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Using Technology to Teach Health and Wellness Edutopia

WEBThis app is mostly for upper elementary/middle school students, but it looks like lots of fun. (If I had time to run at all anymore, I'd use it!) Turn your run into a zombie adventure! …

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Small Daily Practices to Boost Mental Health

WEBMental health advocate Clifford Beers was one of the first to suggest how dedicating daily time to positive behaviors could improve mental well-being while …

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A Suicide Awareness and Prevention Guide for Schools

WEBMarch 6, 2023. MicroStockHub / iStock. Mental health is an important issue for all middle and high schools. Nationally, suicide is the second-leading cause of death for 10- to 14 …

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Introducing Students to Health Care Careers Edutopia

WEBSolving the case studies requires students to think critically and apply deductive reasoning, skills that the school emphasizes across content areas. AHSM is …

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Isolated Students May Struggle to Stay Mentally Healthy

WEBThe Covid-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on many students’ mental health. In a May 2020 survey, seven out of 10 teens reported mental health struggles, 61 percent …

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What’s the Role of Teachers in Supporting Student …

WEBBecause mental health and counseling resources are stretched so thin at the school, teachers will in many cases be the first and last resort for students. “Every …

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A New Theory on the Teen Mental Health Crisis Edutopia

WEBThere is growing concern around the widespread mental health issues that teenagers face, and while finding causes can be elusive, a recent study reveals a new …

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Covid-19’s Impact on Students’ Academic and Mental …

WEBFor Black students, the number spikes to 25 percent. “There are many reasons to believe the Covid-19 impacts might be larger for children in poverty and …

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Student Wellness Edutopia

WEBWhether through physical education, health education, or health and nutrition policy within a school, learn about ways to promote and maintain student wellness. While rising rates …

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Building a Whole Child Wellness Team

WEB1. Create a Whole-Child Wellness Team. Whole-child wellness is a team effort. The most effective way to bridge the work of those promoting nutrition and …

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Some Schools Are Prioritizing More Sleep for Kids. Is It Making a

WEBKatzaroff and Landboe were among teachers in Seattle whose classrooms participated in a 2018 study measuring the impacts of the district-wide change in start …

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Providing Students With Emotional Support Edutopia

WEBEmotional support seeking is a call for help with regulating one’s emotions. Think about 9-year-old Elena, who asks for a hug to feel less sad after falling down …

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Physical Education Edutopia

WEBMaking Physical Education More Well-Rounded. Adding practices like reflective journaling, Socratic seminars, and team-building games to gym class is a perfect way for kids to …

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Covid Changed Student Behavior—How Are Schools Responding

WEBOn cue, student misbehavior spiked in 2021, EducationWeek’s Research Center reported, and has not improved through the early months of 2023, when the …

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Teacher Wellness Edutopia

WEBPrioritizing Teacher Self-Care. It’s a simple self-care strategy: Teachers text a colleague to cover their class for a minute when they need to de-escalate and recharge. 35.8k.

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Integrated Studies Research Review: Evidence-Based Practices

WEBPractices. Reinforcing literacy-based skills in science by describing, explaining, inquiring, analyzing, debating, and engaging in dialogue about science …

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Addressing School Avoidance Edutopia

WEBSupporting students who struggle with anxiety starts with regulating ourselves as adults and approaching the student with a calm demeanor. Collaborating with parents …

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4 Ways Teachers Can Support Students’ Emotional Well-Being

WEB4 Ways to Promote a Sense of Belonging in The Classroom. 1. Promote a sense of empowerment to develop social and emotional literacy. Providing structure, …

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The Psychological Toll of High-Stakes Testing Edutopia

WEBHamilton’s findings were troubling: The anxiety caused by imminent, high-stakes tests leaked into daily life and were “correlated with poor health behaviors, …

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17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers Edutopia

WEB17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers. As high school students navigate more rigorous academic tasks and denser curricular material, the occasional 3 …

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