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With Stress In Schools Increasing, Simple Strategies to Stay Calm
From Edutopia: In North Carolina, a program offers ‘rapid resets’ to help teachers and students calm their minds and bodies and get back to learning.
Parents, It’s Okay To Let Your Kids Ask About My Prosthetic Leg
From The Mighty: "When I was born, I didn’t get two legs like you. Mine were different and the doctors had to fix one so that I could have a leg like this."
In Our Connected World, What If Empathy Is Learning?
From KQED: "What will replace the old model? There are three important clues—three sets of data from emerging science—that point us in the direction of a radically new notion of learning."
How Learning Emotional Skills Can Help Boys Become Men
From KQED: "What I realized they needed was what I needed in high school. I needed a space to just be human."
5 Things We’ve Learned About Virtual School During the Pandemic
From KQED: "Educators say the heart of the job right now is getting students connected with school and keeping them that way — both technologically and emotionally."
5 Remote-Friendly Teaching Strategies to Deepen Empathy
From Facing History: "Based on a bedrock of social-emotional learning (SEL) methodology, Facing History offers these 5 remote-friendly teaching strategies to aid thoughtful teaching."
20 Books Featuring Diverse Characters to Inspire Connection and Empathy
From KQED: "We want to make sure all the children and families in our diverse community can see themselves reflected in the books they borrow from the library."
11 Tips for Teaching Preschool Online
From Edutopia: "From scavenger hunts to obstacle courses to read-alouds, activities from the classroom can be adapted for learning from home."
The Power Of Social And Emotional Learning: Why SEL Is More Important Than Ever
From Forbes: "The pandemic has caused trauma for people of all ages, including — and especially — our youth."
Connecting SEL to Academic Outcomes
From Edutopia: "Skills that students develop in social and emotional learning are closely connected to standards in many academic subject."