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

k12 Digest

Elmwood encourages students to create and lead clubs that reflect their passionswhether thats robotics, creative writing, or cultural heritage. Thats why the school has built a culture where care isnt an afterthoughtits a foundation. Leadership isnt limited to official titles, either. But its not all theory.

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3 tips to combat chronic absenteeism in high schools

eSchool News

Ensure that communications are culturally responsive and inclusive, acknowledging and celebrating the diversity within the school community. One crucial way to do this is to ensure that all communications can be shared in a family’s home language. It’s also crucial to communicate about available support resources like counseling.

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3 innovative ways to help teachers feel engaged and valued

eSchool News

Use respectful language when talking with and about teachers. Whether you are an administrator or active community member, how you speak, write, and/or communicate towards educators will shape the culture. Indeed, teachers are working in a school culture where verbal communication means much more than only using considerate language.

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How Schools Can Build a Culture of Support for Educator Mental Health

Edsurge

We saw how having the language to talk about difficult experiences —such as prolonged exposure to intense stress and collective trauma—serves as a critical first step in being able to acknowledge, process and face these widespread events. If I’m referring a student, I should be able to refer myself too, right?”.

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Prioritizing teacher well-being can help schools retain talent

eSchool News

Consider subsidizing telehealth counseling that more effectively fits into teachers’ schedules. Your approach here should certainly include building a culture of openness around mental health. There must also be a commitment to using language during discussions that humanizes people living with mental illness.

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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

eSchool News

This thread of inequity continues through other groups of students such as English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities. We as educators can also serve as gatekeepers to either advanced studies, special education, counseling, etc. We are clearly not serving our Black students.

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For These Native American Girls, Coding Became the Language to Discuss Mental Health

Edsurge

The 15 of them divided into five groups to explore different facets of mental health on their own microsites: cultural identity, cyberbullying, anger, suicide and anxiety. We’re hoping now that they’re exposed to a new language they’ll be able to utilize it and capitalize on it more.”.