Creating a Supportive Learning Environment for Your Students
As an educator, you are in a unique position to positively impact the mental health of your students, especially those with anxiety and anxious tendencies.
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American Library Association Recognizes Books for Their Portrayal of the Disability Experience
The American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of the 2023 Schneider Family Book Awards.
Handle With Care: Supporting Young People During Crises
The entire community is responsible for protecting and supporting children, especially in times of crisis. In empathizing with families, educators and community members who must respond to the needs of children as a traumatizing event unfolds, Learning for Justice gathered recommendations and resources to help guide conversations with young people and to manage potential subsequent actions and reactions. Read more ›
Managing Mental Health & Behavior in the K-8 Classroom
Increasingly, educators are being asked to manage not just the academic and social-emotional wellbeing of their students, but also address mental health challenges and learning differences in the classroom. Read more ›
30 Days Of Mental Health Lessons Library [web resource] [downloadable]
These downloadable lessons from the TREP Project are a resource for educators to enhance student mental health literacy. Read more ›
9 Essential Mental Health Supports for School-Based Programs
Researchers have long known poor mental health negatively affects academic achievement, and the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on how schools can help address the issue. Read more ›
Why Curiosity Enhances Learning
It’s no secret that curiosity makes learning more effective and enjoyable. Curious students not only ask questions, but also actively seek out the answers. Without curiosity, Sir Isaac Newton would have never formulated the laws of physics, Alexander Fleming probably wouldn’t have discovered penicillin, and Marie Curie’s pioneering research on radioactivity may not exist. Read more ›
10 Strategies To Promote Curiosity In Learning
Curiosity is crucial to learning. For years, education has responded by admonishing teachers to ‘engaged’ students with ‘engaging content,’ but engagement and curiosity are decidedly different. An engaged student may very well be curious, but such curiosity isn’t necessary for engagement. Engagement is more than paying attention but doesn’t demand an empowered thinker forging into new ideas with an open-mind through inquiry and questioning. That’s curiosity. Read more ›
Stimulating Curiosity to Enhance Learning
People find it easier to learn about topics that interest them. Recent neuroscience research has demonstrated that memory is improved when the learning material is something they are curious about.
Students of Color in Special Education Are Less Likely to Get the Help They Need – Here Are 3 Ways Teachers Can Do Better
When I was a special education teacher, my colleagues and I recommended that a Black girl receive special education services because she had difficulty reading. However, her mother disagreed. When I asked her why, she explained that she, too, was identified as having a learning disability when she was a student. Read more ›
