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Whole Child TX police dept. uses monthly meal to connect with area's youngest residents 90% of whom are economically disadvantaged http://bit.ly/5FoxOr
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Whole Child Should teacher-education programs include lessons in outreach skills? Studies have shown a link between parental involvement and student achievement, yet new teachers are rarely trained on how best to foster relationships with students' families. Some say outreach skills should be part of the curriculum in teacher-trai...ning programs, while others say new teachers should focus on coursework and leave outreach to social workers. What do you say? http://bit.ly/4Kkurn
Building bridges to families : Effort to forge relationship between school, home hampered by lack of
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Studies have shown that family engagement matters when it comes to student achievement, especially among economically disadvantaged learners. And yet education schools rarely require teachers - the primary link to families - to receive any training on how to build quality school-home relationships.
Whole Child Celebration in the Bronx!
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Wednesday was "College Application Mail-out Day" at Bronx Preparatory Charter School, a tradition begun three years ago when the school's first class of seniors walked their college applications to the post office together as a group. ...
Whole Child Wordles that students made at a MASCD Whole Child conference!
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The following is the work of the Massachusetts Whole Child Student Leadership Committee which is working to empower student voice and affect change in schools. Working together we hope to ensure that all students are HEALTHY, SAFE, ENGAGED SUPPORTED, and CHALLENGED.
Whole Child Today is the last day to download "Supporting the Whole Child" e-book for FREE! http://bit.ly/3kFW7b Please share this opportunity with others.
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This e-book, a collection of articles from Educational Leadership and other ASCD publications, explores what it means to support the whole child. In these articles, authors ponder the various meanings of support in the classroom, school, and community. This third book in a four-book series exploring...
Whole Child 'At-promise' vs 'at-risk': just a new feel-good label or is there something to say for using language that focuses on students' strengths rather than deficits? http://bit.ly/4avfMJ
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I sympathize with those who might not be comfortable with the latest plan to rid our schools of at-risk kids. Several educators across the country, including Alexandria Superintendent Morton Sherman, have decided not to call them that anymore. ...
Whole Child Some are asking why Sec. of Ed. Duncan would become involved in health care reform, but we're asking "Why wouldn't he?" http://bit.ly/2VSuDi We know that education and health are inextricably linked, and providing coverage and preventative care to the millions of children who do not qualify for Medicaid but whose famil...ies cannot afford the high cost of private health insurance will help us remove barriers to each child fulfilling their potential. What do you think?
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Yesterday, Rick Hess, resident scholar and director of education policy at the American Enterprise Institute, wrote a blog post that questions why Secretary of Education Arne Duncan would become involved in health care reform. Here at the Whole Child Blog, we ask: "Why wouldn't he?"
Whole Child Interesting findings in a new report "Supporting Teacher Effectiveness: The View From Generation Y" http://bit.ly/114EhH While Gen Y teachers are more open to rewarding teachers differentially for their performance and responsibilities in the classroom than earlier generations, paying for performance is seen as the lea...st important policy option for improving teacher effectiveness and retention. Let's hear from Gen Y'ers: Will performance pay or other incentives make a difference for you or should policymakers simply focus on ensuring conditions that support teachers’ ability to be more effective with their students?
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Two overarching themes were uncovered in this analysis of teachers’ views on emerging policy and practice strategies intended to inform the successful management and retention of our most talented teachers: Teachers’ views on the best ways to structure teacher compensation are evolving and teachers’...
Whole Child Download the Nov. Whole Child Podcast "Supporting Students to Succeed: Keeping Kids from Checking Out and Dropping Out" http://bit.ly/kP8bi Research, experience, and common sense reaffirm the need to support students. Tune in to hear how we can accomplish this goal and what's at stake if we don't.
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Download ASCD's Whole Child Podcast: Changing the Conversation About Education on the first Thursday of every month and listen to archived episodes. The Whole Child Podcast features educators and policymakers ...
Whole Child Get a FREE copy of Supporting the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, & Leadership! http://bit.ly/3kFW7b Today through November 17, ASCD's newest e-book is free to download. Be sure to share this great opportunity with others!
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This e-book explores what it means to support the whole child. In these articles, authors ponder the various meanings of support in the classroom, school, and community.