Mental health is more important than ever during these times of isolation and lack of social interactions. Dr. Valerie Schmitz from CESA 2 and Katie Curran, MAPP, the founder of Proof Positive (www.proofpositive.org), discuss best practices to maintain positivity and happiness at both school and home. Hear about the guiding method of PERMA for changing you mindset to remember gratitude, engagement, and happiness!  

Equity in our schools is one of our top priorities. It starts with examining conscious and unconscious biases we may have and what we can do to change for the better. Join consultants Steven Mijajlovic and Mary Jo Ziegler from CESA 2 and David M. Quinn, an assistant professor of education at the Rossier School of Education, as they discuss his research and his top findings and recommendations to reduce racial bias in our grading.

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Research article written by Dr. David Quinn: https://www.educationnext.org/how-to-reduce-racial-bias-in-grading-research/

Original full grading bias article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/0162373720932188

County-level teacher bias and student outcomes: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/0013189X20937240

Effect of achievement gap news stories: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/0013189X20932469

Achievement gap language: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/0013189X19863765

How can we avoid online  enticement and keep our students safe? Join Dr. Valerie Schmitz from CESA 2 and Belinda Swan from the National Center for Missing &  Exploited Children as they converse about the dangers to be vigilant of  as students engage in online learning. Join us for the second part of  this 2-part series!

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Links referenced in this podcast series:

Learn more about NCMEC: www.missingkids.org/HOME

Gaming safely info: https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2019/post-update/gaming-safely

Gaming safely tip sheet: https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/netsmartz/downloadable/tipsheets/gaming-safely.pdf

COVID Stats: https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2020/covid-19-and-missing-and-exploited-children

NCMEC Connect (training opportunities): https://ncmec.elevate.commpartners.com/

National Slavery and HT Prevention Month Social Media Toolkit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lnZvCz4PyTXIN07BuLj-OGPjq_KlWv3c/view?usp=sharing

How can we avoid online enticement and keep our students safe? Join Dr. Valerie Schmitz from CESA 2 and Belinda Swan from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as they converse about the dangers to be vigilant of as students engage in online learning. Join us for the first part of this 2-part series!

Subscribe to our email list!: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/S091xli/podcast

Links referenced in this podcast series:

Learn more about NCMEC: www.missingkids.org/HOME

Gaming safely info: https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2019/post-update/gaming-safely

Gaming safely tip sheet: https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/netsmartz/downloadable/tipsheets/gaming-safely.pdf

COVID Stats: https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2020/covid-19-and-missing-and-exploited-children

NCMEC Connect (training opportunities): https://ncmec.elevate.commpartners.com/

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