Read results from year two of our partnership with Transforming Education to increase equity-minded, whole child practices for students. Learn how including social-emotional practices for both adults and students yield significant results in student achievement.
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With the pivot back to virtual learning over the last few weeks, we want to re-elevate a series of virtual learning tools and resources to help educators ensure student success. Additionally, we want to honor the humanity of this moment by encouraging educators to nurture both the heads and the hearts of their students as well as themselves and their colleagues; adults whose own social-emotional needs are not being met are unlikely to be able to promote social-emotional wellbeing or academic success in the students they serve.
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Are you feeling ready to tackle the challenges and opportunities of this school year? These new resources, from twelve trusted education organizations, can support you in everything from prioritizing students’ mental health, to accelerating academic instruction, to identifying new lesson materials! Share each resource you explore on social media using #choiceboardchallenge2021 to be entered to win an Amazon gift card!
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Two years ago, staff at PS/MS 206 Jose Celso Barbosa in East Harlem, New York took a hard look at their school’s data. They discovered that even though there were nearly twice as many Latinx students at their school as there were Black, their Black students--particularly male--were two to three times more likely to be suspended. Since then, they’ve begun engaging in the three processes required in working for educational equity: learning, unlearning, and advocating.
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Compass Academy was founded on a vision of creating a safe learning environment for students using a social emotional learning model. How can personalized learning that “meets students where they are” also ask them to engage with content above their current level?
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