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NYSSCA
The New York State School Counselor Association presents several awards each year at our annual conference. The award categories include:
- School Counselor of the Year
- Administrator of the Year
- Career Achievement
- Outstanding Program, Practice or Project
For much more information about each of these awards and nominations forms, please click here.
ASCA
Welcome to the 2018–2019 school year. We hope this school year is filled with important learning opportunities, proud accomplishments and timeless memories. To help you prepare for a successful year, we've complied several resources to assist you. Click the link(s) below to access the back-to-school portals by role.
Practicing School Counselors
School Counseling Graduate Students
School Counselor Educators
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NYSSCA
NYSSCA is pleased to announce a Leadership Grant for members who may be interested in a leadership position in our professional organization. We will sponsor 4 grants this year. Candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Be a current NYSSCA member.
- Have an interest in a NYSSCA leadership position and join a NYSSCA Committee after the grant is received.
- Attend the conference in its entirety, including attendance at a workshop on the functioning of the NYSSCA Executive Board.
Grants will cover conference registration fees and hotel fees for a two night stay (Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, Nov. 16), up to $500.
For more information and the Grant Application, click here.
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NYSSCA
Welcome Back to the 2018-2019 School Year. It is time to register for annual conference which will be held on Nov. 16-17 at the Sagamore Resort, Lake George, Bolton Landing, New York, and details are coming together nicely. Our conference brochure will be mailed soon and is available here.
We are pleased to announce our Keynote Speakers, Dr. Tracy Jackson, supervisor of School Counseling Services for Loudoun County Public Schools, Rev. Dr. Bryant T. Marks, Sr., founding director of the National Training and Education Institute, and Kwok-Sze Richard Wong, EdD, executive director, American School Counselor Association. Much more information about our keynotes is available here.
Registration for attendees and Exhibitor/Sponsors is NOW open. Forms are on our conference page.
New this year!! Conference bus transportation from NYC. Round trip bus transportation. Bus leaves NY Penn Station 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, and leaves the Sagamore at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17. Roundtrip, $62. Registration for the bus is here. Credit cards only, you must be registered for the conference.
Check our Conference Page often for registration forms, hotel registration, bus from NYC info and the latest information.
See you there!
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Education World
Can schools be held legally accountable for student bullying? If so, under what circumstances? These tough questions have emerged alongside increased awareness of the detrimental effects of bullying. While almost all states have passed new, or strengthened existing, anti-bullying laws, many districts, in the face of rising family legal action concerning bullying, remain unclear regarding legally compliant policies and best practices.
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Education Week
As schools prepare to face increased accountability for bringing down rates of chronic student absenteeism, a new report reveals the scale of the task. Nationwide, about 1 in 7 students was chronically absent, missing at least 15 school days during the 2015-2016 year, according to an analysis of the most recent federal data that was released last week by the reseach-and-advocacy groups Attendance Works and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University.
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[SUNY Cortland]
For the second consecutive year, SUNY Cortland was ranked in the top 5 percent of all four-year colleges in the United States as a “Best College for Your Money.” Money magazine analyzed graduation rates, tuition, average student debt, career earnings and several other factors to measure three primary criteria: quality of education, affordability and outcomes. Cortland ranked highest among all of SUNY’s medium-sized, comprehensive colleges.
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EdTech Magazine
While digital tools are woven into educational pedagogy nationwide, another component of learning may help educators give students advantages in a world not yet known to them. A 2017 Report by Dell Technologies estimates that 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 — fewer than 12 years from now — haven't been invented yet.
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Reuters
The number of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the U.S. appears to have increased dramatically, a new study finds. Between 1997 and 2016, the proportion of children diagnosed with ADHD rose from 6.1 percent to 10.2 percent, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. Greater awareness of the condition may be a factor, said study coauthor Dr. Wei Bao of the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa.
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Education Week
Democrats in Congress have proposed legislation to increase socioeconomic diversity and address racial isolation in schools through federal grants. The Strength in Diversity Act was introduced by Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. The legislation would authorize $120 million in grants for "voluntary community-driven strategies" to increase diversity through studying segregation, hiring new teachers and other means.
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Education Next
Education's political landscape has shifted dramatically over the past year. To the consternation of most school-district officials, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos used the bully pulpit to promote charter schools, vouchers and tax credits for private-school scholarships. To the distress of teachers unions, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an Illinois law requiring government workers who elect not to become union members to pay representation fees. To the chagrin of civil-rights groups, the U.S. Department of Education said that it was reviewing a letter sent to school districts by the Obama administration informing them that they were at risk of incurring a civil-rights violation if students of color were suspended or expelled more often than their peers.
