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Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

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Elmwood encourages students to create and lead clubs that reflect their passionswhether thats robotics, creative writing, or cultural heritage. Athletes take the lead as captains or student coaches. Thats why the school has built a culture where care isnt an afterthoughtits a foundation. But its not all theory.

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How a Culture of Caring Is Helping These Schools Improve Student Mental Health

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Some approaches include “advocacy centers” where students are coached through strong emotions with activities like yoga, breathing exercises or calming music. Others are applied more broadly, like mentorship programs or culturally responsive curriculum. Why are you going to write up a child because he or she didn’t bring a pencil?

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The Kiski School: A Transformative Boarding School Experience Rooted in Tradition

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As dorm parents, coaches, and club advisors, teachers foster a culture of support and engagement that extends far beyond academics. This international mix enriches learning, preparing students for college and beyond by exposing them to a wide array of viewpoints and cultures. Weekends are a thrill.

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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023

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Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, coaches, and other loved ones have faced an unprecedented challenge in this regard. Districts will see the value in data-driven instructional coaching. One practice that we will see gaining popularity is instructional coaching. –Patty Hagan, Teaching and Learning Coach, St.

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Back to Basics: Focusing on the Foundation of Teaching and Learning

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What if he could make a difference by ensuring that kids had reliable adults—parents, teachers, coaches—to count on? Today, he spends the bulk of his time teaching and supporting educators as a coach, speaker, author and senior fellow at the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). That's exactly what's happened.

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We Need to Make Schools Human Again. That Means Treating Teachers With Respect.

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As an instructional coach, the most important role I have is as a listener. In my role as listener and coach I’ve heard what teachers need. Go beyond “checking-in” to building a culture of relational trust. In fact, educational leadership experts say that culture is always at play in a school’s success or failure.

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What Schools Miss When They’re Missing Relationship Data

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They can administer culture and belonging surveys that measure how students and staff experience and perceive their community. Palette is still in beta, but will launch a half dozen or so pilot programs this fall in advising, coaching, mentoring and counseling programs. That’s not to say schools fly entirely blind.

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