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Health, Wellness, Guidance
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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
Number of views (867)/Comments (1)/
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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Reading out loud offers chances for connection and conversation
Good stories are powerful. They have a way of
seeping into our souls and lingering in the backs of
our minds. For years, stories were the main way that
knowledge was passed between generations. Reading
to my sixth...
Author: Kate Cimo
Number of views (1306)/Comments (1)/
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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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 (4724)/Comments (0)/
After helping more than 18,000 families navigate cancer, Pat shares 10 themes of family resiliency he’s learned that apply to navigating all of life’s unplanned obstacles.
Over the past eight weeks, families have been tested in ways they never thought imaginable. Amidst the pandemic, we’ve been forced to learn new ways of navigating obstacles pertaining to every aspect of our...
Author: Pat Colleluori, HEADstrong Foundation, CDO & Nick’s Brother
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Setting positive, caring intentions to meet our shared goal of nurturing students
I remember the first Back to School Night as a principal. I introduced the teachers and invited them to leave for a few extra minutes in their classrooms. I shared with parents our plans for the year, adding a...
Author: Jen Cort
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Four ways educators can lean into discomfort
To get from Reno to Lake Tahoe School in Incline
Village, Nevada, a school official had to drive me up
6,500 feet of steep, narrow roads lined with snow
banks. The air thinned as we ascended above the
clouds, so...
Author: Phyllis Fagell
Number of views (4840)/Comments (1)/
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