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Free Technology for Teachers: Save the Trees - Try These Tools to Conserve...
Deborah Welsh's insight:Why are we still using as much paper as ever? I watch what goes through our photocopier and wonder how well we are teaching our students about saving trees… Some good hints...
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Let Them Sleep: AAP Recommends Delaying Start Times of Middle and High...
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The case for letting high school students sleep in
by Libby Nelson, Vox Starting school before 8 a.m. doesn't make medical or academic sense.See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and pastoral care
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How Parents Can Cultivate Empathy in Children.PDF | Making Caring Common
http://sites.gse.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/making-caring-common/files/empathy.pdfEmpathy is at the heart of what it means to be human. It’s a foundation for acting ethically, for good...
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Parents still lost for words where mental health is concerned
A report published by the mental health anti-stigma programme, Time to Change, has revealed that mental health is still a topic off limits around the dinner table as nearly one in five parents feel...
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Can Free Play Prevent Depression and Anxiety In Kids?
The decline in time children have for free play could be tied to increased levels of depression and acute anxiety among young people.See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and pastoral care
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Too much screen time and too little outside play is holding back kids
Parents are often told they need to get their kids outside to play to combat childhood obesity - which is more widespread than ever. But outside play isn’t only important in combating childhood...
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The Kind Of Therapy Every Teen Needs
Though at times it may not feel like it, we're not as isolated as we imagine. Reading about characters who confront and overcome similar predicaments and hurdles reminds us that there's always a way...
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The heart of learning.
Click here to edit the titleDeborah Welsh's insight:What is at the heart of a good school? The focus should be on wellbeing, resilience and optimism.See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and pastoral care
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The Next Big Thing in Well-Being
If you’re not supporting the emotional well-being of your employees, handing out pedometers or apples isn’t going to amount to much.Deborah Welsh's insight:Work isn't the main reason for your stress,...
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Jeff Iliff: One more reason to get a good night’s sleep - YouTube
The brain uses a quarter of the body's entire energy supply, yet only accounts for about two percent of the body's mass. So how does this unique organ receiv...See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and...
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How to Save the Lost Students In Your Classroom
Instead of focusing on the high performing, front-row kids and neglecting the lost, skid-row kids in the back of the room, teachers can turn their classrooms into fertile ground that nurtures all...
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The Three Most Important Questions You Can Ask Your Teenager
he millennials are accomplishing great things. But too many of them look inside only to peer into a void that we, at least in part, have helped to create. In our efforts to push our kids ahead, we have...
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12 Mental Health Mistakes You Might Be Making
By Carey Rossi"Depression is usually brought on by factors beyond our control -- the death of a loved one, a job loss or financial troubles. But the small choices you make every day may also affect...
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Innovation Excellence | Starting starts with starting.
If you haven’t done it before and you want to start, you have only one option – to start. Much as there’s a huge difference between lightning and lightning bug, there’s a world of difference between...
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Mindfulness Mitigates Biases You May Not Know You Have - HBR
Research on overcoming implicit age and racial bias.See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and pastoral care
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Professor Donna Cross - National Centre Against Bullying
Deborah Welsh's insight:The National Centre Against BullyingSee it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and pastoral care
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Safer Internet Day 2015 - Let's create a better internet together: Cybersmart
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What Really Works When You're Too Anxious To Fall Asleep
Why is it that just when our heads hit the pillow our thoughts take off in a sprint?Our brains have this annoying tendency to ruminate on worst-case scenarios and other negative reflections at night --...
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A Simple Smile
I love this tweet: School culture building can be as low-tech as smiling at one another #satchatwc #DPCDSB #butwestillneedWiFi — Helena Mesich (@mesich_dpcdsb) February 7, 2015 Honestly, I could...
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Aussie Teens Are Indulging In Too Much Screen Time: What's To Be Done?
A joint report by Cancer Council Australia and the National Heart Foundation has shed new light on the long-term health impacts of electronic devices ...See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and pastoral care
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10 Ways to Be More Mindful at Work
What is Mindfulness? And how can it be applied at work? When you exercise these ways to stay mindful throughout your workday, you will master important facets…See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and...
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"Difficult Conversations" with Fred Kofman
Educational video directed, produced and edited by Ashley Tindall for LeanIn.org. Shot at Facebook HQ March 2013.See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and pastoral care
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CommBank joins AFP to fight cyber bullying
Jumps aboard ThinkUKnow initiative.See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and pastoral care
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It's Not About the Nail
"Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen." Every man has heard these words. And they are the law of the land. No matter what.See it on Scoop.it, via Wellbeing and pastoral care
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A 5-point plan for teacher #wellbeing by @TeacherToolkit
Here is my 5-point plan for improving teacher wellbeing across England. "No business organisation with a 40% attrition rate would last long in any sector." Context: Staff wellbeing is not a...
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5 Signs That You’re Working Too Hard (And How to Fix Them)
Workaholics are in serious trouble. Not only are they more likely to suffer from heart disease and migraines, but more than half of workaholic marriages end in divorce (over three times the divorce...
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Overwhelmed? 10 ways to feel less busy
You can’t do it all, so try Oliver Burkeman’s tips to reclaim your time and your sanityLibrary Staff's insight:"And yet it’s been obvious for a while now that the busyness epidemic isn’t what it...
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Why I'm Tired of 'Grit'
The K-12 infatuation with "grit" offers an impractical and unfair model for education, writes educator James R. Delisle. Library Staff's insight:'Success' is complex. 'Success' in learning is no...
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