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Dr. Sandy Addis, Director of the National Dropout Prevention Center, recently participated in a panel discussion with host Susan Arbetter of PBS affiliate WCNY, that explores incorporating trauma-informed practices into the classroom, why trauma is affecting more children, and looks at the skills educators are adopting to help them cope. Watch Dr. Addis on Connect:
Gifted and high potential learners attending rural schools are often isolated and underserved. What can be done to prepare educators, istrators, families, and communities to recognize and respond to the unique needs of these at-risk students? In this webcast, representatives of the Minnesota Department of Education will discuss Project North Star, a federal research grant
Join Solutions to the Dropout Crisis in exploring the systems and processes implemented by the East Central Independent School District (ISD) in San Antonio, TX, on their road to becoming a trauma-informed district. Because many of the students in the district are beyond at risk, East Central ISD adopted a districtwide approach to meet students’
Join Solutions to the Dropout Crisis as Marty Duckenfield introduces Solutions to the Dropout Crisis Magazine, a 30-minute series created to complement the National Dropout Prevention Center’s hour-long free professional development webcasts Solutions to the Dropout Crisis. This webcast reintroduces two Solutions to the Dropout Crisis Magazine episodes, each hosted by NDPC Director Dr. Sandy Addis and available for download in separate
Join Dr. Scott Solberg as he discusses how students’ Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)skills can help identify at-risk students and how strengthening those skills can increase resilience and serve as an effective dropout prevention strategy while also increasing college and career readiness. Dr. Solberg discusses six resiliency skills successful students need, including placing value on
Too often educators and policymakers see arts education and dropout prevention as two separate issues. This webinar explores the causes of the disconnect between arts education and dropout prevention and offers strategies for a more integrated approach or alignment of these efforts. The webcast is a conversation with guest Mark Slavkin, a national leader in