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NYSSCA
The Counselor Resources pages on the NYSSCA website have just been updated with tip sheets on delivering your program through distance learning. Take a look! Hover over the Counselor Resources Tab for the level resources at www.nyssca.org.
Teaching Matters
During this time of remote learning and social distancing, how can we continue to support the SEL and wellness needs of our students? It's time to get creative about how to attend to SEL and student wellness needs. Teaching Matters has created student-facing content laid out by core subject areas and aligned with Common Core and Next Generation Standards to help K-8 educators manage the transition to remote learning. Materials include four developmentally appropriate wellness and SEL activity breaks each day.
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NYSSCA
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NYSSCA
Check out our website for updates and future zoom meetings. Click on the graphic for the latest updates. Recordings from our Innovation through Collaboration school counselor support meetings and our In-School to Distance Learning Level Meetings are available on this webpage.
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NYSUT
- Here are strategies and tips to help educators and schools build relationships with families during the time of school closures.
- COVID-19 related school closures have changed service delivery for students with disabilities from traditional face-to-face methods to technology for remote learning. Here's our Telepractice Fact Sheet.
Leonard Bus
Leonard Bus Sales is proud to announce the 3rd Annual "A Day in the Life of a School Bus" Art Competition & Scholarship which recognizes and encourages the artistic talent of high school students across New York State. Click here for requirements, rules and official information form.
The Hechinger Report (commentary)
Jill Barshay, a contributor for The Hechinger Report, writes: "My Hechinger Report colleagues have written many stories about how low-income students don't get nearly as much help as wealthy students do when it comes time to apply to college. The gap in college counseling is yet another example of how students who need more tend to get less in the United States. So it caught my attention when the American School Counselor Association issued a press release in April 2020, heralding a surprising increase in the number of school counselors, whose jobs include college counseling and career planning as well as student discipline, social-emotional development and addressing students' individual academic needs and learning problems."
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NPR
For many young people, sheltering at home means missing milestones and public recognition of their achievements. This is especially true for seniors graduating from high school and college. Kendall Smith, a high school senior who lives in Tallahassee, Fla., says her school has many traditions leading up to graduation. But this year things are very different.
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By: Alexander Morris-Wood (commentary)
 When it comes to celebrations, May 1 beats Cinco de Mayo for many high school seniors. May 1 is when many seniors commit to their preferred college. In 2020, however, that celebration stands in COVID-19's long shadow. A recent survey of fall 2020 prospective parents and students by Maguire Associates, a Massachusetts-based consulting firm that serves educational institutions, found that COVID-19 scuttled their ability to visit campuses before depositing or orientation. Most will enroll despite the uncertainties of what opening day will bring.
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eSchool News
The global COVID-19 crisis could pave the way for teletherapy to become more widespread among school mental health systems, adolescent mental health experts say. Many students with existing therapy needs are seeking therapy via phone or online platforms, and social distancing and isolation orders have prompted others to seek counseling for new feelings of sadness and anxiety.
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Edutopia
Though remote learning has brought many challenges, some students seem to be thriving in the new circumstances. What can we learn from them?
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NPR
A lot is at stake for students taking Advanced Placement exams, even in normal times. If you score high enough, you can earn college credit. It's also a big factor in college applications. But for some students, the idea of studying right now feels impossible. "I'm constantly thinking about making sure my family doesn't get sick and I don't get sick," says Elise, a high school junior outside Boston. (We're not using her full name because she's worried about hurting her college applications.) Concerns about the coronavirus have put most standardized tests, such as the SAT and ACT, on hold this spring. But AP exams are going forward with a new online format — and that's raising questions about fairness.
