Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Others are applied more broadly, like mentorship programs or culturally responsive curriculum. Culture Change When Cole-Ochoa was assigned to the junior high campus more than two years ago, it was with the directive to turn around its academic performance. I always think of it as Maslow's.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

Leverage multiple communication channels While traditional methods like newsletters and parent-teacher conferences remain valuable, incorporating popular technologies such as text messaging, social media, and mobile apps can enhance engagement and reach students and families where they are.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2022

By increasing support and creating safe spaces to openly discuss common experiences of stress, schools can establish a culture that normalizes addressing mental health, which can reduce stigma. The good thing about establishing a culture of healthy communication and work expectations is that accountability goes both ways.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2019

As a technology user, I have over the years: Dropped and broken my phone’s screen. Stuff happens to even the most careful technology user. Requiring/allowing students to leave their devices at school rather than take them home (not popular with teachers whose homework requires technology use). Would a carrot approach help?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

I was encouraged by their mature approach, but also troubled by their dialogue, which often ranged from being frightened to air their views to confusion as to where they could find truthful information about the candidates—this from the Millennials who grew up with technology and have constant access via their handheld devices.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Topics could include new teaching strategies, technology integration, or stress management techniques. Well-being resources : Encourage self-care by providing resources such as access to counseling services, wellness programs, or relaxation spaces within the school. Consider organizing wellness days or retreats.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Working with people—in addition to working with the technology or materials or curriculum—means that cooperative interactions occur daily. Whether you are an administrator or active community member, how you speak, write, and/or communicate towards educators will shape the culture. Traditional (i.e.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

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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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2020

EdSurge: In your book “Bold School,” you recommend combining old school wisdom with new school technologies. If great things are happening in the classroom, and you throw technology at it, it's going to magnify the greatness. One of the things the COVID-19 pandemic revealed is the assessment culture we’ve created in our schools.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

School counselors are not only an important influence in the lives of students, but research shows that students attending schools with lower counselor-to-student ratios were more engaged in higher-quality college counseling learning decisions, and in turn made more informed college decisions.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

“At SchoolStatus, we firmly believe that educators’ voices must be central in shaping education technology. Members of the CAB were selected based on their deep knowledge of education technology, passion for improving learning outcomes, and success in supporting students’ academic achievements and families’ evolving needs.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2023

And since today’s school counselors work with all students in a school — through classroom instruction, small group, individual counseling and individual consultation — having those smaller ratios gives school counselors an opportunity to deliver information and curricula and … to address gaps around opportunity, equity and access.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

High schoolers, whose day ends at lunchtime, will have access to college preparation, job training and counseling. Her district is focused on fostering a “culture of fun,” which may look different for each kid. They’re also trying to craft culturally-responsive curricula. Does It Matter?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. To be intentional and thoughtful to what technology can provide for teachers and students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Campus Environment: More Than Just Aesthetic Appeal Cultural Fit The culture of the school is one of the most important, but often overlooked, factors. Learning about the culture of the school can help you picture your daily life there and decide if you’ll do well there.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We want all children to attend a public school where there is a nurse, the arts, band, orchestra, novels, field trips, technology and daily classes in the “untested subjects” (such as science and social studies). What do teachers want? Teachers want fair funding for all schools. In fact, charter schools have been accused of re-segregation.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

What Happens When Students Don’t Receive a Diploma Culturally, graduation is a right of passage and a source of immense pride. Admittedly, I find it hard to counsel them when the value of a diploma and the future of society keeps moving before I have time to adjust. How will it shape their self image and how their loved ones see them?

