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Book Summary: Contextual Wellbeing by Dr. Helen Street

In this post I cover a book summary of the best-selling book Contextual Wellbeing by Dr. Helen Street. Globally applicable, this post will give you a glimpse into the framework Helen has developed over 20 years of working in the industry.

Understand Behind-the-Scenes of Building Orah’s Mood Check 

Our Mood Check, based on the Circumplex Model, defines emotions as having two dimensions, pleasantness and energy. Understand more about what is the Circumplex Model and how tracking moods through our mood check can help your students.

3 Simple Yet Effective Steps to Improve Your Students’ Emotional Engagement 

Student engagement was once synonymous with just academic engagement. Lately, schools are also moving towards cultivating high emotional engagement among their students. Learn more about its importance and how you can cultivate it.

What Does Student Engagement Look Like

Student engagement is a multi-dimensional concept. Can teachers know if students are feeling engaged? Yes, there are some indicators you can look for to understand how your students are faring. 

Why Track Moods? Understanding The Effect of Emotions in Education

Why is it important to recognize and process our complex and fluid emotions, and track our moods? What is our role in helping our kids improve their emotional intelligence? In the blog, we have tried to present you with answers.

Nurture Beta is Enabled For Our Early Adopters

The mood check feature as part of the Nurture beta was rolled out to our early adopters. It helps schools identify struggling students and helps them proactively support them. Read further to know about all the features that it offers.

Product Update

2021: A year in review with Orah’s founders

As we begin the new year with new goals to reach, we took a moment to ponder over our opportunities and lessons. The founders of Orah, Kurt Meyer and Paul G. Organ, got candid about what last year (2021) meant for them.

5 Lessons Learned in 2021 on Wellbeing

In the year of 2021, we dealt with the stress of working from home, the constant worry over health, and other anxiety-inducing things. But we also learned some lessons on wellbeing along the way. Read ahead to know what we have learned.

Measuring Wellbeing in Schools: A Guide To Help You Get Started

We have put together a guide to help you understand how to measure wellbeing at your school. We have included different wellbeing measurement tools that you can adopt and detailed the steps to follow to start measuring wellbeing.

Growth Mindset And Its Influence On Your Students’ Success

The power of a growth mindset is a groundbreaking idea by Carol Dweck. Understanding it will change how you approach life, relationships, and challenges. Also, by helping children develop a growth mindset, you are enabling them to succeed.

Every school day counts: The importance of regular attendance on student success

Regular school attendance is an indicator of student engagement. When students exhibit chronic absenteeism or truancy, they miss learning opportunities. In later years, it might even lead to high school dropout. So what can schools do?

Fostering a Data-Driven Culture in Education to Improve the Student Journey

Data is in abundance, and it is left to us to transform this data into valuable insights. Schools need to adopt a data-driven culture now more than ever so the staff can work together to create a great school experience for their students.

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