TOOLS and RESOURCES
Park Rx, SEL Programs, Gen Z, Salaries, and More
Ideas, resources, and tips for school business officials
Prescribing Nature H
ow often do you experience wonder? When was the last time you sat by a stream? Are your meetings always indoors? PRA
(Park Rx America) recently launched a new nature-prescribing platform to promote nature as a health benefit. Some highlights on the site include: • A homepage with inspirational quotes, thoughts, and photos of accessible nature.
• A focus on planetary health. • Recommended books, articles, and publi- cations on nature and human health.
• Nature-related interviews, webinars, blogs, videos, and podcasts. Learn more at
www.parkrxamerica.org.
Mental Health Literacy Training
The Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network, in partnership with the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, offers a free self-guided online course focused on mental health literacy. Classroom WISE (Well-Being Informa- tion and Strategies for Educators) presents approaches to promote student mental health and safe and supportive classroom environments.
Access Classroom WISE at
www.class-
roomwise.org.
Effective SEL Programs
Given the strong evidence of the benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL) to a wide range of student outcomes, as well as an influx of federal funding, many education leaders are looking to adopt SEL program- ming to support academic acceleration, mental health, trauma-sensitive learning environments, workforce readiness, and other key priorities.
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How do education leaders make informed decisions about what programs are effective? To help school and district leaders select evidence-based SEL programs that best meet the needs of their communities, the Collab- orative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) released a 2022 update to The CASEL Program Guide to Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs. The CASEL Guide to SEL Programs pro-
vides a Consumer Reports-style tool to help education leaders select high-quality pro- grams based on their local goals and needs. The number of included SEL programs is 86. Learn more at:
https://pg.casel.org.
How Gen Z Thinks About Careers
What do today’s students think about their future? Brainly surveyed 5,000 students in middle school through college and com- pared their responses to similar questions posed to their three preceding generations: Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers. Here’s what they found: • Gen Z is less salary-driven: 37% of Gen Z thinks that salary is the most important aspect of a future job, as com- pared to 58% of baby boomers, 49% of millennials, 49% of Gen X.
• Gen Z is more status-concerned: Gen Z cares the most about job title.
• Younger generations value personal time: Gen Z cares the most about time off or travel policy (15% say it’s most impor- tant). Baby boomers (3%) care the least.
Read the full report at
https://brainly.com/ insights/report-how-gen-z-thinks-about- careers.
Addressing Teacher Learning
How effective is professional learning in teacher improvement? The Research Part- nership for Professional Learning (RPPL)
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