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NYSSCA
We are beginning to prepare for our next annual conference which will be held on November 15-17, 2018 at the Sagamore Resort, Lake George, Bolton Landing, NY. Pencil in the date on your calendar. The New York State School Counselor Association is seeking qualified presenters for the 2017 Conference! Our Call for Programs is Now Open. Online submission form available here.
Registration and hotel registration information will be available soon. See you there!
NYSSCA
It's time to become involved in your professional association!
The following positions are open for nominations:
(for a description of roles and responsibilities, see attachment here, or read NYSSCA's Bylaws, Governing Policies, Finance Policies and Nominations and Elections. All can be found on the Governance Tab of our website)
President-Elect-Elect: (4 year term: President Elect-Elect, President-Elect, President, Past President)
VP Secondary Level: (2 year term)
VP Directors: (2 year term)
Regional Governors: (3 year term)
Region 2: Putnam, Rockland, Westchester Counties
Region 4: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington Counties
Region 6: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tompkins Counties
Region 10b: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond Counties
All applications will be submitted online here. If you have any questions, please contact Rosemarie Thompson, Past President and Nominations Committee Chair at pastpresident@nyssca.org.
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NYSED
This memo is to inform you that amendments to Commissioner's Regulations related to school counseling were adopted by the Board of Regents effective, July 1, 2017. The amended regulations impact the comprehensive developmental school counseling program beginning with the 2019-2020 school year and are available here. A guidance document is being developed to provide additional direction for school districts as they implement the new regulations. Please share this information with school counselors and other pupil personnel staff in your district and schools.
A school counselor's role is central to the success of students. School counselors support students through individual and group counseling, college and career exploration instruction, assistance in crisis situations, and referrals to school social workers, school psychologists or other professionals when specialized interventions are required for student success in school.
The New York State Education Department believes that the amended school counseling regulations will help increase opportunities for all students to be successful. It is important for students to have access to a certified or licensed school counselor in the early years to help inspire young students to strive for success and consider college and career opportunities. It is equally important to emphasize the positive effects that school social workers, school psychologists, school counselors, school nurses, health educators, teachers and parents can have on student success when they collaborate and work as a team, offering their respective professional expertise to support the "whole child."
In addition to the regulatory amendments, the department's draft Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan encourages schools and districts to adopt a "Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child" model to promote positive school climates that, in turn, improve student outcomes. School climate is the way school culture affects a child's sense of safety and acceptance, and consequently is a critical determinant of their ability to focus on the task of learning. Research shows that the whole child approach with an emphasis on social emotional learning will lead to improved outcomes for children. In fact, the quality of the school climate may be the single most predictive factor in any school's capacity to promote student achievement.
Read and download entire memo here. which includes an "old" vs "amended' Regulation chart.
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Inside Higher Ed
The advice is repeated constantly to high school students: take the most rigorous schedule of courses possible to impress colleges to which you apply. A short essay circulating among college counselors who help high school students is urging colleges to put a halt to that advice, and to stop encouraging high school students to outdo one another with the number of Advanced Placement and other college-level courses they take.
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THE Journal
A running tally shows that more than a thousand accredited, four-year colleges and universities now make their admissions decisions about all or many applicants without considering ACT or SAT test scores. The count is being maintained by FairTest, a nonprofit that advocates against high-stakes testing in university admissions and public schools because of its potential negative consequences.
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School Leaders Now
Last year, one in three high school seniors used a vape or e-cigarette. So says the study Monitoring the Future, released by the renowned University of Michigan, that surveyed 45,000 students from 380 public and private secondary schools. Here’s the good news: There's probably very little smoking in the bathroom in most of our high schools. Smoking among teens has been declining for years, but it's a safe bet that there is vaping.
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Education Week
As a new presidential administration nears the close of its first year in office and educators across the country grapple with the challenges and opportunities in implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act, the nation's educational performance earns a grade of C from Quality Counts 2018, the 22nd annual report card issued by the Education Week Research Center.
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Center for American Progress
Last year, students at New York City public schools missed tens of thousands of school days due to suspensions. These students were not sick or skipping. Through the overuse of suspensions and expulsions, U.S. public schools fail to serve large segments of historically disadvantaged students. Policymakers must focus on ensuring that public schools fairly serve all the students entrusted to them.
