AEDY Webinars: 2022-2023

This page includes all webinars hosted by the PaTTAN AEDY Team during the 2022-2023 school year. Webinars are sorted by most recent.

Each webinar is titled with a short description of the presentation and presenter's bio. A copy of the slides, if available, is linked above each video. Additional resources, if available, are linked below the corresponding video.

February 9, 2023: Facility-Wide Tiered Fidelity Inventory: A Tool for Planning and Implementing PBIS in Alt Settings (Part 3)

The success of PBIS in typical school settings has led to PBIS implementation in alternative settings, including disciplinary alternative day schools, residential mental health programs, and juvenile justice programs. Alternative programs typically include many types of programs, each of which typically use different data, systems, and practices. In this webinar, we will discuss potential obstacles that this complexity poses for PBIS fidelity, and how to align systems, data, and practices for greater efficiency. In particular, we will discuss level systems as an example of the importance of evaluating and aligning core principles, systems, data, and practices of PBIS and existing programs.

All parts of this series can be viewed together here: Facility-Wide Tiered Fidelity Inventory v0.2.

Dr. Brenda Scheuermann holds a B.A. in Special Education from Illinois State University. There, she learned cutting-edge behavioral practices, grounded in behavioral theory, as applied to behavior and learning in students with severe behavioral and learning challenges.

Dr. Scheuermann also holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Special Education from The University of Texas at Austin. Her areas of emphasis were emotional/behavioral disorders and autism, but also this is where she first began her work in juvenile justice. Dr. Scheuermann's dissertation research was conducted in the Corsicana State School, which housed youth who had committed felony offenses and who were diagnosed with mental health disorders. Since her early work in various juvenile justice facilities during the doctoral program, she have continued my focus on improving programming for the most disenfranchised youth of our society.

In 2018, Dr. Scheuermann was invited to join the national Center on Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports as the partner for alternative programs. As a Center partner, she provides technical assistance for all types of alternative programs, including secure care juvenile justice programs, residential mental health treatment programs, and alternative day schools. Dr. Scheuermann also develop training and support resources to guide PBIS development, implementation, and monitoring in alternative programs.

Jan.5, 2023: Building Restorative Justice Systems in Schools (Part 4)

In this continuation of last year's series, David Yusem instructs on implementing effective Restorative Justice Practices in Schools. David Yusem has over 20 years experience as a leader and practitioner in the field of conflict resolution and restorative justice for over 10 years he's coordinated restorative justice movement at the Oakland Unified School District which is considered a national model for restorative justice implementation.

This is part 4 in the series - part 3 is included farther below on this page. All 4 parts can be viewed together on the Restorative Justice Practices in Schools page.

Participants will learn about the origins of restorative justice and what its rollout in schools would look like. A dive deeper into the work, during the additional trainings, will explore conflict and harm. The presenter will also discuss how restorative justice practices in schools can proactively mitigate conflict while also acting as an intervention for it. 

Recommended Reading:

• "The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice" - Fania Davis

• "Circle Forward" - Kay Pranis and Carolyn Boyes Watson

• "Colorizing Restorative Justice" - Edward Valandra, editor

• "Changing Lenses" & "The Little Book of Restorative Justice" - Howard Zehr

October 20, 2022: Facility-Wide Tiered Fidelity Inventory: A Tool for Planning and Implementing PBIS in Alt Settings (Part 2)

The success of PBIS in typical school settings has led to PBIS implementation in alternative settings, including disciplinary alternative day schools, residential mental health programs, and juvenile justice programs. In this webinar, we will discuss how to use the FW-TFI (v0.2) for monitoring fidelity of PBIS implementation in alternative settings.

All parts of this series can be viewed together here: Facility-Wide Tiered Fidelity Inventory v0.2.

Dr. Brenda Scheuermann holds a B.A. in Special Education from Illinois State University. There, she learned cutting-edge behavioral practices, grounded in behavioral theory, as applied to behavior and learning in students with severe behavioral and learning challenges.

Dr. Scheuermann also holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Special Education from The University of Texas at Austin. Her areas of emphasis were emotional/behavioral disorders and autism, but also this is where she first began her work in juvenile justice. Dr. Scheuermann's dissertation research was conducted in the Corsicana State School, which housed youth who had committed felony offenses and who were diagnosed with mental health disorders. Since her early work in various juvenile justice facilities during the doctoral program, she have continued my focus on improving programming for the most disenfranchised youth of our society.

In 2018, Dr. Scheuermann was invited to join the national Center on Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports as the partner for alternative programs. As a Center partner, she provides technical assistance for all types of alternative programs, including secure care juvenile justice programs, residential mental health treatment programs, and alternative day schools. Dr. Scheuermann also develop training and support resources to guide PBIS development, implementation, and monitoring in alternative programs.

October 6, 2022: Building Restorative Justice Systems in Schools (Part 3)

In this continuation of last year's series, David Yusem instructs on implementing effective Restorative Justice Practices in Schools. David Yusem has over 20 years experience as a leader and practitioner in the field of conflict resolution and restorative justice for over 10 years he's coordinated restorative justice movement at the Oakland Unified School District which is considered a national model for restorative justice implementation.

This is part 3 in the series. All 4 parts can be viewed together on the Restorative Justice Practices in Schools page.

Participants will learn about the origins of restorative justice and what its rollout in schools would look like. A dive deeper into the work, during the additional trainings, will explore conflict and harm. The presenter will also discuss how restorative justice practices in schools can proactively mitigate conflict while also acting as an intervention for it.