Pandemic responses – Page 5 – Restorative Resolutions

Aug 15

Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning by Wade Tyler Millward

By AdminRestor in Caring adult, COVID-19, Indicators & Predictors of Absenteeism, Pandemic responses, Parental engagement, Policies for Attendance, Protective & Risk Factors Absenteeism, Research on Absenteeism, Social Emotional Learning, Student engagement

“Hedy Chang, executive director and founder of Attendance Works, says that when the new school year resumes, school officials may well find more students at risk for chronic absenteeism due to economic or housing instability. Parents may have lost their jobs, students may need to work to support the family, family members may have died due to COVID-19. And students may be unwilling to return to school in person if they have a health condition or live with someone who is more vulnerable to the virus.”

Aug 12

Exploring our reactions: deepening learning from Diangelo’s White Fragility from restorativeteachingtools.com

By AdminRestor in anti-racism, Caring adult, COVID-19, Pandemic responses, restorative justice

“Students will reflect on white privilege and how they may have felt defensiveness and responded in unhelpful ways when that privilege or their own learned racism was identified.”

Aug 11

2 Simple Ways to Improve Online Instruction from Edutopia

By AdminRestor in Caring adult, COVID-19, Pandemic responses, Student engagement

“In the months since the pandemic caused an emergency rush to distance learning, many teachers have made significant strides in improving the remote teaching skills they need to reach all learners. “

Aug 10

Teaching in Troubled Times: A Q&A With a Trauma Expert (NEPC)

By AdminRestor in Caring adult, COVID-19, Mental Health and Absenteeism, Pandemic responses, trauma, Trauma

“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.”

Aug 07

Tracking Student Attendance Under Remote Learning Is a Complicated Mess

By AdminRestor in COVID-19, Indicators & Predictors of Absenteeism, Pandemic responses, Policies for Attendance

“Tracking student attendance under remote learning this spring was complicated and oftentimes ad hoc, a messy process that could continue to be a big problem if schools return to full-time virtual learning anytime this school year or do some combination of in-person and online education.”

Aug 06

A debate coach with experience guiding virtual discussions explains how to get students to engage with each other and with the course content: 4 tips for productive online discussions by John Ng

By AdminRestor in Behaviours, Caring adult, COVID-19, Pandemic responses, Social Emotional Learning, Student engagement

establish online etiquette and a discussion agenda make time for research be purposeful about group size and role assignment facilitate discussion Read article

Aug 04

Attendance Considerations for Remote Learning Plans: an example from Ohio Department of Education

By AdminRestor in COVID-19, Pandemic responses, Policies for Attendance

“It is likely that Ohio’s most underserved students will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, increasing their risk of absences.”

Aug 02

Present, Engaged and Supported: A Guide to Planning Transitions to School

By AdminRestor in Caring adult, Indicators & Predictors of Absenteeism, Pandemic responses, Tier 1,2&3 Strategies addressing absenteeism

“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.”

Aug 02

Showing up matters!

By AdminRestor in Indicators & Predictors of Absenteeism, Pandemic responses, Policies for Attendance, Social Emotional Learning, Student engagement, Tier 1,2&3 Strategies addressing absenteeism

This year more than ever before, there is a great need to invest in the transition back to school for both students and families. Every student and family experienced some level of stress, while others have experienced deep trauma from family illness, death and loss of income. During the 2020-2021 school year, education may occur in classrooms, virtually or as a combination. School transitions in and out of classrooms may occur more than once. New research shows that many students could begin the new school year significantly behind in their academic learning. As protests over racism demonstrate, our public institutions, including schools have not adequately addressed the systemic barriers that limit access and equitable opportunities.

Category: Pandemic responses