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Bryan Schmidt: Dec 12, 2024 6:00:00 AM
The holiday season has a way of amplifying emotions. For some, it’s a time of warmth, connection, and celebration. But for many students, it can...
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Marie Hynes: Oct 11, 2023 9:00:00 AM
In today’s digital age, students K-12 are facing an issue that extends outside the physical classroom: cyberbullying. Cyberbullying, defined as the...
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Niknesha Hairston: Aug 7, 2023 9:00:00 AM
As a teacher of eight years, I noticed the classroom has changed since the pandemic. The lack of “school connectedness” is extremely detrimental....
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Dr. Lisa Strohman: Mar 2, 2023 12:42:10 PM
Introduction: Mental health is a major issue for students of all ages, yet most schools are unprepared to identify warning signs and respond...
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Susan Gentz: Apr 1, 2022 1:54:00 PM
We all know the past two years have been a wild ride, and none of us are certain when it will stop being full of so many highs and lows. All of the...
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Lisa Railton: Mar 3, 2022 10:53:00 AM
The pandemic has placed elementary students in a unique position: Many have never experienced a “normal” school year. The last time students lived...
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Art Godin, Ed.S.: Jul 29, 2021 1:33:00 PM
My previous MTSS blog detailed the fundamentals of MTSS and the importance of an early warning system. The next step is incorporating mental health...
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Lisa Railton: Jun 22, 2021 2:13:00 PM
The crisis in student mental health has been growing for years, but the pandemic has heightened these struggles for today’s students. In a recent...
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Gaggle: Mar 29, 2021 2:43:00 PM
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is important to ensure student success both in school and in life. When students are more in touch with their...
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Angela Maiers: Mar 9, 2021 11:07:00 AM
Hope is a force that no one doubts or disagrees is a good thing. What we are unsure of is what exactly hope is and, more importantly, what it looks...
