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Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health

eSchool News

A science-backed and scalable solution for this mental health challenge is to provide students with an anonymous questionnaire that provides personalized feedback and supportive resources in the areas of mental health, well-being, social support, and psychosocial areas relevant to school persistence and achievement.

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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. Twitter as a classroom resource, you ask? I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006. I connect with other teachers for purely professional reasons, such as sharing resources, supporting each other, and building a network.

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Proactive Protection: AI-Powered Gun Detection Technology

Gaggle Speaks

Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) analyzed 67 disrupted plots against K-12 schools from 2006–2018. The Averting Targeted Schools Violence report reveals the need for greater awareness of and resources for student mental health within our schools. A 2021 report from the U.S.

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10 Essential Online Learning Best Practices – Free Webinar

The CoolCatTeacher

I also know that that I too have a lot to learn, even though I’ve been teaching online since 2006 and have collaborated globally for years. Through Advancement Courses, she is proud to be a part of providing valuable resources to the world of education. I was asked today if I’m sharing and certainly, I am.

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How Family Engagement Leads to Student Success

Waterford

Involvement includes family participation in school events or activities, while teachers provide learning resources and information about their student’s grades. Parental involvement in middle school: a meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement.” Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006, 98, 653-664.

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5 Ways to Create Relevant Cultures of Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Utility value is purely academic and emphasizes the importance that content has for the students’ future goals — both short-term and long-term goals (Ormrod, 2006). A unifying focus bridges curriculum, instruction, and assessment to a school’s vision and mission. Students graduated with a mini-major specific to their interests.

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Strategies for Surviving All Types of Assessments

edWeb.net

Whether you are a first-year teacher or a veteran teacher, classroom and system-wide assessments can be a time of high anxiety and stress for everyone involved. in School Counseling Program, Freed-Hardeman University, TN, lays out strategies and ground rules for what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to assessments.