Archive for March, 2009

398. Schoolyard Habitats

Mary McLean, Outdoor Learning Coordinator, Tuckahoe Elementary School

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Resources

Budburst.com
Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Educators
virginianaturally.com

  • Research resources of the Department of Environmental Services (or similar) for your state or region.
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  • Also – check out your local land grant extension agents.
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  • Local parks department – find out if any “wild space” is maintained in your region.
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  • Local arts community, botanic garden and nature centers, universities, and reenactments of state history

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397. Teens and Alcohol (II)

“George,” Alcoholics Anonymous

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Resources

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS can be found in all telephone directories.
ALA Teen/ALANON
“Message to Teenagers: How to Tell When Drinking is Becoming a Problem”
“Young People and A.A.”
The Dangers of Drinking and Driving

396. Keeping Kids Healthy in Schools

Julia Lear, Ph.D.Director, Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services

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Resources

healthinschools.org
kidshealth.org – Physical and mental health issues
sports4kids.org
American Academy of Pediatrics

395. Summer Camp and Emotional Intelligence

Greg Cronin,  Certified  Camp Director, President of GC Training Solutions

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Resources

Emotional Intelligence: Five Years Later, by Daniel Goleman
Welcoming Spirit Into Our Schools, by Gary Tubbs
Leadership in the Millennium, by David Dunning
GC Training Solutions
The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations – Founded in 1996 to aid the advancement of research and practice related to emotional intelligence in organizations
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, an Emotional Learning– CASEL’s mission is to establish social and emotional learning as an essential part of education from preschool through high school.
Emotional Intelligence in Schools
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394. Head Start

Ben Allen, Ph.D., Research and Evaluation Director for the National Head Start Association

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Resources

National Head Start Association
Save Head Start.org – support for Head Start can be offered on this site
Office of Head Start, US Dept of Health and Human Services