Dec 28, 2021
Teachers have the opportunity to impact students in ways that can change the trajectory of their life. To do this, teachers have to be prepared to embrace students emotionally by knowing how to regulate their own emotional stability. Diane Wagenhals, a Program Director for Lakeside Education Network that manages...
Dec 21, 2021
A student's community influences their overall well-being, academic success, and social development; meaning the people in a community must interact with students in various situations. As part of that community, teachers need training to be the strong and trustworthy core adults to support students holistically. Jeff...
Dec 14, 2021
We prepare students to leave high school into a broken system.
This situation can only change by answering the questions:
> When students graduate, what do we want them to be able to do
with their knowledge and skills as they confront uncertainty in our
complex and rapidly evolving world.
> How do we help students...
Dec 9, 2021
A number of the people we have interviewed in this series have used the word “stigma” to refer to much of our society’s reluctance to openly discuss the origins and consequences of trauma, and mental health issues in general. Unfortunately, what remains hidden remains untreated, and the impact on youth can be...
Dec 7, 2021
All educators — all school staff — need to see themselves as part of a formal or informal mental health network whose members routinely collaborate to support sound student mental health. But they need to be supported by mental health practitioners and parents tp provide the widest possible safety net for...