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Why Mindfulness And Trauma-Informed Teaching Don’t Always Go Together
From KQED: "Forcing students to engage with mindfulness in prescribed ways may do more harm than good, especially if the student has experienced trauma."
A Focus On Relationships When Students Aren’t Together
From Edutopia: Building a strong classroom community is possible even during students’ asynchronous work time.
Creating A Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Classroom
From Edutopia: Ensuring that all students see their culture reflected in the curriculum and classroom materials is crucial.
How To Talk To Your Kid About Disabilities
From Huffpost: Parents should discuss inclusivity and representation for disabled people with their children.
Raising Resilient Kids Who Are Prepared For The Future
From Child Mind Institute: Why adaptability, tolerance for failure and other so-called "soft skills" are important for success.
Respecting Pronouns in the Classroom
From University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education: "As educators, we can take small steps to make sure all students feel welcome and affirmed in our schools regardless of their gender identity."
This Is Why Young Children Need To Explore Gender In The Classroom
From Today's Parent: "Take it from a teacher: keeping gender identity in the elementary-school curriculum helps our kids, because they’re asking questions about it already."
Affirming Gender in Elementary School: Social Transitioning
From Welcoming Schools/The Human Rights Campaign Foundation: "One of the first steps that all people—adults or children—take, if they feel their internal sense of gender and their sex assigned at birth do not match, is to socially transition."
Safe Space Kit: A Guide to Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students in Your School
From GLSEN: The Safe Space Kit: Guide to Being an Ally to LGBT Students.
How to Support LGBTQ Students During Distance Learning
From Edutopia: "Teachers can be a real lifeline for queer or gender nonconforming students who don’t feel accepted at home."