EmpowerU Expands Tier 2 Student Mental Health Offering
PHILADELPHIA – EmpowerU, Catapult Learning’s mental health and resilience solution, today announced the expansion of its Tier 2 programming to ... Read more
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How students are managing back-to-school-stress
Another school year begins, which means an outpouring of back-to-school feelings for students across America. Many are already feeling the pressures that come with it, particularly the load…
Counslr Expands into Iowa, Partnering with Crestwood High School to Increase Access to Mental Health Support Services
CRESCO (IA) & New York (NY), (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Counslr, the text-based mental health support mobile app, announced today that ... Read more
Breaking Product News—Headsets You Can Chew
Cyber Acoustics, the leading manufacturer of edtech for all classroom environments, will be showcasing its complete line of education solutions ... Read more
Trauma-informed teaching strategies can benefit all students
Although our communities strive to maintain safety, nearly half of all American children have experienced some form of trauma. Some of these include bullying, witnessing violence, experiencing physical,…
Redesigning the educational model after COVID
With stress, anxiety, teacher retention rates, and curtailing the loss of learning gains, education finds itself addressing compounding factors that are multi-dimensional.
Friday 5: Teacher stress
Educators have never had an easy job, but teacher stress and burnout are at chart-topping levels in schools across the nation.
5 strategies to reduce teacher stress and improve retention
Teaching has always been a stressful profession, but since the pandemic it has become even more so. Nearly three out of four teachers say they experience frequent job-related…
6 tips to detect AI-generated student work
As the school year starts, the excitement and stress about the potential use of generative AI has K-12 teachers and university faculty collectively stressed about these new tools…
Can student-centered communities improve mental health on your campus?
The severity and urgency of today’s mental health problem means all schools and districts must look for solutions beyond traditional ... Read more
Instructional audio can boost confidence in the classroom
Ask me what technology I’d most like to see implemented in every single K–12 classroom and I’d say instructional audio. As a long-time audiologist, I’m admittedly biased. But…
Could nearly half of cybersecurity leaders leave their roles by 2025?
By 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25 percent for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors, according to new predictions by Gartner, Inc.
How to stave off teacher burnout with PD
Survey after survey confirms teachers feel stressed and burned out. Nearly 75 percent of teachers experience frequent job-related stress, compared to just a third of working adults. More…
4 tips to build a strong classroom culture this year
The past two years have been immensely difficult for our nation’s students and teachers. In the wake of the isolation and trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health…
6 classroom tech tools that help educators’ mental health
Many teachers are embracing the return to a standard classroom setting. Naturally, some are worried about how much stress will come with trying to get students settled into…
How a higher-ed partnership transformed student mental health services at our school
It’s a given that students will experience stress as they move through school. Learning new concepts, completing assignments and taking tests, and navigating social experiences all contribute to…
5 ways relationship mapping supports your students
When students have "positive and diverse" relationships, they are less likely to be at risk, more likely to boost their academic performance and persistence, and are also more…
Third-party Research Confirms Merlyn Reduces Teacher Stress and Saves Time
A study by one of the nation’s top research universities shows that – with Merlyn at their side – teachers ... Read more
How to address mental health needs in youth sports
Numerous studies have shown the lifelong importance of exercise and playing sports for young children. Physically active children are often happier children. Children involved in team sports develop…
5 ways technology can help you combat teacher burnout
Teachers are balancing a lot every day, and that pressure has increased since the start of the pandemic.
Don’t forget social, emotional health for district IT staff
During all the tumult of the last two years of schooling, from remote to hybrid to masked in-person, educators prioritized the social and emotional needs of students. A…
Will gamification replace paper tests?
Nearly everyone remembers the stress of taking a test in school. In-class exams have the power to make even the most dedicated of students quake with fear, not…
3 ways to alleviate teachers’ workloads
It’s no secret that this school year, like the two before it, has been even more jam-packed for teachers than normal. (And teaching was already a demanding job…
Use SEL Day to establish year-round SEL strategies
Social and emotional skills are vital in both school, and the workplace. They can help children and adults build and maintain healthy relationships, develop a strong sense of…
Playing to win: The vital role of research in the future of esports
Esports--commonly accepted as “a multiplayer video game played competitively in front of spectators, by both professional and amateur gamers”--is quickly becoming a household term along with esports game…
3 ways classroom ecosystems are changing
One of the definitions from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines ecosystem as “something (such as a network of businesses) considered to resemble an ecological ecosystem especially because of its…
3 ways chatbots can support mental health in schools
The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory warning about a mental health crisis for children.
How educators can make time for self-care
This time of year sees email in boxes filled with information about how to prepare for the next year, reminders that grades are due, and papers await grading.…
Aperture Education’s 2021 Winter SEL Guide Supports Social and Emotional Learning during the Winter Months
Charlotte N.C. (Nov. 22, 2021) — The winter months are a time when many families celebrate holidays and when students ... Read more
10 SEL activities teachers can use to manage stress levels
Educators, last year was tough. You are truly rock stars for getting your students (and yourselves) through a difficult year. This year will likely bring about new challenges…
3 strategies for virtual student-centered learning
When secondary educators plunged into emergency online teaching in March 2020, we faced a slew of challenges. Among those challenges was the lack of student engagement after the…
10 SEL activities to help students with stress management
As an educator, you are in a unique position to provide stability and care to your students and their families. One of the best ways you can support…
How administrators can address mental health and physical safety this fall
With the academic year underway, K-12 schools have resumed in-person learning. However, there is growing concern amongst parents, students, teachers, and faculty that reopenings come with a variety…
Focusing on safety can help schools mitigate teacher stress
A defining feature of the COVID-19 pandemic is the haze of uncertainty in which we now live. Are cases rising or falling? Which activities are deemed “safe” for…
Cracking the code on student mental health
The past year has taken a toll on students’ mental health. Rates of anxiety, depression, and stress are up and the CDC reports emergency room visits for adolescent…
Are schools really safe?
When we think about school safety our first instinct is physical safety. Sadly, it's a real concern with the all-too-regular gun shootings and bullying that occurs. However, there's…
3 steps educators can take to build social and emotional competence this summer
Summer is here, and if you haven’t taken the opportunity yet, it’s time to relax. Teacher stress amidst the pandemic has understandably received a lot of attention, but…
Job-related stress threatens the teacher supply
U.S. public-school teachers surveyed in January and February 2021 reported they are almost twice as likely to experience frequent job-related stress as the general employed adult population and…
How positive psychology reduces stress and boosts reading comprehension
While stress disrupts the brain's learning processes, a positive mood has the opposite effect. Cultivating a positive emotional state helps to reduce the harmful effects of stress and…
4 positive psychology tactics to help your brain manage stress
If you're feeling overwhelmed today, you're not alone. Teachers across America are struggling with unprecedented levels of mental stress.