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University of Texas at Austin via Science Daily
Parents always worry about whether their children will do well in school, but their kids probably were born with much of what they will need to succeed. A new study published in npj Science of Learning by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and King's College London explains the substantial influence genes have on academic success, from the start of elementary school to the last day of high school.
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The Brookings Institution
In the United States, children from under-resourced communities regularly enter formal schooling lagging behind their peers in language development, reading readiness and spatial skills. These deficits predict later mathematical and vocabulary knowledge and can persist throughout life, affecting everything from occupational attainment to health outcomes.
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The Atlantic
This past March, on a Thursday morning before dawn, more than 70 bleary-eyed parents lined up in front of the Parks and Recreation building in South Windsor, Connecticut. Wrapped in heavy coats and clutching Dunkin' Donuts cups, many of them slouched against the building's cement walls, while others, exercising a tad more foresight, lounged in foldable camping chairs. Most had arrived around 3 in the morning. The first in line had been there since 11:30 p.m. the night before.
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THE Journal
A new report commissioned by NWEA revealed that parents, teachers and school leaders agree about the importance of measuring students' soft skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork and view them as equally important as academic skills. However, which skills to teach and who should have the primary role in doing so is an area where the roles disagreed. Also, a slight majority of parents said they believe their child is receiving a better education than the one they received. NWEA is a nonprofit that develops assessment solutions for education agencies around the world.
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The Brookings Institution
As kids across America head back to school, compelling story lines in the education policy world are playing out with massive implications for students, educators and parents. From school safety, to the midterm elections in November, to the possibility of more teacher strikes, there will be a lot of important developments to monitor over the coming months. To sort through it all, Brown Center scholars each highlighted — in their own words — what they'll be watching for in U.S. education during the 2018-2019 academic year.
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Education Week
When it comes to ranking school quality, one high-profile marker — academic achievement — takes center stage. How much students actually learn, whether they complete their K-12 education and how states stack up against each other can offer a rough proxy for how well the nation's public school system is doing its job.
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THE Journal
As makerspaces start to pop up in schools across the country, some educators, particularly those teaching non-STEM subjects, may be wondering what exactly they're supposed to do with them. Policymakers and administrators, meanwhile, want to make sure the spaces and resources are well utilized and are providing as much educational bang for the buck as possible. Luckily, integrating makerspaces throughout the curriculum is fairly easy with the right frame of mind.
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Education Next
When the U.S. Department of Education awarded $350 million to two consortia of states in September 2010 to develop new assessments measuring performance of the Common Core State Standards, state commissioners of education called it a milestone in American education. "By working together, states can make greater — and faster — progress than we can if we go it alone," said Mitchell Chester, the late Massachusetts education commissioner and chair of the PARCC Governing Board from 2010 to 2015.
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Education DIVE
According to a 2016 study conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 46 percent of teachers report high daily stress that affects their quality of life and teaching performance which, in turn, lowers levels of both social adjustment and academic performance in students. The study suggests that schools use interventions to reduce teacher stress by changing the school culture and approaches to teaching. It also suggests that stronger programs for mentoring, workplace wellness and mindfulness be put in place for the benefit of both teachers and students.
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The Washington Post
Francesca Curatilo attended three camps this summer: wilderness, martial arts and — in the final days before the start of school — cursive. Yes, cursive. On a sunny morning, Francesca sat in a windowless room practicing the majestic swoop of an F. And she was delighted. "I love how, at the end of the day, you see all the amazing stuff we can do with letters," said Francesca, 6, who also answers to Cece. At home at night, she practiced her favorites: capital R, P, Z, Y, G and A. There was no assigned homework; Francesca did this for fun.
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Education Week
School dress-code controversies have been trending on the web in recent months, fanning a controversy over whether schools are enforcing the rules in ways that discriminate against girls. In one of the latest episodes, a viral video initally meant to instruct students on the dress-code policy at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas, drew intense criticism last month for depicting only girls as rule violators.
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MiddleWeb (commentary)
Susan Daniels, a contributor for MiddleWeb, writes: "Doodling, in the past, has had a bad rap — thought to be an idle and mindless activity at best and a distraction from more serious pursuits at worst. Yet, I had always suspected that the students in my classes who doodled, even abstractly, had greater recall."
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