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CASEL Board Member Dr. Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl Starts as NoVo Endowed Chair of SEL at UIC

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Known as a world-renowned expert in SEL, Dr. Schonert-Reichl was a Professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Special Education in the Faculty of Education at University of British Columbia (UBC) from 1991 to 2020.

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School Counselor of the Year Reflects on What Students and Teachers Lost and Gained in 2022

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As a school counselor, I spend my days serving 835 middle school students in a rural district in Livingston, California. My days involve a combination of classroom counseling, meeting students in small groups and one-on-one sessions and consulting with staff and caregivers. In 2021, U.S.

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What’s Driving the Change in Student-to-Counselor Ratios in Schools?

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Jill Cook: So today's school counselor works with all students in a school around academic, career and social-emotional development, as opposed to the guidance counselor of old that many of us may have had experience with that perhaps just worked on the college admissions process at a high school or on disciplinary issues.

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This District Helps Young Kids Identify Their Interests — and Ideal Careers

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In high school, he reasoned, students might take vocational training courses, intern at local businesses or meet with guidance counselors to discuss their future. For others, he says, “We have to bring that into the school, into the family’s life, so they can see that their child can absolutely compete.”

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Why ‘Brain Rot’ Can Hurt Learning — and How One District Is Kicking It Out of School

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This flavor of internet short-form content absurd, easily produced, no plot appears to be having an effect on its viewers that is being felt by schools and youth mental health experts. Educators have talked for years about students shortening attention spans and how kids struggle to follow the most basic of instructions.

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As Schools Turn to Tech for Mental Health Support, the Best Solution Might Be More Analog

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Districts are increasingly turning to teletherapy to help students who won’t necessarily get seen by limited school mental health professionals, who are usually called to intervene with students experiencing a crisis. Some edtech companies are turning their efforts to mental health, and mental health tech is turning its attention to students.

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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023

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I believe we’ll see increased attention to students’ mental health and, with it, an increase in the attention paid to the mental health crisis and severely limited resources in our schools. I’m also hopeful we’ll see more schools providing comprehensive mental health supports – for both students and staff members.

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