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Occupational therapy is the antidote for pandemic skill loss

eSchool News

OTs are trained to be holistic, big-picture thinkers, enabling them to meet clients where they are and assist them in achieving their individual goals. While one client may want to pursue a skill like handwriting, another may be more interested in developing self-advocacy, decision-making, or goal setting skills.

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Yes, Schools Need to Hire More Counselors. But They Also Need to Work on Themselves.

Edsurge

In 2019, Detroit Public Schools Community District officially declared themselves a Sanctuary District , a testament to parent organizing and advocacy in the city. Unfortunately, there is no clear definition of a sanctuary school, much less a whole district.

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Can mental health training for teachers reduce preschool suspensions?

The Hechinger Report

It’s help teachers need: In 2016 , about 50,000 preschoolers were suspended at least once, and at least 17,000 were expelled, according to the Center for American Progress, a Washington-based liberal research and advocacy institute, which arrived at the estimate based on data from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health.

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To Jeff Bezos: 7 Suggestions for Enhancing Preschool Education, From a Former Montessori Teacher

Edsurge

Why would arguably one of the most innovative (and definitely the richest) technology tycoon of the 21st century support a low-tech pedagogy that has barely changed in more than a hundred years? Montessori teachers need rigorous science in their training, and—after they graduate—an online resource they can refer to for inspiration.

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Parents feared Tennessee’s new reading law would hold back thousands of students. That didn’t happen

The Hechinger Report

Tennessee’s law was modeled after a much-praised literacy program in neighboring Mississippi that includes tutoring, improved literacy training for teachers and a retention policy for third graders who don’t pass its state test. We definitely want to maintain high expectations and know that our students can exceed and reach those.

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How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools

The Hechinger Report

For those who continue to struggle in school, the ideal instruction is one-on-one or in a small group with a trained teacher who provides intensive and systematic assistance in making connections between written words and sounds. The studies came just as the U.S.

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Why Teacher Self-Care Matters and How to Practice Self-Care in Your School

Waterford

The definition of self-care is any action that you use to improve your health and well-being. Technical Assistance and Training System. National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project, June 2014, pp. But for teachers, self-care is so much more than breakfast in bed or treating yourself to a spa day. and Molina, M.

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