Coaching with Kim and Laurie

08/29/2020

https://www.jstcoaching.com/covid-and-the-spring-quarantine-the-virtual-life-from-the-student-perspective

Guest post by JST Graduate Laurie Chester, MA, BCC of Get it Done ABC, LLC “You are living history,” I said to my young clients. “You will remember this forever, like I remember 9/11…

01/25/2018

Save the Date - February 1, 2018 6:00pm

Fusion Academy Alexandria is excited to present a free screening of the acclaimed documentary, “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety,” a new film created to open up the conversation about anxiety and provide tools, resources and hope.
Join us after the 55 minute screening for a Q/A discussion with Potomac Behavioral Solutions.

Bring friends and any questions you may have. The showing is appropriate for ages 10 and up.

Limited seating - please register at this link: Angst Screening

For more information, visit angstmovie.com.

11/05/2017

More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.

11/03/2017

Introverts have somewhat different needs than extroverts. But, sadly, they may feel like they can’t say what they need.

08/27/2017

Melinda Gates says that even she, a former Microsoft executive, has to learn how to be a parent in the digital age.

08/18/2017

The beauty — and limits — of 'possible vs. probable'

08/17/2017

Too often they weren't asked to write enough as students. Here are ideas to improve instruction in this crucial skill.

08/08/2017

The introvert’s way isn't about chasing rewards, but about seeking meaning.

07/06/2017

A Smith College initiative called “Failing Well” is one of a crop of university programs that aim to help high achievers cope with basic setbacks.

11/16/2016

For the parents of budding athletes:
http://www.npr.org/2016/11/16/502274825/forget-the-fields-hit-the-books-to-get-a-college-scholarship

Think playing on sports' travel team will help your kids get a college scholarship? Think again. Commentator John U. Bacon advises that they hit the books instead.

10/25/2016

An important reminder about how life-altering a concussion can be.

Thank you for your important work. I am a 34 year old, licensed speech therapist and mother of 2 young boys, living in a western suburb of Chicago. Here is my story: I was at the bottom of th…

10/24/2016

Interesting information for digital reading:

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/10/16/strategies-to-help-students-go-deep-when-reading-digitally/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2049

Teachers are finding that when they explicitly teach deep reading strategies geared to digital media, students can access and comprehend complex texts.