Special educators are drowning in research they were never taught to read, interpret, or apply. At the same time, the students who need evidence-based practice most – children with disabilities, children impacted by trauma, children from historically marginalized communities – are the ones most likely to be failed when research never reaches the classroom. This session brings Dr. Allie Boquet (LSU) and Dr. Chelsea Morris (UNM), Co-Editors-in-Chief of JAASEP – NASET’s own peer-reviewed academic journal, now in its 19th year – to the screen together for the first time. They will walk you through the latest in special education research that is shaping the field right now, what it actually means for your classroom, and how to close the gap between what studies recommend and what happens on Monday morning.
Access the webinar recording here: From Research to Reality: What the Latest Special Education Evidence Actually Says – and How to Use It in Your Classroom
Slides and Links
The slide deck provides a deep, evidence-based approach to reviewing academic research.
Links referred to during the presentation:
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JAASEP article discussed in the article (QR card on the slide)
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Next webinars
The Brain Behind the Behavior (July 21)
Special Education Landscape Briefing (Aug 6)
About Dr. Allie Boquet
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Special Education Programs at the LSU Lutrill and Pearl Payne School of Education
Dr. Allie Boquet is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Special Education Programs at the LSU Lutrill and Pearl Payne School of Education, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate coursework focused on preparing future educators to serve in inclusive general and special education settings. Before joining LSU, she spent 14 years as a K-12 classroom teacher. She currently serves as an executive board member for the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children.
Her research focuses on a problem most educators feel but rarely see named directly: how researchers disseminate evidence-based practices in ways that teachers can actually implement. She has published on practitioner-facing journal design, classroom behavior management, and the Good Behavior Game, and presented her work at the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division. She is also co-investigator on a $250,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana grant and a federal Comprehensive Transition Program grant supporting post-secondary education for adults with intellectual disabilities at LSU.
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About Dr. Chelsea Morris
Assistant Professor in the Family and Child Studies program at the University of New Mexico
Dr. Chelsea T. Morris is an Assistant Professor in the Family and Child Studies program at the University of New Mexico, where she also serves as Chair of the New Mexico Early Childhood Higher Education Task Force. She earned her PhD at the University of Miami in Teaching and Learning, with a focus on Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education, and began her career as an infant educator at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital.
Her research centers on a problem that does not get enough attention in special education professional development: the suspension and expulsion of toddlers and preschoolers, and the disproportionate impact of discipline practices on children with disabilities and children of color. She has led multiple federally funded projects, was selected as one of the first Fellows for the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations, and is a co-author of the book Strengths-Based Family and Community Partnerships in Early Childhood Special Education Research and Practice.
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