Self-care help for students, parents and teachers
There has not been one person unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Local teachers, parents, and students are no exception. In this episode, we talk about what self-care is and how important it is to i...
12 Feb 202135min
Partnerships At Home: Parents and caregivers are essential partners in learning
Parents and caregivers are essential partners in supporting learning at home but what does that mean? Experts say the most important thing is to keep a love of learning alive. In an effort to help loc...
27 Jan 202112min
Reimagining Education: How the pandemic may change the future of education
We all experienced a change in how education was delivered in 2020. Everyone was impacted -- parents and families, teachers and administrators. The pandemic has left its mark on many industries, and e...
19 Jan 202131min
Where are they? Why students are increasingly leaving the classroom during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many issues when it comes to education access. Nationwide, there has been an increase in the number of students absent from school and it's not due to illness. This s...
7 Jan 202129min
How to support immigrant students
In Oakland County, we are lucky to have a diverse community where many different nationalities are represented in our schools. However, many of these students need time to adjust to their new surround...
10 Nov 202020min
Oakland Together School Nurse Initiative launches
In June of this year, Oakland Schools and the Oakland County Health Division formed a partnership called the Oakland Together School Nurse Initiative. This initiative led to the hiring of 68 nurses wh...
20 Okt 202029min
Managing the polarity of meeting students' social-emotional health and learning during COVID-19
We know school leaders are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to planning class for the fall. They must think about students' social-emotional health AND learning needs. Both have to be att...
26 Aug 202012min
Early childhood transitions: How to prepare your kindergartener for the upcoming school year
The transition back to school is going to be tough for everyone this year. Last year, with the pandemic, school went completely online then ended as it always does with the start of summer. But the bo...
17 Aug 202012min