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2023

The discrepancy stems from systemic factors like economic inequality, as well as cultural ones. Studies have shown that counseling and therapy are more effective when providers share a cultural understanding with patients. Families may believe that therapy is ‘a white people thing,’” Cherestal says.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2023

That means that without knowing it, many underrepresented high school students may be further disadvantaged if they want to pursue a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) career. The decision provoked lawsuits and cultural scraps over “woke” math. For example: Public schools are less likely to have college counselors.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2017

secondary schools and universities , where demand for counseling services is rapidly outstripping supply. Our thesis is that one route to effective SEL and preventive mental health lies at the intersection of character education, community building and traditional counseling center services. For example, community.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

I became assistant principal in 2018, but served as dean of culture at Westgate for three years prior. Even when I came on and there were two of us counseling, it wasn’t enough to support that many students. Mentors even sat in on counseling sessions to observe our counselor and I during sessions.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2024

Educational technology adoption has grown significantly in the past decade, and it’s clear that K-12 schools are now comfortable with and embrace the new technology norms. Susan Uram Director of Educational Technology at Rockford Public Schools But effectively evaluating edtech products is no small feat.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

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. We must bring a critical eye to our schools’ systems and practices—and be willing to change things for the better.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Spectrum and The Rise Fund bring a wealth of expertise in building industry-leading technology platforms and are the ideal partners as we provide a new level of innovation to technology solutions for special education.”. About PresenceLearning. PresenceLearning, Inc., through its network of over 1,500 certified clinicians.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Latino Serving Assistant Superintendent of the Year – Dr. Tommy Welch, Head of Culture and Community, the Lovett School, GA. Latino Technology Champion of the Year – Sophia Mendoza, Instructional Technology Initiative Director, LAUSD, CA.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2022

If schools do not get the time and resources needed to recover, they may be unable to endure the next viral variant, culture war or economic disaster. The school has a culture of inclusiveness and belonging. Since COVID started, the school has increased counseling supports and upped tiered interventions.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2024

Other wellness programs are expanding, including fitness classes, mindfulness sessions, stress management workshops and counseling services, contributing to increased employee satisfaction. This fosters a supportive leadership culture that comprehends campus dynamics and provides enhanced support accordingly.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

With no school counseling team — and teachers weary from other new programs and systems — EPIC needed a partner it could trust to serve Tier 2 students. Based on this need, Aurora Public Schools was in the implementation stage when the Director of Mental Health and Counseling unexpectedly had to take a leave of absence.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

The startup company provides telehealth counseling to middle and high school students through school districts. The way the service works is that a school counselor refers a student for teletherapy, and the company matches that student with a therapist to meet with the student via videoconference for a set number of counseling sessions.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

One way that schools are engaging students is by introducing coding activities in makerspaces, where students can use the creative culture to start establishing the building blocks of computational thinking. MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out what professional development your teachers need to run a successful makerspace !

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2022

Under a traditional school counseling model, and because of state Medicaid policies, students and families who can’t afford outside mental health treatment often have to wait to receive a diagnosis or until their needs become dire before qualifying for any school-based services. More kids are getting some short term interventions,” she says.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Despite their exhaustion, educators across our nation have worked tirelessly, transforming their kitchen tables into classrooms while simultaneously becoming the cafeteria, technology, custodial and counseling staff for their own children. As of today, over 24,000 educators in Connecticut are starting to benefit from the course.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

Tallahassee Community College is finding out with a student-success technology known as early alerts. Poor communication about the purpose or impact of the technology caused some faculty to resent the initiative as well. “We Understand the culture before you start making changes to it.”. Some say the third time's a charm.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2017

The school offers each students, who often arrive to the school from local shelters or the streets, two physical and two dental exams, as well as on-site mental health counseling. Untreated trauma is an invisible epidemic in inner-city neighborhoods,” says Ashley Edwards, founder of counseling text messaging platform MindRight. “We

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In response, universities and educators strive to create and nurture virtual relationships and communities that foster positive relational school cultures, understanding student behavior within a social context (Manassah, Roderick, and Gregory 2018, 39). Mentors can be faculty members, alumni, or industry professionals.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2019

Kindra Locklear was tuned in to CNN one day last fall when she came across a segment about a nonprofit organization that aims to close the gender gap in technology by teaching young girls to code. Some weeks of the program featured guest speakers, including women from the technology company Cisco, who discussed their own entry into the field.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2023

In addition, school and district leaders can incorporate mindfulness practices into professional development sessions to support a culture of well-being in educational environments. By offering resources such as counseling and mental health support to staff, schools can create healthier environments for both students and teachers.

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