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Supporting inclusive classroom Practices, Interventions, Research, and Leadership (SPIRAL)

Community Engagement

Teacher Education Division (TED) of CEC in Denver on November 11, 2026

  • Research Roundtables - 50 doctoral students and early career scholars (i.e., post-doctoral and pre-tenure/ promotion) receive feedback from senior scholars on a research study. 
    • Shanna Hirsch, University of Maryland; Hannah Mathews, University of Florida; Mya Kelley, Clemson University; Logan Qualls, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Pacific Coast Research Conference in Coronado, California, on February 11, 2027

  • Unifying FBA-BIP Practices: Results from a Delphi Consensus Study
    • Shanna Hirsch, University of Maryland & Tobey Duble Moore, University of Connecticut
  • Enhancing Mentor Support of Novice Teachers' Behavior Management Repertoire: A Rural Coaching Study
    • Renee Speight, University of Arkansas; Shanna Hirsch, University of Maryland and Michael Kennedy, University of Virginia

Council for Exceptional Children Convention in Columbus, Ohio, on March 12, 2027

  • Leveraging Generative AI to Support Classroom Management Plans in Secondary Settings
    • Renee Speight, University of Arkansas; Sara Estrapala, University of Missouri; Analyn White, University of Arkansas; Shanna Hirsch, University of Maryland

Texas ABA (TxABA) Conference in Houston, Texas on April 24, 2027

  • From Involvement to Engagement: Building Authentic Family and Student Partnerships in the FBA-BIP Process
    • Shanna Hirsch, University of Maryland

PBIS Leadership Forum in Chicago on October 22, 2026

  • Empowering Educators: Strategies for Increasing Inclusive Classwide Practices to Support All Students
    • Ashley Plumb, University of South Carolina; Shanna Hirsch, University of Maryland; Megan Carpenter, Clemson University

Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Conference in Baltimore on September 24, 2026

  • Examining the Adequacy of FBA-BIPs Across Four Recent Studies: Commonality and Variation 
    • Shanna Hirsch (Convenor), Catherine Bradshaw (Discussant), Cristy Brown (Presenter), Tobey Duble Moore (Presenter), and Rose Iovannone

Hirsch, S. E., & Conley, K. (2026, February 11). How to Engage Families in Planning Tier 3 Support: Student-Level Focus. Presentation at Virtual PBIS Implementers Forum (Invited Presentation).

Speight, R., Hirsch, S. E., & Lewis, T. J. (2025, November 12). Enhancing educators’ fidelity in behavior interventions: The role of training and time on quality component. Symposium paper presentation at the Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference, Lisbon, Portugal. https://www.abainternational.org/events/program-details/event-detail.aspx?sid=92260&by=ByArea&hc=1

Duble Moore, T., Hirsch, S. & Yell, M. (2025, October 22). Using collaborative partnerships, family involvement, & student voice to develop function-based supports. Presentation at National PBIS Leadership Forum, Chicago, IL (Invited Presentation).

Hirsch, S. E., & Yell, M. (2025, February 28). Unpacking the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 FBA Guidelines. Paper presentation at the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Greenville, SC (Invited Presentation).

In this workshop, you will learn how to develop an inclusive classroom support plan that intentionally integrates relational, instructional, and responsive strategies to create a concrete, actionable roadmap for meeting the needs of all learners.

McCatharn, J., & Hirsch, S. E. (2026, April 18). Building inclusive classrooms: A support plan grounded in relational, instructional and responsive strategies. The One Thing Conference, EdTerps Leadership Academy, College Park, MD. https://education.umd.edu/academics/programs/building-inclusive-classro…