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Support Students through Grief: The most universal of all feelings
NYSSCA/MHANYS
Webinar, November 24, from 4 – 5 pm
Presented by: Amy Molloy, MSW, M.Ed., Project Director Mental Health Association in NYS, Inc.
We often think of grief in the context of personal loss but as our students are struggling to cope with today's challenges — social distancing, systemic discrimination, economic crises and the COVID-19 pandemic — grief is becoming more universal experience. This presentation will focus on grief as a continuum, the process of grief & healing, and explore how we can turn shared grief into a learning experience to strengthen student resilience.
This webinar is FREE for NYSSCA members. $10 for non-members. Email membership@nyssca.org to confirm your membership status.
Webinar Flyer Linked HERE.
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How is COVID-19 Impacting the Emotional Well-being of Adolescents?
PYD Network Webinar
Thursday, December 10, 2020
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Presenter: Jutta Dotterweich, ACT for Youth, Cornell University
About the webinar: We all experience the impact of living during COVID-19, a pandemic that fosters social isolation, restricts physical and emotional contact, and moves social interaction online. While they are designed to keep us physically safe, the conditions we are living under affect our emotional and social health and well-being. What is the impact on young people, who are still learning how to handle stress and develop important social and emotional skills? What are the long-term consequences of growing up during a pandemic? We'll take a look what experts and researchers tell us. And we'll explore promising strategies to support young people, online and on-site, in their efforts to navigate this difficult social environment.
Click here for the webinar registration.
Find resources for youth work professionals on the ACT for Youth website.
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.AROUND THE INDUSTRY
5 ways to identify a child in need during virtual learning
eSchool News
Teachers have many jobs these days — educator, IT professional, custodian and mentor, just to name a few. But arguably one of the biggest jobs for teachers in today's distance learning environment is being able to provide a sufficient level of support for students' social, emotional and mental wellbeing. Children have been isolated from their peers and teachers, and many are in homes where there is trauma from COVID-19 or the economic crisis. Strong, supportive relationships not only help keep students engaged, but also provide a foundation for building a classroom community where all children, including a child in need of help, feel safe and secure.
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How to support first-time honors students in AP classes
Edutopia
Nearly 10 months into the global pandemic and almost seven months of teaching online, cracks are starting to show. Many students adapted with impressive speed, but now anxiety and a sense of alienation are increasing. For students who are already struggling, socioeconomically disadvantaged, subject to systemic oppression or bias or marginalized because of language or ability, this stress is even greater.
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How automation keeps bullying in check — Both in-person and remote
eSchool News
Even a pandemic won't stop bad student behavior–and in many cases, it inflames behaviors such as bullying. In this conversation with eSchool News, Laura Lockhart, director of student services of Keller Independent School District in Texas talks about how the district digitally updated their bullying reporting process to keep students safe and meet federal reporting regulations.
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A big decision awaits Biden's education pick: To test or not to test
Chalkbeat
President-elect Joe Biden's education secretary will face an immediate high-stakes test: whether to allow states to forgo their usual standardized testing again. State testing would bring a host of practical challenges at a time when many students are still learning exclusively from home. Critics, including many educators and their unions, also worry that it would sap resources and morale from an already battered school system.
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MULTIBRIEFS EXCLUSIVE
How water helps boost student mental health
By Sheilamary Koch and Ayla Reguero Koch
 Most of us have experienced times when an ocean, river rapids, a waterfall or a very cold swimming pool has demanded our attention or inspired awe. Water is indeed a powerful force of nature. However, it's not commonly thought of as part of the educator's toolkit (unless perhaps you're teaching Montessori or marine biology). This article may change your mind. Oceans and water in general can be used by educators to benefit student learning both as a mindfulness tool and a boost to brain functioning.
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3 steps for returning to school with SEL
eSchool News
Across the country, school and district leaders are asking lots of questions — from how we can foster connection as we return to school to how to intensify a spotlight on the impact of societal inequities on education. To my mind, social and emotional learning is a key component of this work.
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5 ways to give students virtual work-based experiences
District Administration Magazine
Students with disabilities who are nearing postsecondary transition need to figure out what they want to do with their lives after high school and have work-based learning experiences. These needs don't change because students are learning remotely. Adults just have to be creative in how they communicate and collaborate to ensure students get the most out of virtual activities.
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What we can do to keep our students engaged in learning
EdSource
During the past few months, Americans have borne witness to the racial and social inequities that many of our students face every day. Now that our eyes have been opened, we have the responsibility to provide students with the tools to address these issues. But many students are disengaged from their learning. Students are disengaged because we teach them from a place of fear. It took my student, Gilianna Esquival at Alliance Tajima High School in Los Angeles, to help me see that courageous teaching leads to courageous learning.
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Going back to virtual learning: The challenges of reopening high schools
Edutopia
Carly Berwick, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "On our third day of hybrid instruction, my high school literature class and I played a game of telephone. One of the six masked students in my classroom shared a sentence about an event that day, and one of the 16 students calling in on Zoom tried to understand and repeat it. A 'ride on the bus with freshmen' morphed into a 'drop-kicked alien in a fiery bus.' Clearly, no one could hear anyone well in my hybrid classroom, where the goal was to teach an in-person cohort and at-home group at the same time."
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6 tips for SAT, ACT test prep procrastinators
U.S. News & World Report
Many students say they do their best work under a tight deadline. But if you have put off studying for the ACT or SAT, getting ready to sit for your exam will take more effort than just saying, "I work well under pressure!" You may have missed out on weeks or even months of test preparation that without a doubt would have helped you significantly. But keep calm as you read the following six tips for test prep procrastinators. It is not too late to incorporate some fruitful review into your tight schedule as your exam day approaches.
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Report: Children lose basic skills under virus restrictions
The Associated Press
Some young children have forgotten how to eat with a knife and fork and others have regressed back into diapers as the coronavirus pandemic and related school closures take a toll on young peoples' learning, the U.K. education watchdog said. The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills., known as Ofsted, published five reports based on findings from more than 900 visits to education and social care providers across England since September. Some of the children most affected by the disruption of the pandemic were those in their earliest years of education with working parents, who "experienced the double whammy of less time with parents and less time with other children," chief inspector Amanda Spielman said.
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5 ways to support kids with ADHD during remote learning
Edutopia
Tears and tantrums — popular words among parents who've taken to social media to describe remote learning for their kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Without the usual support from teachers or the familiarity of classroom rules and structure, the struggle to stay organized and keep up with lessons and homework has suddenly become overwhelming.
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