SchoolSafety.gov: Resources to Create a Safer School [web resource]
The Federal School Safety Clearinghouse and SchoolSafety.gov were developed to fulfill one of the key recommendations from the Federal Commission on School Safety. Read more ›
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Study: Majority of Students’ Feelings About High School Are Negative
Ask a high school student how he or she typically feels at school, and the answer you’ll likely hear is “tired,” closely followed by “stressed” and “bored.”
In a nationwide survey of 21,678 U.S. high school students, researchers from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and the Yale Child Study Center found that nearly 75% of the students’ self-reported feelings related to school were negative. Read more ›
Program Helps Students Return to Class After a Mental Health Crisis
As many as one in five children need help with a mental health condition such as anxiety or depression. These students often have trouble processing information or focusing, which can contribute to a cycle of increased anxiety, dropping grades and missed school, say experts. Yet schools typically lack the money and staff to help students cope with what experts describe as a mental health epidemic. Read more ›
Behavior Management Strategies for the Classroom [presentation] [video][downloadable]
Behavior management can be one of the biggest challenges that teachers face. How do you as a teacher navigate all of this to effectively support students and create a classroom where your students feel safe and accepted? Learn some effective strategies to manage behavior in the classroom from Jody Miller, MEd, BCBA, Head of Esther B. Clark Schools at CHC, and Nora Richman, MEd, EBC Academic Program Manager. Read more ›
Great Expectations: The Impact of Rigorous Grading Practices on Student Achievement
We know from previous survey research that teachers who hold high expectations for all of their students significantly increase the odds that those young people will go on to complete high school and college. One indicator of teachers’ expectations is their approach to grading—specifically, whether they subject students to more or less rigorous grading practices.
How Strengthening Relationships with Boys Can Help Them Learn
To support boys in our classrooms, Michael Reichert, a clinical psychologist and author of “How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men” points to one robust, consistent finding from his 30 years of research: boys are relational learners. They learn best in the context of strong, supportive relationships. Read more ›
Keeping Up in School? Identifying Learning Problems
Reading, writing, and math are the building blocks of learning. Mastering these subjects early on can affect many areas of life, including school, work, and even overall health. It’s normal to make mistakes and even struggle a little when learning new things. But repeated, long-lasting problems may be a sign of a learning disability. Read more ›
How to Help All Students Feel Safe to Be Themselves
Each year, roughly 30 percent of California students in middle and high school report being bullied or harassed, many because of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual identity, or some other aspect of their social identity. Read more ›
Self Evaluation Checklist for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder [downloadable]
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have a variety of strengths and needs.
The following checklist was developed by Hannah Grieco, an education and disability advocate, as a tool to help your child or student develop a plan for support and a better understanding of his or her learning and communicating styles. Read more ›
Behind the Headlines – Inside Nonpublic Schools [video]
CHC’s Jody Miller, head of Esther B. Clark School at the Children’s Health Council in Palo Alto, talks with Jocelyn Dong and Elena Kadvany from Palo Alto Weekly about why nonpublic schools exist and the unique ways in which they serve students with special needs. Read more ›
