October 2019: Making School a Safe Place
Timely and Good!
Educational Leadership offers timely articles to guide us in our work.
—Terri Forsten (@SuptForsten)
Cops and No Counselors?
This is so sad ["School-Safety Resources: Out of Balance?"]. We need more mental health resources!
—Jodi Oliver (@PrincipalJodiO)
I was thinking the same thing. Does the effort we are putting in to keeping dangerous people out of our buildings match the effort we are putting in to the SEL of the people in our buildings? Makes me think.
—Patrick Dempsey (@pdemps45)
These [numbers] are provided to tell a story, but only tell a small piece of the story, so I believe they are misleading. What would the numbers be if they were published the exact opposite? For example: X million students are in schools with counselors, but no police, or Y million students are in schools with nurses, but no police, and so on.
In our district, the majority of the schools have counselors, nurses, and social workers (or multiple social workers) and no police officers. I fully agree we can use more nurses, counselors, and social workers, but this comparison to the number of police officers I believe is misleading.
—Dr. Ray Epperson, Deputy Superintendent, McLean County Unit 5, Normal, Illinois
Teaching Students Who've Experienced Trauma
I just received and read (with great interest) this excellently written article, "Trauma-Informed Teaching Strategies" [by Jessica Minahan], and I felt compelled to share with educators immediately.
—Baruti K. Kafele (@PrincipalKafele)
Reading an article on trauma-informed teaching strategies in the latest @ELmagazine, and this quote really stuck with me. "The teacher is 50 percent of every interaction with a student: By changing the way we give a direction or respond, we can reduce problematic behavior."
—Chris Cline (@chrisclinewcps)
One of the most practical articles I've read recently. Very timely.
—Michaela Moylan (@m_moylan)
Catching Up During a Tune-Up
Thanks @EL magazine for keeping me busy while waiting for car maintenance.
—Zekeriya (@ZekeriyaLearns)
Coming in February: Rooted in Reading
Reading instruction is back in the spotlight. What do you need to know as a leader in education? Our next issue will highlight the nuances of effective reading instruction and explore strategies to support student engagement in reading at all grade levels. Contributors include Mike Schmoker, Mary Ehrenworth, Benjamin Riley, Timothy Shanahan, Kyle Redford, and Kimberly Parker.
To purchase back issues of EL, go to www.ascd.org/elbackissues.
