"The more we teach our kids to stay positive, at the expense of helping them accept occasional difficult feelings, the less we equip them to manage such feelings when life inevitably gets hard." Thanks @drandreabonior washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021…

What my teens are feeling almost twelve months in: ✅ low motivation ✅ frustration ✅ lonely ✅ uncertain What can we do? Start by listening more than you speak. Follow the 80/20 rule: listen 80%, talk 20%. 9/10 teens need a sounding board, not a bunch of tips.

Some advice on simultaneous teaching from 6th graders: 1. Meet with online learners right before class & preview the lesson, as it's harder to follow along virtually. 2. If there are only a few online learners, do NOT project their faces onto a big whiteboard--it's humiliating!

Try these instead of those...

Sometimes it’s about meeting students where they are and having fun. Thanks for making their day @msfitzgerald5! Erin Albers, I see the resemblance! 😂🤣 #wearejayhawks #ccsd93

"Kids are intellectually & emotionally overwhelmed, & screens keep them sedentary & hide their lives from their families." Great On Parenting article by Kate Rope, with tips from Katie Hurley, Lisa Damour, PhD & Dr. John Duffy. How to Decrease Suicide Risk in Teens washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021…

Many kids have lost academic confidence. In my new @amle column⁩, I share how a teacher helped ME when I lost my middle school math mojo. Thank you ⁦Dr. Mona Delahooke⁩, ⁦Morgan Penn (she/her/hers)⁩ & my HS intern, ⁦Christina Samsock⁩! ⁦@ArgylePrincipal⁩ amle.org/how-to-help-st…

"Feelings of exhaustion, irritability and mental fogginess are our bodies' normal response to an abnormal year of pandemic." If Your Brain Feels Foggy And You're Tired All The Time, You're Not Alone - NPR apple.news/AX8XuQI2-RtOHD…

As we show excitement for the end of the year, it is important to remember that some students are dreading it.

What a year these kids persevered through. So proud! #jsjayhawks #maketodaycount #ccsd93

A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything.

What a year! 2 more wake ups. Glad to have @mrperanich as one of our fearless leaders! #jsjayhawks #maketodaycount

"For many LGBTQ youth, hope isn’t easy to access, especially during the pandemic. "I feel fine, but 'fine' is subjective,” explains a 17-year-old who is gay. “ ‘Fine’ means I’m alive." Such an important story, by ⁦Katie Hurley⁩ for On Parenting⁩. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021…

When middle graders vandalize their school, how should the principal move forward? kappanonline.org/principal-tick… Phyllis Fagell, LCPC PDK International

After studying pollution, Cloverdale 5th grade students in Mrs. Easter, Mrs. Nelson and Ms. Fox's classes took action today by participating in the Adopt-A-Highway program along Merbach Drive, removing litter and beautifying the road and green spaces. #ProudToBeD93

Great things happening in CCSD93! #ProudToBeD93 CCSD93

Culture isn't slogans on the wall or ping pong tables in the hall. It’s a set of shared values that people fight to protect and promote. Values aren't the ideals people claim to hold. They’re the principles people uphold when they decide what behaviors get rewarded and punished.