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Community Building in the Classroom - Columbia CTL

If you ask students to participate in icebreaker activities or other group assignments, consider putting students into the same groups each time so that they ...

School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for ...

... community members who will use this edition of the Handbook to improve their partnership programs. We look forward to working with you to learn more and better ...

How Schools Can Support Students' Mental Health - Navigate360

1. Strengthen School Cultures · 2. Expand Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs · 3. Recognize Signs of Trauma and Behavior Changes and Take Action · 4. Provide ...

The Importance of Building Community in High School: A Guide to ...

Addressing social hierarchies and cliques · Promote inclusivity and discourage exclusivity: Create an environment where all students feel valued and included.

Role of School Social Worker | SSWAA

Helping school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies. Advocating for new and improved community/school service to meet the ...

What can I do as a teacher or school to encourage healthy eating ...

Providing secure bike racks or storage to encourage students and staff to ride to work; Scheduling more physical education and physical activity; Involving ...

Strategies for Community Involvement in Education - Lesson

They can establish strong partnerships by hosting school events and attending community meetings. This way, students, families, and community members all become ...

What Is the CASEL Framework?

Our framework provides a foundation for communities to use evidence-based SEL strategies in ways that are most meaningful to their local context. It can be ...

Four Ways that Neighborhood Schools Strengthen Communities

Share · 1. Strong schools attract families and businesses boosting the local economy and driving population growth. · 2. Families build more and ...

How Principals Affect Students and Schools - Wallace Foundation

Principals can make a big difference to education. ... In collaboration, principals could build stronger connections with families and communities to better serve ...

Move Your Way® Toolkit for Schools | odphp.health.gov

School connectedness can make it less likely that students engage in risky behaviors like substance use and help improve students' mental and ...

States Take Action to Address Children's Mental Health in Schools

Providing mental health education and resources for school staff and students ... Teachers and school staff can often be more effective in supporting students' ...

Community Schools - American Federation of Teachers

By moving beyond the normal confines of the school and partnering with local stakeholders, community schools provide real solutions to the unique problems of ...

How to Get Community Support for Your Child's School

Seek permission from the school to open its doors to local non-profit groups and community activities. Not only will it make good use of the school's resources, ...

How to Improve Collaboration Between Schools and Community ...

Create a plan of your community and all the learning resources, such as museums and libraries that students can visit. Point out the skills of notable community ...

How to Promote Social Justice in Schools: Equity and Inclusion Tactics

Students can collaborate with local organizations or participate in community service activities to address social justice issues on a broader ...

Human Rights Friendly Schools - Amnesty International

From the way decisions are made in schools, to the way people treat each other, to the curriculum and extra-curricular activities on offer, right down to the ...

A Great Public School Education for Every Student | Elizabeth Warren

Those funds can also be invested in developing sustainable community schools - and the Warren Administration will have the goal of helping 25,000 public schools ...

Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools

Design more classroom activities that ask for individual contributions to a whole, rather than tasks that tend to compare students along the ...

10 Benefits Showing Why Education Is Important to Our Society

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” as Nelson Mandela said. It helps people become better citizens, get a better-paid ...