Jessica Dirsmith
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Delta Program Fosters an Attitude of Gratitude
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The State College Area School District’s Delta Middle and High School Program is a local shining star when it comes to giving back to the community, caring for those in need, and fostering a sense of shared responsibility in its students.
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Back to School Transition: A time for reflection, gratitude and positive planning
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It’s hard to believe that the time to begin to plan for the transition back to school is here. As summer days come to a close, it is important for parents and caregivers to reflect with their children on their joys, reflect on experiences they are grateful for and to plan ahead for a successful…
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Positive behavior interventions making big impact in state
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HERSHEY — More than 1,800 people attended Pennsylvania’s Positive Behavior Support Implementers Forum, recently held in Hershey. The conference focused on themes such as using PBS to reduce bias in educational practices and the positive impact of PBS, including creating safer, responsive, more nurturing, pro-social school communities. According to Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims, an educational…
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Healthy and budget friendly summer family fun
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Summer is a time to enjoy your child and have fun! But this fun does not have to come at an exorbitant price.
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Practice what we teach: Supporting positive behavior in our schools
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Charlie Brown attends a school in which students are instructed explicitly on pro-social skills. There is a behavioral curriculum in place, established, implemented and accepted by all educational staff and supported by parents. When behavioral problems do occur, his school has a system of support in place to address them. Charlie’s younger sister, Sally,…
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Student services, not arming educators, key to school safety
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School safety is of utmost importance to parents, educators and to the community as a whole. In fact, bullying and cyber-bullying prevention efforts, school climate initiatives, bias and discrimination prevention and trauma-informed care are common topics of conversation in the realm of education at the local, state and national levels. These are all factors that…
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5 steps to creating a healthy village for children
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‘It takes a village to raise a child” remains just as true today as it did many decades ago. And, it is important that the village is equipped with the tools needed to teach and model values and behaviors the villagers (home, school, community) deem to be important life skills and attributes. A healthy village…
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Adults can model respectful behavior for children
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“The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.” – John F. Kennedy While many parents may not be equipped to conduct at-home physics or organic chemistry experiments to advance knowledge and share truth with their children, they certainly can model and teach behaviors that are conducive to respect,…
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How parents can manage children’s behavior during holidays
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The holiday season is a time of a joy, love and hope. It is a time for families and friends to come together. And, for many parents and children, it is a rare time in their busy daily life schedule to relax and enjoy being with one another. The holiday season also can be…