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Education Week
Ever since she began high school, 18-year-old Alexis Campbell, a senior at Fayette County High School in Fayetteville, Ga., dreamed of going to college somewhere out of state — possibly New York or Massachusetts. The coronavirus pandemic has forced her to reconsider her options Alexis is not alone. The COVID-19 crisis and its fallout are prompting many members of the Class of 2020 to rethink their post-high school plans.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 Over 55 million K-12 students have been affected by school closures across the country, impacting 124,000 U.S. public and private schools. Students previously used a blended format for learning, which evolved over the years. Traditional schoolwork and classroom learning were supported by a digital infrastructure and tools like iPads. But in a matter of days, everyone had to shift to 100% online learning. For teachers, this has been an even harder challenge to overcome.
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The 74
As the social and economic shutdown triggered by COVID-19 stretches into a second month, sobering jobless numbers indicate that America is headed into a recession. And experts say one group of K-12 employees is subject to particular uncertainty: non-teaching personnel. With 21 states and three U.S. territories already recommending or ordering that their schools remain closed for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year, and with most students learning from home for at least the near term, the pandemic has sidelined millions of workers — from building custodians to classroom aides to school psychologists — who normally attend to a huge range of school needs.
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EdSurge
We are all grappling with an unprecedented environment these days. As we search for ways to navigate this often-challenging new context, it's been encouraging to see that professionals across the early childhood field are increasingly exploring mindfulness as a tool to do just that.
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District Administration Magazine
Students with dyslexia may already feel inadequate and incompetent because of their difficulty reading, but add to that the stress of having to learn remotely and these students may enter into a fight, flight or freeze response. "They want to retreat because they're overwhelmed," says Terrie L. Noland, vice president of educator initiatives at Learning Ally in Princeton, N.J. This is why it's important to talk with them about how they're doing and make sure they're socially and emotionally ready to learn before starting a session with them on phonological awareness and other literacy skills.
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By: Brian Stack (commentary)
 Like most school principals around the country, earlier this year I received a package in the mail from the U.S. Census. The package contained a toolkit for educators, complete with colorful maps and activity books, designed to help teachers incorporate the U.S. Census into their classroom instruction. There are specific areas for K-12 activities, pre-K materials, ELL/adult ESL resources, maps, videos, and tools that are specific to Puerto Rico and the islands.
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NPR
Eight-year-old Mariana Aceves is doing her math homework — subtraction by counting backward — while sitting on the bed she shares with her mom, Lorena Aceves. They're sitting on the bed because they have nowhere else to go. They live in an 8-foot-by-12-foot room called a tiny house. It's part of Seattle's transitional housing, where people experiencing homelessness can live until they find a job and a place of their own.
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Education Next
In the report, the AAP says that "play should be an integral component of school engagement," and "for children who are underresourced to reach their highest potential, it is essential that parents, educators, and pediatricians recognize the importance of lifelong benefits that children gain from play."
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NPR
The high school senior sitting across from Franciene Sabens was in tears over the abrupt amputation of her social life and turmoil at home. Because of the coronavirus, there will be no prom, no traditional send-off or ceremony for the graduates of Carbondale Community High School in Carbondale, Ill. And Sabens, one of the school's counselors, could not give the girl the one thing Sabens' gut told her the teen needed most.
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Education DIVE
The loss of these connections and their social-emotional benefits may emerge as one of the greatest negative impacts of school closures. Rather than worrying too much about academic performance, some teachers are working to maintain relationships through online learning platforms. This is particularly crucial for students already at-risk prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The 74 (commentary)
Vanessa Luna, a contributor for The 74, writes: "I taught this student three years ago in the seventh grade — we used to have lunch together almost every other day. We worked on bulletin boards, organized the classroom for my next classes and completed extra credit assignments. Now a 10th-grader in Queens, New York, my student is grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while living in the epicenter of this crisis and being a part of a mixed-status immigrant family — her 10-year-old sister is a citizen, while she and her parents are undocumented."
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Edutopia
The extended closure of schools has caused confusion within the special education community. Not only are educators worried about the ability to provide appropriate services to meet the needs of each student, but they also fear falling out of compliance with the child's individualized education program. For many, spring also marks a busy time in the academic calendar, as it is when many annual review meetings are completed.
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