May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’ve put together a list of resources (some free!) to help educators support students’ mental health and social and emotional learning.
Mental Health Educator Resources, Elementary
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How Mindfulness Fits into the Pandemic Era
Presenter James Butler, M.Ed., helps participants:
- learn strategies for incorporating mindfulness into a daily self-care routine
- explore mindful inquiry in their efforts to make sure all students have equitable access to education
- engage with simple mindfulness practices that can be woven into synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities for students
- explore how mindfulness fits into education during the coronavirus pandemic
- grow their general understanding of mindfulness in education
Watch the webinar. Join Free Spirit’s edWeb community, Social-Emotional Learning, Positive Behavior, and Student Achievement, to take a short quiz based on the webinar and earn a free CE credit.
Finding Your Way Through Conflict: Getting Started
Conflicts are inevitable, often hard to navigate, quick to multiply and become unmanageable! In this edWebinar, presenters Chris Amirault and Christine M. Snyder introduce you to the basics of finding your way through conflict. Using engaging, real-life scenarios to support your self-reflection and understanding, they discuss the critical principles and attitudes required for successful conflict engagement.
Watch the webinar. Join Free Spirit’s edWeb community, Social-Emotional Learning, Positive Behavior, and Student Achievement, to take a short quiz based on the webinar and earn a free CE credit.
Mental Health Educator Resources, Secondary
Reduce challenging behaviors and improve secondary student outcomes by increasing your skills to support students’ mental health. Order the complete set of eight books and save 15%!
Understanding and Supporting Students with Mental Health and Learning Disorders
In this edWebinar, clinical psychologist Dr. Myles Cooley provides guidelines on supporting these students and communicating with them and their parents. Dr. Cooley describes various mental health and learning disorders, clarifies misunderstandings, and explains new or revised diagnoses. The session features important information about ADHD, dyslexia, autism, self-injury, trauma, and adverse childhood events. In addition, Dr. Cooley discusses the importance of social-emotional learning and culturally responsive classrooms.
Watch the webinar. Join Free Spirit’s edWeb community, Social-Emotional Learning, Positive Behavior, and Student Achievement, to take a short quiz based on the webinar and earn a free CE credit.
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You can also search our archives for more tips and practical advice to support your students’ mental heath (and your own). Here are a few posts to get you started:
- Identifying and Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness
- How Teachers Can Help Students with Mental Health Issues During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Professional Development in Early Childhood Education: Combating Burnout During the Pandemic
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