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A person's culture deeply impacts their way of thinking and learning. How can you adapt and demonstrate cultural awareness in your teaching? 
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Bridge asked the leaders of high schools ranked No. 1-11 in the 2014 Academic State Champs to share lessons they’ve learned about raising student ...(read more on Bridge.)
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This set of slides would be a good discussion for secondary schools. What are your expectations of students? What supports do you have in place to make sure all students can access the curriculum? How do staff work together?
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Free online jigsaw puzzles with thousands of beautiful pictures and puzzle cuts. Control the level of difficulty for fun by all the family, or a quick distraction at work, or boring days. Send puzzle postcards to friends, puzzle of the day
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A great tool for relationship building and team building.
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Search Institute has identified the following building blocks of healthy development—known as Developmental Assets—that help young children grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.
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If you were to rate your students in these areas, what would be their strengths? What would be their weaknesses?
How have you used this work in your practice?
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Directions, tips, and tricks for using popular ed tech apps and sites.
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Many videos on how to use various technologies. Great for beginners as well as advanced.
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A major criticism I have of most educational institutions is that their primary focus is on students' intellectual and cognitive development. Too often individual learner's needs do not enter into...
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Whether we are working with students or staff, we need always to take into account the hierarchy of needs when we are helping. This is an interesting perspective on the hierarchy applied to technology. Some good ponderings.
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Overview and Mission
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This website has great potential for the understanding of the Hispanic population in the United States.
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MASSW is proud to offer school social workers an evaluation matrix to share as a guidance document when you are being evaluated. This final version is recommended based on School Social Work rules. This version has been reviewed by the MASSW board and general membership. University faculty have direct responsibility with school social work approval, and may provide ongoing comment. We hope you find this useful in your evaluation process and we welcome feedback.
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Just posted today. Check it out! Use it to help guide your evaluation discussions with your administrators. #massw15
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(Reuters Health) - School-based art therapy in the UK is helping troubled kids get back on track, a new study suggests.Begun in 2002, The Art Room program is aimed at children between the ages of 5
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I used to create altered book journals for my groups. They were a nice scrapbook of what we did and kids love doing art projects. Art can be much more therapeutic than worksheets… How have you used art? #sel #oakssw
karen stackow's curator insight,
July 30, 2020 10:12 AM
This article is from 2015, its big in the UK now so why hasn't art therapy caught on in the US? #arte580
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Many ideas for districts to use to engage students and reduce truancy. #oakssw
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Whether you play sports or you're simply a diehard fan, research shows you're more likely to be happier and healthier. Here's why.
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Do you encourage your kids to play sports? To exercise? To be part of a team? We are social in our nature. Sports is a great way to be social and according to this infographic, there are many benefits. #sel
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It's easy to understand why learning may suffer when the teacher's voice has to compete with a passing 747, but emerging research suggests that quieter noises can have varied effects on student learning and memory.
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How loud are the various spaces in your school?
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Neurologist and former teacher Judy Willis explains how techniques such as walking backwards and changing the furniture in your classroom can motivate students on the first day back of term
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Some interesting ideas to use in your contact or pass on to educators. How might this be helpful or stressful for your students with special needs?
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This newsletter features many links to articles on family engagement to improve student attendance. It would be helpful to use in conversations about family support.
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by Marilyn Price-Mitchell Ph.D. Kindness peaks during holidays. But research shows that kids who practice acts of kindness throughout the year are happier than peers.
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Gives a simple plan for creating school wide "kindness" projects. #sel
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Presentations at CarlRogers.info: New World / New Person Pt. 1 2/22/81 Full audio at: http://carlrogers.info/audio.html More on Rogers and Empathy at: http:/...
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What do you remember from Carl Rogers? Do you still use his method of listening in your sessions? Even when teaching skills? #sel #oakssw
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Understood was created by 15 nonprofit organizations to help parents of children with learning and attention issues. Learn about our mission, team and story.
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This website promises to be very useful for educators as well as parents. The Through Your Child's Eyes looks particularly interesting. I wonder if this could be used in counseling.Please feel free to share what you find. #oakssw #learningdisability
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How much have you heard abut UDL.?
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"I don't do teacher for a living. I live teaching for my doing . . . and technology has amplified my passion for doing so." You can learn more about me by viewing my Twitter Profile @ http://twit...
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What do students say when they have to come down to our groups/classes? Any room for improvements? Share some of your challenges here or with a colleague. #sel #oakssw
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Individuals with intellectual disabilities who attend postsecondary programs are finding greater success in the job market than those who do not pursue further
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Validation that transition programs are helpful. #oakssw
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Stay the Course: Support Attendance in the Winter Months Every winter, bad weather — snow, slush, freezing temperatures or even heavy rains in warmer climates — can present challenges to getting children to school. So do the colds, fevers and earaches that often come with the winter months. These tough, but common winter conditions mean it …
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This website features nice, colorful letters and information for parents in English and Spanish. #oakssw
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Social media can enhance differentiated instruction if the tools are selected with a careful eye on individual students' readiness, interests, and learning profiles.
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Do you use social media to engage students? #sel #oakssw
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What's the key to lasting happiness? Research has confirmed that you can practice certain skills that will increase your happiness in life. You just have to learn how.
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This blog would make a good discussion starter for a group about happiness. #sel
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Registration is Open
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Ever go to a national conference? This SSWAA conference is in Nashville this year.
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This presentation was created for students, teachers, and parents. It was specifically created to help students make better choices and to help parents support their children in that process. It is not the end of the dialogue, but rather the beginning!
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Just came across my e-mail. This looks to be a great discussion starter for middle and high schools. #sel
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This is a great list of resources that might help in engaging students from various backgrounds.