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Help Students Manage the Emotions of Going Back to School During the Pandemic
By Rayne Lacko, author of Dream Up Now: The Teen Journal for Creative Self-Discovery Going back to school can be stressful for children in the best of times, but a global pandemic can create emotional challenges that cause young people … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged back to school, coronavirus, courage, COVID-19, feelings, Free Spirit author, resilience, talk with kids
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The Year of the Empowered Student
By Patti Drapeau, author of Inspiring Student Empowerment: Moving Beyond Engagement, Refining Differentiation Remember when we all looked forward to going back to school? We actually mourned the loss of the summer, and we looked forward to the new school … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Strategies
Tagged back to school, coronavirus, COVID-19, empowerment, Free Spirit author, learn from home
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Children Are Experiencing Real Loss, and We Need to Acknowledge That
By Lisa L. Walsh, author of Violet the Snowgirl: A Story of Loss and Healing As we inch ever closer to the upcoming school year, already begun for many, our back-to-school list looks different than usual. The social and emotional … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged back to school, coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, grief and loss, learn from home
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Returning to School During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Factors to Consider
By Andrew Hawk I can remember when back-to-school planning consisted of hours of discussing how to best prepare students to pass state standardized tests. At the time, the planning process felt impossible. For several years, “annual yearly progress” seemed to … Continue reading
Posted in Administrators, Elementary Angle
Tagged back to school, coronavirus, COVID-19, learn from home
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How Educators Can Respond to Negative Comments About Returning to School
By Stephanie Filio My city is voting tonight on face-to-face versus virtual classes for the fall, and it has gotten me very inspired. People are passionate, concerned, and very vocal on all sides. Is every school district across the United … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged back to school, coronavirus, COVID-19, learn from home, work from home
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