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What Your School Needs to Know About Trauma-Informed Practices

Waterford

Then, we’ll discuss the importance of implementing trauma-informed practices in all schools. How Trauma-Informed Practice in Schools Can Help Students Heal. Because there are many children at every school who have experienced trauma, it’s important for districts to implement trauma-informed practices.[5] Chronic absenteeism.

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Edscape 2011: Innovation Now

A Principal's Reflections

Building upon last year''s event I am proud to officially announce Edscape 2011 will be taking place at New Milford High School on Saturday October 15, 2011. Edscape 2011 is a conference intended to bring together passionate educators who firmly believe that innovation is essential to increasing student engagement and achievement.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

So, it should not be surprising that only 27% of 8th and 12th-grade students earned a score of proficient in writing in the last report published in 2011 by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Reading comprehension and information retention improve when students write about what they read (Graham & Herbert, 2011).

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Using Neuroscience to Launch a Research-Informed School Schedule

Edsurge

Since 2011, St. Elevating time for research-informed professional development and student passion and curiosity pursuit. As a research-informed school and faculty, we also recognized the importance of testing our ideas. After all, she is a high school freshman. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Md.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Beyond the traditional outreach methods, here are some other ideas for how to get families involved in school: After-School Activities Your school’s festivals, celebrations, and open houses are some ways your school can help educators connect with families in an informal environment. 2011, March). 2011, June). Sources: Hong, S.

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Beyond Test Scores and Retention of Information

The Principal of Change

November 9, 2011 Reflective Solitude June 28, 2013 The Prophets In Your Land October 2, 2011 You Should Read (October 2, 2011) September 18, 2011 You Should Read…(September 18, 2011) November 8, 2010 What Shapes Your Learning?

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Research-based Benefits of Being Bilingual

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Enhanced Executive Control : Bilingual individuals often perform better in tasks requiring executive control, such as working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility (Bialystok, 2011). Bialystok, E. Bialystok, E. Blumenfeld, H.K., Does bilingualism influence cognitive aging? Annals of Neurology , 75 (6), 959-963. link] Bialystock, E.

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