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Full-Text Articles in Education
Organizing Your Teacher Life For Maximize Management And Instruction, Mark Gibson
Organizing Your Teacher Life For Maximize Management And Instruction, Mark Gibson
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Lesson plans, meetings, and bus duty...Oh My! The first few years of teaching can be overwhelming as new educators struggle to find a balance between work, life, and self. This session is aimed at equipping participants with practical and effective strategies to feel confident, empowered, and capable as new classroom teachers. Join veteran educator and Instructional Specialist Mark Gibson in an engaging opportunity to maximize what you can as a new educator.
A Trauma Responsive Approach To Fostering Resilience, Addressing Equity Issues And Improving Student Wellness And Academic Success, Mark Harrington, Joe Thompson, Kimberly Witeck
A Trauma Responsive Approach To Fostering Resilience, Addressing Equity Issues And Improving Student Wellness And Academic Success, Mark Harrington, Joe Thompson, Kimberly Witeck
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
We’ll start with our school’s motto, “Family, Love, Respect,” which is posted in nearly every hallway, office and gathering place in our school. We attempt to provide each student with a strong sense of each. Although ours is an alternative high school, filled with stories of trauma, neglect and despair, our students are resilient! With that in mind we have created a number of programs to encourage resilience, provide a healthy path forward, decrease student discipline, and foster student success. All of these programs, and the stories we share detailing what our students have overcome show just how resilient young …
The Youth Gun Violence And Voice Survey: The Classroom Experience, Diana Santangelo
The Youth Gun Violence And Voice Survey: The Classroom Experience, Diana Santangelo
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Community violence affects a variety of developmental outcomes, including social-emotional, behavioral, physical, and cognitive domains. Adolescents who are exposed to continual community violence can respond with aggression, anxiety, behavioral issues, academic problems, and truancy. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a survey instrument that measures the youth perspective of the classroom experience following the loss of a schoolmate due to homicide by firearm to inform instruction and policy.
Myth, Power, And Justice: The Danger Of A Single Story, Christen H. Clougherty
Myth, Power, And Justice: The Danger Of A Single Story, Christen H. Clougherty
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
If we hear only a single story about a group, we risk a critical misunderstanding. In this session, learn to critically analyze assumptions of single stories and dominant narratives about community partners. Engage in hands-on activities to explore this issue as it relates to race, poverty, and social justice. Leave with classroom activities to take back to your classroom.
Meeting The Needs Of Diverse Gifted Learners, Jackie H. Barone, Karen Gorman, Maranda Thornburg
Meeting The Needs Of Diverse Gifted Learners, Jackie H. Barone, Karen Gorman, Maranda Thornburg
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Our presentation shares best practices that we have utilized and found success with in regards to scheduling, coursework, and other activities to meet the needs of a wide-variety of gifted learners. Much of our work centers around meeting their social and emotional needs (beyond just utilizing accelerated math and reading content).
Learning To Listen: Engaging Students In Critical Reflection And Courageous Conversations, Christen H. Clougherty
Learning To Listen: Engaging Students In Critical Reflection And Courageous Conversations, Christen H. Clougherty
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
How do we teach democracy when participation was historically limited, and when people are still disenfranchised by the system put in place to give them voice? A challenging part of service-learning is exposing students to the world’s imperfections and then guiding them to be change agents. Learn how to navigate this throughexamples you can take back to your classroom.
Steering At Risk Students In The Right Direction On Life's Highway, Sheila Coats Mrs.
Steering At Risk Students In The Right Direction On Life's Highway, Sheila Coats Mrs.
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
The commitment of the W.O.R.K.S. Program is to educate our students for life, so they can maximize their potential and the totality of their lives: academically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically.
Choices And Consequences: A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste, Ian Elmore-Moore, Demecca Jones, Jalani Traxler, John Doyle, Jimez Alexander
Choices And Consequences: A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste, Ian Elmore-Moore, Demecca Jones, Jalani Traxler, John Doyle, Jimez Alexander
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Choices and Consequences: A Mind is a Terrible thing to Waste, is designed for school and community leaders to learn about the human brain. According to Dr. Nirav Shah, a board certified neurosurgeon, “The brain is arguably the most important organ in the human body. It controls and coordinates actions and reactions, allows us to think and feel, and enables us to have memories and feelings – all the things that make us human”. Within our presentation we will highlight the benefits or incorporating brain based instructional practices into the modern classroom. We will display our innovative brain based curriculum …
Literacy For Life: Daily Reading Effectively Promotes Success (Reps), Karen Washington, Terecia Gill
Literacy For Life: Daily Reading Effectively Promotes Success (Reps), Karen Washington, Terecia Gill
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Literacy is at the heart of basic education and essential for eradicating poverty, achieving equality, and ensuring that all students have the opportunity for lifelong success. Administrators, instructional coaches, and teachers will be fascinated by the simple, but effective strategy for improving the literacy skills of students at risk through authentic, highly-engaging daily “REPS” activities in every class.
Changing The Music: Understanding Educational Obstacles For Youth In Foster Care, Amie J. Stearns, Iyc
Changing The Music: Understanding Educational Obstacles For Youth In Foster Care, Amie J. Stearns, Iyc
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Due to increased tendency of children in foster care placements to perform poorly in school and to become involved with the juvenile justice system, there is a dire need for school districts to improve support systems for this vulnerable student group. This presentation may be of most interest to conference attendees as it explores the specific barriers which may hinder educational success for youth in foster care.
Why Peer Intervention Is Viable, Cynthia L. Morton, Antoinette Dunstan, Candice Anderson, Monica Seeley
Why Peer Intervention Is Viable, Cynthia L. Morton, Antoinette Dunstan, Candice Anderson, Monica Seeley
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Welcome to the "Age of Indifference". Unfortunately, our culture is so busy looking at our own problems and issues that we have systematically stopped caring about others. However, if our culture would embrace a system based on collaboration and compassion, we may lessen many social and psychological issues that impact youth today.
Implementing A 5th Quarter Program For At-Risk Student Athletes - "Getting Them To The 3e'S - Enrolled, Enlisted Or Employed!", Ahmand Tinker, William Silveri
Implementing A 5th Quarter Program For At-Risk Student Athletes - "Getting Them To The 3e'S - Enrolled, Enlisted Or Employed!", Ahmand Tinker, William Silveri
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
The primary focus and design of the program is to have the student athlete who has participated in the school's athletic academic support program be prepared and equipped to enroll in college, enlist in the military, or be gainfully employed after high school; simply known as the 3E's.
Teaching The Value Of Work Through School And Community Integration, Sharon Singleton, Jason Bossart
Teaching The Value Of Work Through School And Community Integration, Sharon Singleton, Jason Bossart
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Bonnie Brae is a 100 year old residential treatment facility for youth at-risk. Recognizing a need to implement experiential learning into our school, we have effectively collaborated and partnered with numerous community non-profit organizations for work experience. Because of this integration, our boys are prepared to successfully transition from the residential environment knowing the importance of interpersonal skills and the value of work.