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Teacher Tips: Warm Welcome for Students Arriving Midyear

Being the new kid is difficult anytime. For military-connected students arriving midyear, when the academic year is in progress, the challenge is even greater. By the time they arrive at…

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Proactive Communication for Students in Every Season

By Amanda Trimillos In meet-the-teacher sessions at new schools with my children, time and time again I heard teachers use the term “proactive communication.” Teachers offer parents several ways to…

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Helping Students Identify and Manage Pandemic Stress

by Jannell MacAulay, PhD, and Kendra Lowe, EdD, NCSP, LSSP COVID remains a steady topic of discussion, but the stress associated with this pandemic is anything but steady for most…

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  • Buddy Programs Connect Students in the Season of Arriving

    When students enter a new school, they have many questions. One of the most pressing is often: Who will sit with me at lunch? Making friends and feeling welcome is an important part of a student’s healthy integration into a new community and home. Buddy and sponsor programs are often…

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  • Seasons wins Gold Award from IBPA

    Elva Resa Publishing — Seasons of My Military Student: Practical Ideas for Parents and Teachers by Amanda Trimillos, EdD, and Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman won Gold in the education category at the 2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin AwardsTM, announced during a gala ceremony April 5, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Given by the Independent…

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  • Good Goodbyes Build Resilience and Strong Relationships

    When a military family moves, the personal and emotional part of moving can easily be overwhelmed by logistics and details. In the busy days of the Season of Leaving, saying goodbye is important and should not be overlooked, Military kids and their families need opportunities for closure when they leave…

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    Buddy Programs Connect Students in the Season of Arriving

    July 2, 2019

    Stormy Season of Leaving: PCSing during the Pandemic

    May 13, 2020

    About the Seasons of Transition ™

    May 24, 2018
  • Exit Plan Cultivates a Healthy Season of Leaving

    By Amanda Trimillos In the Season of Leaving, parents, teachers, and students work together to build an exit plan to cultivate a smooth transition from one school to another. A strong exit plan takes into account all the events, tasks, and actions leading up to the student’s last day of…

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    Good Goodbyes Build Resilience and Strong Relationships

    May 7, 2019

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    July 2, 2019
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    Early Planning Helps School Transition

    April 15, 2021
  • Purple Up for Military-Connected Students

    by Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman In military life, the color purple represents all branches of service. In April, Month of the Military Child, the Purple Up campaign shines a spotlight on the unique lifestyle of military-connected students. Wearing or displaying purple during Month of the Military Child is a way to show…

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    Keep Kids Connected by Going Back to Basics

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    Celebrating Military Kids Year Round

    Celebrating Military Kids Year Round

    April 16, 2022
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    Survey Brings Attention to Experiences of Military Students

    December 15, 2020
  • Bringing a Student’s Military Life into Classroom Learning

    By Amanda Trimillos As teachers welcome military students into a classroom, they may also welcome the students’ military life into classroom learning with planned and purposeful lessons. A mobile lifestyle gives military-connected students unique knowledge of the world. They may have lived in and visited many locations, experiencing a variety…

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    Five Ways Military Kids Clubs Help Students and Schools

    August 14, 2019
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    Don’t Chase Curriculum: Focus on Student Needs

    September 15, 2021

    The Other Side of Goodbye: When Friends Move Away

    June 6, 2020
  • Midyear Moves: Transitions When School is in Full Swing

    By Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman Moves for military families are usually associated with spring and summer months, a natural break in the school calendar. However, almost half of military transitions are midyear moves, often during the winter holidays. No matter what time of year a military-connected student changes schools, the Seasons of TransitionTM cycle…

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    Game Plan: Adapting Strategies for Every Season

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    May 13, 2020
  • Teachers: Supporting Students Before, During, and After Deployment

    By Amanda Trimillos When is the right time to inform teachers about a deployment? Before, during, after? The answer is all of the above. Teachers want to know about events in a student’s life that impact classroom behavior or learning. For military-connected students, this includes a parent’s deployment–before, during, and…

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    First Parent-Teacher Conference at a New School

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    Building Sustaining Advocacy Teams in Challenging Times

    November 16, 2021
  • Questions for MIC3 Commissioners

    Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman for Millie Journal — I can’t see the future. I don’t know what I need to prepare for when I’m withdrawing from one school, planning for the next. Even though we are an active duty military family of twenty-five years, it’s the first time I’ll have a middle…

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  • Don’t Get Burned by the Summer Slide

    Lizann Lightfoot for Military Families magazine – Every summer, students lose some of the skills and information gained over the school year. In some cases, this can mean up to two months of lost learning. Teachers refer to this regression as the summer slide. This can be particularly problematic for…

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