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Education DIVE
Enter a cognitive psychology class at John Overton High School in Nashville, Tennessee, and you'll find students connecting lessons to their understanding of cultural diversity. Down the hall, science students are assessing the state of climate change and biodiversity preservation in the Great Barrier Reef, and history pupils are applying political contexts abroad to the makeup of American ideals.
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The Washington Post
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivered her first speech of 2018 and flatly declared that school reform efforts under Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush had not worked — nor had any other reform effort by any education secretary. She also said the establishment of the Education Department by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 was essentially a "giant nod to union bosses."
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ADDitude Magaaine
Sensory processing disorder is not just about itchy tags. It is a complex and multi-faceted condition that is often mistaken for ADHD, anxiety and other conditions.
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MindShift
Compared to some of the other social and emotional learning strengths, there's limited research on courage. For some psychologists, however, what defines courage is clear: To be courageous is to identify a meaningful goal and make the choice to reach it, despite personal risk. But what's "meaningful"? Values vary widely, and some who might feel they're exhibiting courage instead exhibit what Cynthia Pury calls "bad courage," which she describes as "bravery in pursuit of goals that result in the destruction of oneself or of other people."
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MindShift
Over the past several decades public education has shifted to focus on literacy and math learning, largely due to high stakes tests measuring those two elements of school. But educators have long known that while reading, writing and math are important to academic success, they are far from the only qualities students need to go forth and lead productive lives.
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Education Week
Last year, state officials nationwide got a startling reality check about attitudes toward school policy when they held public meetings about how to reset their K-12 agendas under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Trust in state accountability system had eroded. Teachers were exhausted from haphazard, underfunded, and short-lasting reform efforts. And in many places, concentrated poverty had constricted more than ever schools' day-to-day operations.
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NPR
At the start of the new year, parents may encourage their teens to detox from social media, increase exercise, or begin a volunteer project. While kids may bristle at the thought of posting fewer selfies, surveys indicate 55 percent of adolescents enjoy volunteering. And according to a recent study, when it comes to helping others, teens may benefit psychologically from spending time helping strangers. The study, published in December in the Journal of Adolescence, suggests that altruistic behaviors, including large and small acts of kindness, may raise teens' feelings of self-worth.
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Education DIVE
With a new administration taking office and a new law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, taking effect last fall, 2017 was an eventful for K-12 education — and those changes, among others, are only going to keep changing the playing field in 2018. From district cooperatives and personalized professional development to new approaches to class design and assessment, administrators should keep their eyes on these six trends over the coming year.
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Edutopia
A team of runners, scientists, and specialists set an unimaginable goal recently — helping a runner to run 26.2 miles in under two hours. Though they did not quite meet the goal, the Nike Breaking2 got closer than anyone in history (2:00:25) and learned valuable lessons along the way. With the support of his coach, scientists, and sponsors, Eliud Kipchoge accomplished what no other human being has accomplished.
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eSchool News
Public school parents who are "very dissatisfied" with their child's school are 2.5 times more likely to switch to a charter school than parents who are "very satisfied," according to a new study by scholars at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business. Specifically, among parents who are "very dissatisfied," 57 percent were "very/somewhat" likely to switch to a charter school, compared with 22 percent of the parents who are "very satisfied."
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Education DIVE
By age 10, researchers say children believe stereotypes about boys and girls that they carry into adulthood. From viewing girls as vulnerable or boys as strong — these gender stereotypes are difficult to unlearn. That's one reason literacy groups advocate that schools to use stories to break this mold, a practice that can be taught as young as kindergarten. But finding these diverse narratives, particularly those where girls play the starring role, can require some sleuthing.
clichés
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The Hechinger Report
Every week in geometry class, more than two dozen Eureka High School students stow their backpacks and cellphones in their lockers and don hard hats and goggles. Instead of sitting at desks, they slice wood with power saws, measure wood to be cut and hammer together the skeleton of a new tiny house — a fully habitable dwelling, just 26 feet long — all with little teacher help. In less than two months, they have almost finished building the entire frame of a 14-by-26-foot house from the ground up.
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