection of explicit instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion represents one of the most important areas of growth for behavior analytic practitioners and educators. This course, presented by Janet Twyman, addresses how behavior analysts can leverage the principles and methods of explicit instruction to support learners from diverse backgrounds while ensuring equitable access to effective teaching.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis
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Join Free →Effective instruction focuses on personalized learning goals, is explicit yet flexible, and takes advantage of the numerous technologies available to improve learning. A successful teacher provides such instruction, and also understands that students have not only different learning histories, but different histories and backgrounds altogether. Students are vastly diverse, whether they are typical learners or those deemed as "special needs." How do educators, therapists, or practitioners, as behavior analysts support equity and inclusion across diverse learners? While the 2020 Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts requires training in culturally responsive service delivery (BACB, 2020), there is limited research (or theory) in behavior analysis on best practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and culturally relevant service (CRS; e.g., assessment, treatment, consultation), especially tied to evidence-based explicit instruction. This presentation will examine the current literature base in CRS and offer practical, evidenced-based practices incorporating explicit instruction to support equity, inclusion, and belonging across diverse learners.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | Ethics |
Dr. Janet Twyman is an education innovator, thought leader, and founder of blast: a learning sciences company.She also holds a faculty appointment as Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the UMass Chan Medical School. Formerly she served as Director of Innovation and Technology for the U.S. Dept of Education funded Center on Innovations in Learning and was the Vice President of Instructional Development, Research, & Implementation at Headsprout. Her numerous articles, book chapters, and presentations cover behavior analysis, instructional design, technology, and educational systems, including co-editing two books on educational innovation and personalized learning. Always passionate about education, she has been a pre-school and public school teacher, administrator, researcher, and university professor. She has presented to and worked with education systems, organizations, and institutions over 50 states and countries, including speaking about technologies for diverse learners and settings at the United Nations. Dr. Twyman consults for numerous organizations and serves on several boards and committees. In 2007-08 she served as the President of the Association for Behavior Analysis and in 2014 was named an ABAI Fellow. For her distinguished contributions to educational research and practice she received the 2015 Wing Award for Evidence-based Education and the 2017 American Psychological Association Division 25 Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.