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South Carolina may be home to the nation’s only “social-emotional learning crosswalk”—a map of how widely-accepted SEL skills intersect with the state’s vision of a high school graduate.
Keynote speaker Eric Sheninger says districts must be willing to embrace change, technology and a more personalized approach to truly empower students
Schools now have a unique chance to redefine education—an evolution that would have taken years to occur without the pandemic.
As school leaders and educators, being equipped to deal with heightened and varying degrees of behavioral and mental health challenges among our students is as essential as ensuring their academic achievement.
Children’s mental health care, which faces a shortage of providers, often focuses on treatment rather than prevention or promotion of mental wellness, experts say.
Enrollment drops across the country during distance learning require that we take aggressive steps to better measure student participation and engagement.
Though numbers improved during the fall, there are still large gaps that exist for remote learners that only federal funding may fix, experts say.
Interviews with the student and parents can determine whether a functional behavioral assessment is needed—and with remote learning so prevalent identifying needs in this way is more important than ever.
As a related service that must be included in a student's IEP if required to benefit from special education, transportation to and from school may require more thought than expected, particularly during COVID.
Integrating and Enhancing Social and Behavioral Learning Using a Multi-Tiered System of Supports provides a solid foundation for districts to ensure their intervention strategies address the social, emotional, and behavioral challenges students face.
How paraprofessionals can help teachers collect data on student behaviors and progress when students are engaged in distance learning