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The Making After-School Cool Podcast is an essential part of the CASE for Kids push to increase the awareness of resources that improve quality in the after-school and out-of-school time field. Join Mike Wilson and field experts as they discuss best practices, the growth mindset, project-based learning, social emotional learning, restorative practices and student engagement all with after-school providers in mind. Brought to you by Case4Kids
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Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Where do students go when they are at school and experiencing severe anxiety, depression, or extreme negative emotional outburst? To address this concern and help youth process their emotional wellbeing, many schools are starting to reserve a designated room on campus for students, where they can process any negative emotions. Therefore, the topic of this episode of the Making After School Cool podcast highlights steps HISD as implemented to address the social and emotional needs of students.
During this podcast you will learn more about the following:
- The Social and Emotional Learning department with HISD, its purpose, services, and how long as it been in existence
- How the mental and social needs of students have changed Changes in the mental and social needs of students
- HISD implementation of Thinker Rooms and how and when do students access it
- Resources available for school faculty to address their mental health, or plans to meet their needs
Guest
Ms. Megan Young is the SEL Counselor & Thinkery Initiative Coordinator for HISD Social and Emotional Learning Department
Resources
Megan Young
Meagan.Young@houstonisd.org
Mike Wilson
mwilson@hcde-texas.org
Harris County Department of Education
https://hcde-texas.org
CASE for Kids
https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone
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