👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 School psychologists in the public schools are ready to help with prevention and early intervention! We need lower caseloads and funding to hire more of us to work at prevention level not just crisis level. Current ratios are 1:1400 students and recommended ratio is 1:500
Differentiation is not just about academic needs, but also relational needs. Some students may need to be heard, extra support, a hug for the little ones, or even encouragement to try harder. These are as important as academic needs. Education is relational after all.
This week on Fried Okra, we got suuuper controversial with our hot take that public money should go to public schools. 😱 Listen to that and other radical ideas on Apple Podcasts or at https://t.co/GEy62ijeoh.
To start #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, spend 20 minutes having a conversation about mental health with your child. Here are some conversation starters you can use.
“Implementation of the NASP Practice Model creates the capacity to make the best, most cost-effective use of school psychologists' skills and expertise, which are an existing but sometimes underutilized resource in schools.”
#NASPadvocates#itswhatwedo#ArizSchoolPsych
Know the numbers. @CDCgov provides data & statistics on children's mental health. https://t.co/Q2yS6ptKmd SPR welcomes articles that advance science, practice, and policy to support student mental health at school: https://t.co/NB9GJCka5f
As educators #ReturnToSchool, we recommend that they go "back to basics" by focusing on key Tier 1 practices. Our guide provides examples & resources to help connect with, support, & teach students: https://t.co/YtvNuCxt94 #PBIS
There are lots of reasons why you may be finding it hard to cope, but there are things you can do to help yourself:
💆 Make time for yourself
📱 Talk about your problems with people you trust
💚 Pay attention to what you’re feeling
https://t.co/288HKf8PSK #SelfCareSunday
INTRODUCING SELTV 🤩
SELTV is a streaming service with a massive library of original premium SEL video content available exclusively on SELTV.
Yup! It’s like Netflix but for all things #SEL 😍
Launches May 1st.
Learn more & sign up for details here https://t.co/oAL1uDDAtY
We can afford to pay Superintendents 200k or more, but we can't afford to adequately fund schools to provide evidence based intervention and frequent progress monitoring.
I've been doing it all wrong!!
Cutting edge new research on how to activate background knowledge in ways that avoid bringing up wrong info that will then hamper new learning.
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“Rules without relationships lead to rebellion.” A disarming smile can be a good way to start a conversation with a struggling student.
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Research shows that the best thing schools can do to help young people during the pandemic is to build & strengthen relationships with & among them. Explore 5 things educators & teachers can do in this op-ed from @MinnPost: https://t.co/UYHplVtzjD
As schools reopen all across our country, their leaders must support all students by prioritizing equity, safety, and affirmation. Read our shared call to action here: https://t.co/KRVmw2Jdnq @GLSEN@NationalPTA @NASSP @ASCAtweets#NASPadvocates
As schools reopen all across our country, their leaders must support all students by prioritizing equity, safety, and affirmation. Read our shared call to action here: https://t.co/KRVmw2Jdnq @GLSEN@NationalPTA @NASSP @ASCAtweets#NASPadvocates
Positive School Culture is a product built by an intentional process. It is almost palpable walking into a school. The positive attitudes, behaviors, and even beliefs are seen and heard immediately.