I recently had the opportunity to attend a discussion at the City Club of Cleveland pertaining to the Whole Child Framework adopted by the Ohio Department of Education. Meryl Johnson, a member of the Ohio State Board of Education, Dr. Tracy Nájera, executive director of the Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio, and Joseph Spiccia, superintendent of the Wickliffe City School District were members of a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Lisa Damour, author, psychologist, and Senior Advisor to the Schubert Center for Child Studies, Case Western Reserve University.
Tag: social emotional
Mindfulness and Breathing During a Pandemic
As we continue to stay at home, continue to provide remote programming, and continue to miss large family gatherings, this month’s post from the Intellectual Freedom Committee provides some picture books to help us take a step back and breathe a little.
Serving Social-Emotional Needs—Middle Grade Edition
For the past three years, my library system (Cuyhaoga County Public Library in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, aka CCPL) has reached out to school librarians, ELA staff, and school administrators through School Librarian Book Buzz. This event informs school staff of the services and materials CCPL has to offer, such as educator cards, databases, and more. In addition, library staff give book talks on topics pertinent to teachers—STEAM titles, diverse titles, and, this year, books that serve social-emotional needs. I was honored to be chosen to discuss social-emotional books during this year’s online conference. Last month, I shared titles for students in grades K-2. This month, we’ll discuss middle grade books. Onto my four picks for middle-grade students! Baloney and Friends Greg Pizzoli, author Publisher: Disney-Hyperion ISBN: 9781368054546 That third grader who would really benefit from a social-emotional book but just hates to read might be convinced to give this book…
Serving Social-Emotional Needs
For the past three years, my library system (Cuyhaoga County Public Library in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, aka CCPL) has reached out to school librarians, ELA staff, and school administrators through School Librarian Book Buzz. This event informs school staff of the services and materials CCPL has to offer, such as educator cards, databases, and more. In addition, library staff give book talks on topics pertinent to teachers—STEAM titles, diverse titles, and, this year, books that serve social-emotional needs. I was honored to be chosen to discuss social-emotional books during this year’s online conference. This month, I’ll share titles for students in grades K-2. Next month, we’ll discuss middle grade books. Onto my four picks for young students! I Believe I Can Grace Byers, author Keturah A. Bobo, illustrator Publisher: Balzer & Bray ISBN: 9780062667137 Author Grace Byers believes that all children can achieve their goals. Featuring diversity of race, religion,…