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NYSSCA
By now you should have received a special email from NYSSCA regarding our upcoming Executive Board Elections. It contains specific information for each candidate running for the various offices. Please vote soon, our polls close on April 15. Our candidates are:
For President Elect Elect:
Dr. Gail Reed-Barnett, High School Counselor, New York City
Carol Miller, Middle School Counselor, Lansing, New York
For Vice President Secondary:
Steve Brown, School Counselor, Lakeside School District
For Vice President Directors/Supervisors:
Mr. Terrence Hinson, District Chairperson of Guidance, Northport-East Northport School District
For Region 9 Governor:
Beth Girardi, Director of School Counseling, Gowanda Central School District
For Region 10A Governor:
Dr. Charles Edwards, School Counselor/Counselor Educator, Brooklyn College, NY
Lisa Nieves, Guidance Counselor, PS 329-The Surfside School, New York
Doris Diaz-Negron, High School Counselor, New York City
NYSUT
The 10th volume of NYSUT's academic journal Educator's Voice seeks proposals for articles. The deadline is June 13. The RFP calls for articles that showcase best practices in content area instruction, including integrated teaching, from classroom teachers in PreK-12, content specialists, school-related professionals and faculty in higher education.
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NYSUT
NYSUT has posted a fact sheet, model policy, contract language and an anti-bullying poster that can be customized, printed out and posted at workplaces and union offices.
You may also order printed copies in limited supply. Contact orders@nysutmail.org and include project reference code PS311P_16 as well as your name, address and member ID number.
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Students at William Paterson University are challenged to find their
passion and pursue their careers with experiential learning
opportunities, rigorous classes and supportive faculty mentors. Learn More.
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TED
School counselors may be interested in this recent TED Talk on procrastination, shedding new light on its value. When we work with students who get their work done early vs those who wait until the last minute, it might not be as simple as we thought — there may be creativity and originality developing during that delay in getting a project done that is important. We can help our students understand their work habits as well as help them develop good ones. Enjoy!
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NYSSCA
Our Annual Conference will be held at the beautiful, Tarrytown DoubleTree hotel in Westchester County on Nov. 18-19. We will celebrate, "School Counselors Making a Difference." Be looking for opportunities to present at the conference. Our Call for Programs is available here now. Hotel Reservations can be made here.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the state’s public honors college, announced recently the creation of a new major in environmental studies. The environmental studies major at St. Mary's College offers students the tools needed to analyze and solve today’s most pressing environmental problems with an innovative approach that integrates interdisciplinary and experiential learning.
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Community College Research Center
Many recent high school graduates remain inadequately prepared for college and are required to enroll in remedial or developmental education courses in mathematics or English upon enrollment in college. High rates of college remediation are associated with lower progression and college completion rates. To address this problem, some states, districts, and individual high schools have introduced "transition courses" to prepare students for college-level math and English coursework. Transition courses are typically offered to high school seniors who have been assessed as being underprepared for college math or English.
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Chalkbeat New York
Move over, teacher quality. A new study on New York City schools could make school climate the next frontier in the ongoing quest to boost student learning. A first-of-its-kind study found that significant gains in key measures of a school's climate, like safety and academic expectations, can be linked to the equivalent of an extra month and a half of math instruction and, in some cases, a 25 percent reduction in teacher turnover.
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The mission of Campbell University is to graduate students with
exemplary academic and professional skills who are prepared for
purposeful lives and meaningful service. MORE
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Education DIVE
Personalized learning is gaining popularity in the U.S., and so is innovation in English Language Learning. The combination of those two trends bodes well for K-12 ELL student population. It's clear that a present need exists. California has a reported 1.4 million ELL students, and number of U.S. students who speak foreign languages at home now totals 4 million. The Institute of Education Statistics found that the District of Columbia, Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas have public school ELL populations of around 10 percent. In California, that percentage is 22.8 percent.
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eSchool News
To the casual observer, the SAT looks the same — questions on math and English, an essay, a set amount of time to finish each question. But the college entrance exam has gotten a makeover. High school students are taking a new version of the SAT, which incorporates the first changes to the test since 2005. March 5 marked the first national testing date when students could take the new SAT. The nearly four-hour exam drops to three hours if students decline the now-optional writing portion. Critical reading and writing have now been combined into a single evidence-based writing and reading portion. The range of possible scores changed, as well.
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District Administration Magazine
The results of a national survey of more than 1,500 high school students call into question the effectiveness of staff responses to bullying. The survey conducted last October by our Embrace Civility in the Digital Age project provides helpful insights into causes of hurtful behavior, but shows that a majority of students hold positive values. Schools are encouraged — or required by law — to approach bullying as an act of defiance against authority. This includes requiring staff to stop bullying that they witness and to punish offenders. Schools must also establish systems so students can report these incidents.
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Rhode Island Public Radio
When parents suffer depression, there can be a ripple effect on children. Kids may become anxious, even sad. There may be behavior problems. Health may suffer. Recently, a large Swedish study showed that grades may decline, too, when a parent is depressed. Using data from 1984 to 1994, researchers from Philadelphia's Dornsife School of Public Health, at Drexel University, measured school grades for more than 1.1 million children in Sweden and compared them with their parents' mental health status. The study was published in a February issue of JAMA Psychiatry.
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The University of Kansas
In the debate about how to improve U.S. schools, there's often a missing voice among the researchers, scholars, policy makers, administrators and parents — and that's the perspective of the students themselves. A new study co-authored and conducted by University of Kansas researchers found that students attending inclusive schools — that is, schools in which students with and without disabilities learn together — recognize the value of inclusion and being part of an inclusive learning community.
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Edutopia
Discover resources and information — including downloads from schools — related to developing the awareness, knowledge, skills and attitudes that will prepare students to enroll and succeed in college.
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The Washington Post
Researchers are calling on the federal government to begin collecting information about LGBT students' experiences at the nation's schools, arguing that such data collection is necessary to protect against disproportionate rates of suspension and expulsion. "When we fail to ask questions about youths' sexual orientation and gender identity, we fail to understand, support, and protect all students from discrimination in schools," wrote a group of researchers in a brief paper published Sunday by Indiana University's Equity Project.
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District Administration Magazine
Black elementary school students are half as likely as their white peers to be assigned to gifted elementary programs in math and reading — even with comparably high test scores. But the racial gap in giftedness disappears when black students have a black teacher, according to a January study published in AERA Open, a journal of the American Educational Research Association.
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