About Expert Instruction: The Teach by Design Podcast
Expert Instruction is the PBISApps Teach by Design podcast where we talk to experts from the educational field - researchers, practitioners, community members - about their work. Each episode connects with that month’s Teach by Design article, taking you deeper into your own exploration of the topic. Expert Instruction gives you a fly-on-the-wall perspective to hear how the research can work in your school, too. Visit PBISApps: www.pbisapps.org
Positive classroom practices can have an impact far beyond the classroom. Listen in as three experts explore how intentional practices strengthen relationships, foster belonging, support learning, and help create positive school communities.
17 Aug 2026
Ep. 62: Improving Outcomes with PBIS
What happens when the impact of PBIS extends beyond student behavior? Listen in as four regional partners from the Center on PBIS explore how the framework strengthens relationships, builds local capacity, and creates lasting benefits for students, educators, families, and communities.
4 Aug 2026
Crisis Prevention Bonus Series Ep 3: Who Owns De-Escalation? Rethinking Adult Systems in School Safety and PBIS
Guest Bios
Dr. Ambra Green
Dr. Ambra Green is an associate professor of special education within the Teacher and Administrator Preparation Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. She is a national scholar with publications and research focused on students of color with and at-risk for disabilities, issues related to inequitable school practices, behavior disorders, positive behavioral interventions and supports, and teacher use of evidence-based practices.
Dr. Kathleen Strickland-Cohen
Dr. Kathleen Strickland-Cohen is an associate professor in special education at the University of Utah. She has extensive experience conducting research with and training both preservice teachers and in-service district and school personnel in the implementation of multi-tiered systems of behavior support in schools. Her research interests include: designing inclusive educational environments, using efficient methods to train school professionals how to design individualized student behavior plans, and enhancing family-professional partnership within PBIS.
Links to Additional Resources
Creating Calm: 5 Ways to Prevent Big Behaviors (https://www.pbisapps.org/articles/creating-calm-5-ways-to-prevent-big-behaviors)
Ep. 22: School-wide Strategies for Preventing Escalated Behavior (https://www.pbisapps.org/articles/ep-22-school-wide-strategies-for-preventing-escalated-behavior)
Slow the Climb: 4 De-escalation Strategies to Keep Behavior from Going Downhill (https://www.pbisapps.org/articles/slow-the-climb-4-de-escalation-strategies-to-keep-behavior-from-going-downhill)
Ep. 23: How to De-escalate Student Behavior (https://www.pbisapps.org/articles/ep-23-how-to-de-escalate-student-behavior)
Questions
When schools think about de-escalation, what are they most often getting wrong—and why do we need to rethink who owns the work?
What role do adult systems, policies, and practices play in preventing escalation before a crisis ever occurs?
What are the strategies that you would recommend that other school leaders lean on within their PBIS implementation to strengthen their de-escalation efforts?
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
10,393
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5.0 / 5
9 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100
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47
Social presence
0
YouTube
76
Engagement
76
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