Too often, children struggle to meet academic standards because traumatic events impair their ability to learn and excel in school. As an educator, you can help these children succeed by understanding how adverse childhood experiences shape behavioral and cognitive development, and by implementing a well-being curriculum that teaches students and teachers effective coping strategies. What…
Personal well-being is fundamental for creating a healthy life full of happiness and satisfaction. In fact, well-being is so important the United Nations made promoting stronger health and well-being one of its Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. In modern times, the world can sometimes feel too demanding. The recent year has turned everything upside-down and…
Children do better in school when they dare to take risks. While courage doesn’t come naturally for some children, your teachers can still help them develop this characteristic. Psychologist Dr. Stanley J. Rachman defines courage as a “behavioral approach in spite of the experience of fear.” This means courage is not a feeling but a…
One in three children in the United States suffers at least one serious trauma, according to the 2018 National Survey for Children’s Health. As an elementary school teacher, that means a third of your students may struggle with a form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Supporting your students through their struggles, on top of supporting…
Every year, students struggle more and more with overcoming normal developmental challenges. From 2003 to 2012, the number of children ages 6-7 diagnosed with anxiety or depression increased by 3%, according to CDC. In 2016, one in six U.S. children ages 2-8 had a diagnosed mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder. These challenges make it harder…
As the school year comes to a close, students are eager to leave classwork behind and spend more time with friends. Because of the desire for the freedom of summer break, many administrators see increased behavioral incidents with students in the final months of the school year. Schools may see increases in absenteeism, decreased focus…
By Dr. Noelle Carter Chief Curriculum Architect at Studies Weekly Now that we have all breathed a huge sigh of relief that 2020 is finally over, are we kicking off 2021 with a bang … or with teacher burnout? Teacher burnout during the second half of the school year is not a new challenge by…
To prepare students for a global society that is in constant flux, education experts agree that we must incorporate 21st Century Learning Skills and the 6Cs. The Three Rs of decades past — reading, writing, and arithmetic — are not enough in education today, say the authors of a National Education Association (NEA) report “Preparing…
We all want students to experience authentic, meaningful learning within the classroom. To that end, project-based learning (PBL) is an effective teaching method. PBL focuses on what students learn more than what teachers teach, as Diana B. Turk and Stacie Brensilver Berman explained in their January/February 2018 Social Education article, “Learning through Doing: A Project-Based Learning…
Most successful entrepreneurs say they overcame many mistakes, challenges, and setbacks to get where they are. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance,” the late Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, is quoted as saying. Students — from elementary to secondary — can and should learn…