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              Evidence-based student engagement intervention. What Works Clearinghouse found C&C to have positive effects on staying in school. RT/follow ≠ endorsement.
              
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           Pictures on our YouTube channel from the Check & Connect 2024 Global Reach Conference! Thank you to all who attended either virtually or in-person. We hope you enjoyed this time as much as we did!  https://t.co/nWyX2NF2SN 
          
          
                
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             Check out our YouTube channel's Check & Connect 2024 Award Winner videos! These award winners were recognized at our 2024 Global Reach Conference. 
          
            
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             Last Chance to register for the Check & Connect 2024 Global Reach Conference in person option! Registration for the 2-Day in-person track closes at 1:00 central time on Monday, Sept. 16. Registration for the 1-Day virtual track closes on Sept. 24th. 
          
                
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             Check & Connect Conference Registration Closing Sept. 15th! Join us at the 2024 Global Reach Conference for two days in-person on September 25th and 26th or one day virtually track on September 25th to immerse yourself in learning, and expert insights on Check & Connect! 
          
                
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             Check out our November Newsletter! Read about our work with Central Lakes College; mentor training for cultural family advocates; resources to support youth who are homeless; the C&C App; and all of our training options.  https://t.co/PC5DBNFmI4 
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             C&C Mentors: What's your intention behind praise? See this article for some great alternatives. 
           I might tweak a few details, but this is a generally refreshing testimonial by a teacher who not only realized praising kids was manipulative but, rather than looking for a new technique, also saw that the real problem was her goal: mere compliance: 
          
                
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             ⭐️New Research Summary Gobec et al., (2022) examined the benefits & challenges of shifting to online mentoring for students with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
          
            
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              Reference: Gobec, C., Turnbull, M., & Rillotta, F. (2022). Lessons learnt from transitioning to online mentoring and learning at university during COVID-19 for adults with intellectual disability....
            
                
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             "Those things you learn without joy you will forget easily." -old Finnish saying "Memorizing is a strategy for taking in material that has no personal meaning." -psychologist Ellen Langer 
          
                
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             Charting Pathways to Transformation: A Scoping Review on First Nations Youth Mentoring 
          
            
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              Reference: McMahon, M., Chisholm, M., Yenara, A., Garling, T., Vogels, W., van Vuuren, J., & Modderman, C. (2023). Transformational mentoring experiences for First Nations young people: A scoping...
            
                
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             Breaking Barriers: Help-Seeking Attitudes, Decisions, and Behaviors of First-Generation College Students  https://t.co/jAOEcutmTi 
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              Reference: Hagler, M., Johnson, R., Boags, J., & Snipe, L. (2023). A qualitative thematic analysis of first-generation college students’ help-seeking attitudes, decisions, and behaviors. Journal of...
            
                
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             Taking stock of 22 years of mentoring research through 22 seminal studies  https://t.co/sy11rJE2NR 
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              By Jean Rhodes Citation: Hagler, M. A., Jones, K. V., Anderson, A. J., McQuillin, S. D., Weiler, L. M., & Sánchez, B. (2023). Striving for safety, impact, and equity: A...
            
                
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             Today we recognize Spirit Day. Spirit Day is a day to recognize LGBTQ youth and raise awareness about the increased risk of bullying and harassment they face. @StopBullyingGov offers resources to create a safe environment for LGBTQI+ youth at  https://t.co/Pj1cQ8itqu 
          
          
                
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             Let's embark on a journey of innovation and change, together. Register for The 21st Annual Conference on Positive Behavior Support now to be part of something extraordinary! 🚀 #APBSConference2024 Registration:  https://t.co/nKt0gF6hcg 
          
          
                
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           Excited to share our new preprint describing new linkages in ABCD Release 5.0 detailing social and physical environments that may impact child/ adolescent neural development. We introduce a framework we're calling the "Adolescent Neural Urbanome." 🏢🌳🛣️  https://t.co/aXXEkT7L1A 
            
            
                
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             It’s not just seeing suffering that's painful. It’s hurting for others while feeling unable to help. There’s a term for that helplessness: empathic distress. Over time, it leads to burnout and withdrawal. If you're overwhelmed and exhausted by a heavy heart, you are not alone. 
          
                
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             OPINION EXCHANGE | Editorial counterpoint: How to get kids back in school 
          
            
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              Engaging students in service-learning builds confidence, increases attendance.
            
                
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             Don’t mistake silence for apathy. When people are quiet, they’re often busy thinking and learning. Extraverts like to process ideas by talking them through. Introverts prefer to reflect before they speak. I'm not disengaged. I'm listening to your views and formulating mine. 
          
                
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             ‘My life has done a 180’ How one first-generation student went from dropping out of high school to embracing the U of M  https://t.co/xjQm8PdH9r 
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             ⭐️NEW NEWSLETTER OUT NOW This week, read @RhodesLab’s and her colleagues’ blog about the hidden costs of #studentdebt, new research summaries, about Dr. @AmyJAnd’s insights on supporting #mentor #wellbeing, and MORE! ⭐️ 🔗 
          
                
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