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The difficult news stories of last week left students with added stress and anxiety, and while we tried to help them process questions and emotions, we found our own stress and concerns needing attention, as...
Author: Kasey Short
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This article supports the following characteristics from The Successful Middle School: This We Believe:
Educators respect and value young adolescents.
The school environment is welcoming, inclusive, and affirming...
Author: Phyllis Fagell
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Three ways to preserve relationships so we emerge stronger together
Right before my son started college, the dean, Kathryn
Lively, shared a story with the first-year students. A
few years earlier, she had attended a silent meditation
retreat where one of the other participants...
Author: Phyllis Fagell
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The impact of COVID-19 on teen girls and timely, responsive ideas for supporting them
Without a doubt, COVID-19 has upended our country,
our economy, and our educational system in a way
that none of us have ever experienced or could have
imagined. From the immediate impact of stay-at-home
orders...
Author: Lisa Hinkelman, Ph.D.
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Ensuring students’ social-emotional needs are met
As we head into the seventh month of the epidemic, with return to school buildings being delayed across the United States, middle school students face ever increasing social-emotional and academic challenges. With...
Author: Read to Lead
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It’s not about a test score, it’s about taking ownership of the learning journey
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
--John...
Author: Jennifer Ingold
Number of views (4134)/Comments (0)/
Using design thinking to prepare students to be leaders and changemakers
Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test. These are
the building blocks of the design thinking process, a
process that has been accessed time and time again by
successful start-ups and other businesses...
Author: Jamie Silverman
Number of views (1922)/Comments (0)/
A structured activity that engages students in critical thinking through meaningful conversation
When considering exploring socially conscious themes
with middle school students, including such topics as
racial and social inequality, poverty, environmental
protection, and LGBTQ rights amongst many...
Author: Karen Moroz, Ed.D., Jennifer Carlson, Ph.D.
Number of views (1706)/Comments (0)/
Four things for educators to consider in support of students
We’re five months into the pandemic and still dealing
with many unknowns. We are dealing with whether
school will be virtual, face-to-face, or a blend of both,
and we don’t yet know the long-term toll...
Author: Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC
Number of views (4824)/Comments (0)/
Real issues, realistic solutions
With so many things happening in our world and in our country, now is the time to talk about some of the transformational changes that need to occur within our schools. Each facet of society will need to make changes...
Author: Jack Berckemeyer, Kim Campbell, Dedra Stafford
Number of views (3759)/Comments (0)/
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