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A group of staff and students weave baskets as part of the University of Waterloo’s Land Skills for Wellness and Sustainability initiative. (James T. Jones)

October 22, 2023

Incorporating nature into education can build skills and improve mental health

James T Jones, University of Waterloo and Steffanie Scott, University of Waterloo

Nature-based crafts and skills may just be the key to addressing the developing crises of unsustainability and mental health on campus.

Schools across the U.S. are dealing with many challenges. Washington Post via Getty Images

August 2, 2022

5 of the biggest threats today’s K-12 students and educators face don’t involve guns

Elizabeth Zumpe, UMass Lowell

Three years observing in a public school has given one scholar a close-up look at the sweeping challenges in public education.

July 5, 2022

‘We are not in this alone’: stressed teachers find hope in peer-support model used by frontline health workers

Anne Southall, La Trobe University; Fiona Gardner, La Trobe University, and Lindy Baxter, La Trobe University

A new study finds a three-year trial of the ‘reflective circles’ approach to peer support offers a way forward for teachers whose already stressful jobs have become even tougher during the pandemic.

June 20, 2022

‘Greatest transformation of early education in a generation’? Well, that depends on qualified, supported and thriving staff

Karen Thorpe, The University of Queensland; Azhar Potia, The University of Queensland; Peter Rankin, The University of Queensland; Sally Staton, The University of Queensland, and Sandy Houen, The University of Queensland

Research confirms that a focus on restoring the well-being of educators is vital to deliver the gains promised by huge new investments in early childhood learning and care.

January 20, 2022

Schools can expect a year of disruption. Here are 7 ways they can help support the well-being of students and staff

Elizabeth J Edwards, The University of Queensland and Marilyn Campbell, Queensland University of Technology

We investigated the initiatives schools around the world took to help support and maintain the well-being of their students and staff. We pulled out seven things that made a difference.

Students watch as a teacher participates in a solidarity march with colleagues to raise awareness about COVID-19 cases at École Woodward Hill Elementary School, in Surrey, B.C., Feb. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

March 15, 2021

Provinces should act fast to avert a teacher shortage now and after COVID-19

Nathalie Reid, University of Regina and Jerome Cranston, University of Regina

Provinces have struggled to mitigate the COVID-19 health concerns of full-time and substitute teachers. The need for substitutes has increased, but fewer are available.

January 31, 2021

Remote learning didn’t affect most NSW primary students in our study academically. But well-being suffered

Jenny Gore, University of Newcastle; Drew Miller, University of Newcastle; Jess Harris, University of Newcastle, and Leanne Fray, University of Newcastle

We compared the educational progress in years 3 and 4 in 2019 with 2020 – the year normal schooling was disrupted by the pandemic. Overall, students progressed at the same rate in both years.

July 26, 2019

Learning to teach mindfulness to children can help teachers reduce their own stress

Charlotte Todd, Swansea University; Helen Davies, Swansea University, and Sinead Brophy, Swansea University

Teachers are increasingly being encouraged to take mindfulness courses so that they can begin teaching it to pupils.

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