student mental health

Practical Ways to Address SEL Goals with Podcasts

Practical Ways to Address SEL Goals with Podcasts

Presented by Monica Brady-Myerov, CEO and Founder, Listenwise, and Author, Listen Wise: Teach Students to be Better Listeners; and Dr. Scott Petri, High School History Teacher, John F. Kennedy High School (CA)

The Hidden Pandemic: Promoting Mental Health Among High School Students

Striving to Keep Students Mentally Healthy

The Tonasket School District (WA) experienced two student suicides in the last three months, surprising everyone. Steve McCullough, the district superintendent, described the students as active in high school and great athletes with bright futures. Nobody thought they had any problems.

Hope, Mattering, and Moving Forward

Hope, Mattering, and Moving Forward

Elbow bumps and smiles. Affirmations. Recognizing that everyone matters. Sounds like a lovefest, right? It is, but in school, hope-building and life-affirming practices can grow students’ self-pride and resilience. Such strategies support students as they navigate challenging times (like the pandemic), and build their social-emotional strength to pursue a future rich with possibility, explained educational leaders in the edLeader Panel “Hope, Mattering, and Moving Forward,” sponsored by Gaggle. The panelists shared ways they make students feel they genuinely matter and propel their forward movement with hopefulness.

Hope, Mattering, and Moving Forward

Hope, Mattering, and Moving Forward

Presented by Angela Maiers, Founder and CEO, Choose2Matter; Derrick Conley, Executive Principal, Birch and Parkway Elementary Schools, Pine Tree ISD (TX); and Dr. Quintin Shepherd, Superintendent, Victoria Independent School District (TX)
Moderated by Paget Hetherington, Vice President, Marketing, Gaggle