This message was sent to ##Email##
|
| September 22, 2016 |
| |  | | |
|
|
|
NYSSCA
The New York State School Counselor Association presents several awards each year at our annual conference. The award categories this year include:
- School Counselor of the Year
- Administrator of the Year
- Career Achievement
- Outstanding Program, Practice, or Project
All nominations are submitted online. Click Here for All Award Nominations.
READ MORE
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." Early Bird Registration and Hotel Discount Deadline, Oct. 19. Visit our Conference Page for the conference brochure, hotel information and registration information. Registration for attendees and Exhibitors is now open.
NYSCSH
The New York State Center for School Health as a contract agency of the NYSED has expanded our focus to assist to health education teachers and those coordinating health educations, in addition to school nurses and medical directors. To support this expansion a NYS Certified School Health Educator has been added to our diverse and talented staff.
We have resources and tools ready to assist all of your school health staff through the Center's professional education training conferences beginning this October, our website, phone and email support and email messaging system called HIP for Health Information Portal.
These may also be important resources for school counselors in New York State. Find a link to the Health Information Portal here. Center for School Health Brochure is available here.
READ MORE
The Pennsylvania State University
Hi - The Network on Child Protection and Well-Being at Penn State University is hosting a conference Oct. 10-11 on Trauma Informed Schools: How child maltreatment prevention, detection and intervention can be integrated into the school setting.
Many school counselors or other staff members might find this conference beneficial. Click here for the link to the website.
READ MORE
NYSED
The Regents discussed a number of ways to more accurately measure student poverty in order to better allocate aid to school districts. Currently the school aid formula relies on the percentage of students in a district who apply for free or reduced price lunch, but educators have long argued that number is not accurate because many eligible families do not apply. In addition, the Regents noted that many high-need school districts have begun offering universal free meal programs, so eligibility forms are no longer collected.
Commissioner Elia, who must submit a report with recommendations to the Legislature and Governor by Oct. 1, suggested using census data, direct certification by families, state income tax data or participation in other means-tested programs like SNAP or Medicaid.
READ MORE
NYSUT
NYSUT celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, with a free poster honoring Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Latino to serve as United States Poet Laureate. He was appointed to the position in 2015. As laureate, Herrera launched the project "La Casa de Colores," which invited citizens to contribute to an epic poem. Here's more information on how you can download or order a free copy of the poster.
READ MORE
Starbridge, Inc.
Resources
Getting Support, Supporting Others: A handbook for working with non-visible disabilities
Ernst and Young
Americans with Disabilities Act technical assistance: Testing accommodations
Parent Center Hub
Employment for young people with disabilities
Center on Transition Innovation
Understanding ADHD
CHADD.org
Five tips for finding employment for college students on the spectrum
Friendship Circle
An effective but exhausting alternative to NYC high school suspensions
New York Times Magazine
Social security disability benefits: What teachers need to know
Center on Transition Innovations
U.S. News & World Report
High school guidance counselors are a unique and valuable resource — in fact, their primary responsibility is to help students excel. If you are beginning your final year of high school, this is a great time to ask your counselor these five pointed questions.
READ MORE
THE Journal
A New York-based provider of classroom-friendly solutions for K–12 computer science instruction is bringing computer science to more than 5,000 students enrolled in 100 Title I schools in New York City. Codesters teaches students Python through its platform that enables students to create interactive graphics, animation, elements and other projects. The company provides a pre-built curriculum with step-by-step lessons that give students instant feedback and assessments.
READ MORE
The Atlantic
Teenagers make bad choices. Honestly, who doesn't? For adolescents, however, who are armed with new responsibilities, opportunities and bodies they are almost inevitably unprepared to deal with, the wrong decision can have serious, life-altering effects. For low-income adolescents who lack the safety net that comes with privilege, the wrong decisions can be catastrophic.
READ MORE
The Huffington Post
Today's parents are flooded with well-meaning advice, but it's not always practical or easy to implement. Erin O'Malley, who is the Dean of Student Services and Director of Counseling at Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia, and on the Educational Advisory Board for Responsibility.org, offers three key pieces of advice to help parents navigate the tricky landscape of adolescence — advice that can be put into action today.
READ MORE
By: Douglas Magrath
 There are many benefits for instructors who have an understanding of their learners' cultures as well as their own culture. A teacher's comments may be misunderstood because of the different ways teachers communicate in L1 cultures. For example, the majority of U.S. teachers grade and write little notes about "how to improve" or "work on this" in red ink. For Koreans, this is perceived as shameful. To write someone's name in red ink means that you wish death upon him or her.
READ MORE
WNYC
Starting this fall, some 16,000 New York City middle and high school students will get extra support from a school counselor or social worker. It is an effort to pay close attention to the emotional and academic well-being of students in two high-poverty districts, which Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration hopes will keep students on a path to graduation.
READ MORE
Detroit Free Press
The new school year brings a new crop of high school seniors, who are excited to have their chance to rule the school, but who are also eager to build their lives beyond school. In Michigan, members of the Class of 2017 are looking at the greatest number of post-secondary choices in recent memory. The rebounding economy, with an increase in entry-level positions in skilled trades and manufacturing jobs sends a clear message to students. Four years of college is a great option for students who want it, but it is far from the only choice for students who want to live and work in Michigan.
READ MORE
By Brian Stack
 In May, a joint letter from the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights clarified for educators what schools must do to ensure the civil rights of transgendered students. Fast-forward four months after these policy recommendations were released, and the debate over restroom rules is now playing out in the court systems. This leaves uncertainty for educators and school leaders.
READ MORE
Education Dive
Researchers at Duke University's Talent Identification Program and Johns Hopkins' Center for Talented Youth studied standardized test results to determine the portion of students performing at levels that would be expected for their peers a grade ahead of them. NPR reports 25-45 percent of students tested ahead of grade level on the NAEP test, the NWEA MAP test, the Florida Standards Assessment and Smarter Balanced tests in Wisconsin and California, and while two-thirds of middle schools reported offering acceleration by subject in 2013, there is no national data about how many students take advantage of that.
READ MORE
Education Week
Here it comes again: the argument that Advanced Placement credits can help students save money by helping them get through college more quickly. But is it true? Let's go right to the source: the College Board, which administers the AP program. Jason Manoharan, the College Board's vice president of AP strategy and program management, told a gathering of education writers earlier this year that AP's key value is in providing challenging courses to high school students.
READ MORE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063
|
