“National Education Policy Center Fellow Elizabeth Dutro responds to difficult questions about how teachers can effectively and respectfully address the traumas that are touching so many of their students’ lives, either in person or from afar, even as they, themselves, may be experiencing similar traumas of their own.”
Category: Caring adult
Aug 02
Present, Engaged and Supported: A Guide to Planning Transitions to School
“The transition back to school for the 2020-21 school year will be one like no other in recent history. Education may occur in classrooms, virtually or as a combination. School transitions in and out of classrooms may occur more than once.”
Jul 13
‘The Human Connection Is Everything’: Dave Eggers on What He’s Learned From Tutoring Students
“The human connection is everything. This distance learning moment during the pandemic has really proved that technology only gets you so far.”
Jul 08
For Teachers: Summer Reading During Turbulent Times Influenced by the pandemic and social unrest, two teachers recommend books to read this summer on topics like wrestling with loss, addressing inequity, and recharging for the school year ahead.
“Summer leisure reading can feel like an indulgent start to slower-paced days away from school. But in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and major social unrest, a thoughtful reading list feels downright essential right now as we readjust routines, adapt to pandemic-induced school changes, and work for a more equitable community. by Marissa King …
Jul 06
Teaching and Leading Through a Pandemic Key Findings from the American Educator Panels Spring 2020 COVID-19 Surveys by Rand Researchers
Finding of research “There were large disparities in students’ access to supports for learning — disparities that predated the pandemic and that educators will need to continue to tackle.”
Jul 03
A restorative approach is key for a new normal after COVID-19 by Jennifer & Kristina Llewellyn
“Social distancing has shown us that our siloed and fragmented social systems and services will be stronger with more integration and interconnection…..What has been revealed is that we need to work in more relational and integrated ways, not only in this extraordinary moment of crisis but also in ordinary times. We need a relational shift …