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6 Things We’ve Learned About How the Pandemic Disrupted Learning
From NPR: "How did the pandemic disrupt learning for America's more than 50 million K-12 students? New research offers the clearest accounting yet of the crisis's academic toll — as well as reason to hope that schools can help."
How Art Can Foster Social-Emotional Awareness for Our Students (and Ourselves)
From Smithsonian Magazine: "Museum educators have developed programs to equip teachers and students alike with strategies to slow down. This programming has guided participants in appreciating art, checking-in with themselves, and developing empathy."
Building Resilience: The 7 Cs
From The Center for Parent and Teen Communication: "Parents can support children to develop the character strengths and human connections that allow them to thrive in good times and rebound (maybe even grow) in challenging times."
Preparing Teachers to Support Social and Emotional Learning
From Learning Policy Institute: "This two-part study offers information on how preservice and in-service teacher training can support good teaching practices and implement SEL in schools, while providing a picture of what SEL looks like when integrated into the school...
How to Respect My Ethnic Name
From AnpuLondon: Names not only aid in the construction of identity, but also concreteize a people's collective memory; Anpu's quick infographic with dos and don'ts is a great guide to pronouncing and remembering names!
How to Talk About SEL With Families
From Smart Brief: "Effective conversations should create a shared understanding of what social and emotional learning skills are and why acquiring them is important to student success. These four strategies that can help."
5 Tips for Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Math Classroom
From Edutopia: "Teachers can help all students feel like they belong in math classes by creating connections between course material and students’ lives."
Roe v. Wade—What Can Educators Do?
From Learning For Justice: "While we may feel overwhelmed in the aftermath of the overturned landmark decision, we are neither hopeless nor helpless. A social justice education expert offers suggestions."
Defining Social Norms and Related Concepts
From UNICEF: "Understanding social norms and the role they play in influencing behaviours matters because it enables us to inform social and behaviour change interventions that go beyond individual-level activities and spark collective-level change."
What Does it Mean to Have a Skill Deficit in Flexible Thinking?
From Think:Kids: "If a kid is struggling with their behavior, it's about skill, not will. After identifying the skills that a child like this struggles with, our job, as adults, as helpers in this child's life, is to help them build those skills."