A Health Iceberg
Qualities of Great Educators
Investing in Healthy Recess to Nurture the Whole Child
There May Not Be an App for That
Caring for Every Child’s Mental Health
The Byrne Creek LEO Club: Leadership, Experience, and Opportunity
Meet Your PD Needs: The 2012 Whole Child Virtual Conference Starts Today
What Does It Take for Children to Be Mentally Healthy?
Three O’Clock Somewhere
Byrne Creek Is Paving A Way for Success
What Do Your Students Need?
The Story of H.E.A.R.T.
Register Today for the Whole Child Virtual Conference
Village of Attachment
Best Questions: Supportive Education Communities
Byrne Creek Secondary: A Collaborative Community Opportunity
Promoting Mental Health Through a Whole School Approach
I Am Byrne Creek
Meet ASCD President Debra Hill
Coordinated and Collaborative Responses to Diverse Student Needs
Creating Safe Schools for LGBT Students
Arts Instruction Remains Prevalent—For Some
Taking a Whole Child Approach
Throughout April: Supportive Education Communities
2012 ASCD Outstanding Young Educator Award Winners
Free Webinar: What Makes the Adolescent and Teen Brain So Different?
Game-Based Learning and a Whole Child Approach
Elham Palestine: Overcoming the Odds
Free Webinar: Common Core Assessment Shifts
A World-Class Education
Join the Whole Child Network of Schools
Will You Be the Next to Change?
Illinois Celebrates Whole Child Month!
Best Questions: Good Schools
Empower Students: 5 Powerful Strategies
ASCD Honors Canadian School for its Supportive Education Community
Touching the Future: An ASCD Emerging Leader’s Story
Give Students the Opportunity to Take the Lead
Free Webinar: Creating Communities of Support for Implementing the Common Core State Standards
Whole Child Around the World: A Good School Is a Good School
The Global Whole Child
School Grows as a Caring School Community
School Models Character Despite Challenges
Bringing New Students and Families into the Community
A SAFE Approach: Successful Appropriate Foundation to Educate All Children
Town Meetings and Shared Grade-Level Planning
New School Develops Its Core
Ethnically Diverse School Transforms School Discipline
Caring and Compassion Translates into Narrowing the Achievement Gap
Charter School Promotes Parents as Primary Educators
A Common Message and Sense of Belonging
Faculty and Stakehloder Buy-In Helps Grow School
Family Atmosphere Fosters Sense of Belonging
Everyone Has a Role in Educating Character
Focusing on the Moral and Social Development of Students
Students Have Intrinsic Motivation to Succeed
Nurturing Confidence, Compassion, and Personal Excellence in Students
High School Shows Strength in Unity
Mentor Teachers Build Relationships and Personalize Learning
Supporting Disengaged Youth In and Beyond School
Every Individual Has a Role to Play
A Welcoming Community Provides a Safe and Inclusive Learning Environment
Building a Positive School Culture for Diverse Students
Well-Being Teams Ensure Support for Students
A Whole School Approach to Well-Being
Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Student Body
Strong Community Connectedness Builds Confidence
Examples Map Widget
Respecting and Valuing All Members of the Community
School Organizes to Be Proactive, Not Reactive
Looking Beyond the Horizons for Positive Change and Well-Being
Responding to Individual Student Needs Brings Success
Connecting to the Community to Promote Well-Being for All
Strong Values Guide School Community to Success
Improving Well-Being and Learning Environments in the Middle East
Middle School Looks to Social Curriculum for Success
Believing Leads to Achieving
Once a Failing School, Now a Breakthrough Institution
From Kindergarteners to Pre-Service Teachers, Flourishing Learning Community Serves All Students
School Serves as Community Hub
Diversity is School’s Strength
Community School Provides Easy Access to Host of Services
Elementary School Structures for Success
Learning by Doing, Part of a Challenging Curriculum
It Takes a Village
Connecting Students to Their Community and Beyond
Student Voice and Project-Based Learning
Strong Policy and Community Collaboration Speak Volumes
Diversity and Mobility Set the Stage for Youth Involvement
Addressing the Diverse Needs of Youth
Working Together to Close Achievement Gap
Leadership Models Endorse Positive Youth Engagement
Midwestern Culture Cultivates Rich Opportunities for Youth
All Sectors Play A Role in Youth Development
Challenges of Poverty-Stricken Community Diminished Through Award-Winning Programs
Family-Oriented Community Excels in Helping Youth Learn, Serve, and Grow
From Health to Career Exploration, Youth Involvement Is Priority
Enriching Young People From Elementary Through College
Putting Youth Dialogue Front and Center
Inspiring Practices Serve As Models For Other Communities
Topic of the Month
Engaging Learning Strategies
Learning is active, engaging, and social. Students need to be engaged and motivated in their learning before they can apply higher order, creative thinking skills. They are most engaged when they themselves are part of constructing meaning, not when teachers do it for them. By encouraging students to meet challenges creatively, collaborate, and apply critical thinking skills to real-world, unpredictable situations inside and outside of school, we prepare them for future college, career, and citizenship success.
Effective classroom instruction that embraces both high standards and accountability for students' learning can be project-based, focused on service and the community, experiential, cooperative, expeditionary ... the list goes on. These engaging learning strategies are grounded in instructional objectives, provide clear feedback, and enable students to thrive cognitively, socially, emotionally, and civically.
Whole Child Examples
Elementary Example
School Grows as a Caring School Community
Over the past seven years, Bowles Elementary School's Caring School Community model has moved from a "trait of the month" approach to a deeper, more comprehensive approach tied to curriculum and content.
Recent Examples
Elementary Example
School Models Character Despite Challenges
Elementary Example
Bringing New Students and Families into the Community
Elementary Example
A SAFE Approach: Successful Appropriate Foundation to Educate All Children
Elementary Example
Town Meetings and Shared Grade-Level Planning
Elementary Example
Recent Topics
April 30, 2012
What Do Your Students Need?
Students as learners are also students as people, with hopes, fears, and needs. That's why it's so important to build adult-student relationships that support and encourage each student's academic and personal growth.
The Examples Map
Use our interactive map tool to find examples of schools and communities worldwide that are implementing a whole child approach to education.
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