You may remember a book teaser post back in October of last year (https://www.pacesconnection.com...g/506853843165391754). Or maybe you don't! Either way, the post was a preview of The Whole Child School: Practical Applications for the Non-Academic Needs of All K-12 Students. It is now available in both eBook and paperback, with an audiobook in the works! If you don't want to check out the October blog post, here is a summary from the author:
Whole Child Initiative, Whole Community, Whole Brain... Whole Confusion! As educators, we have read the research on brain science, we have seen that addressing only the academic needs of students isn't enough, and we have attended all the [virtual] conferences on why we need to consider more than simply a child's IQ or test scores when supporting them. But what do we do now?? The Whole Child School answers that question. Providing practical strategies for younger and older students, Job Iles takes us from ambiguity to application. Through his experience as a classroom teacher, a school administrator in all levels of K-12, and in district level leadership for a district of 60k students, he has gathered countless strategies that you can now "borrow." Each chapter is set up to allow the practitioner to quickly pull ideas and concepts and immediately apply them to their particular setting. Additionally, the readers can check out the research upon which the author has based his strategies by simply flipping to the bibliography. The Whole Child School is not designed as an academic approach to consequences, student behavior, or school leadership. Rather, Job provides strategies that equip school leaders and teachers to support the whole child in any area of the school setting. Because if we want to develop successful adults, we must support the whole child.
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