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Leading a Group Discussion About Pandemic Stress
By Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D., author of How (and Why) to Get Students Talking: 78 Ready-to-Use Group Discussions About Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Relationships, and More (Grades 6–12) Children listened carefully when adults talked about the pandemic. They heard our opinions and … Continue reading
Top 21 Posts of 2021
Our blog had a great 2021, and we want to give a shout-out to our bloggers, authors, and readers! 2021 was challenging in many ways, and we’re thankful that you’re here to make our blog what it is. You are … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, learn from home, mental health, work from home
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Substitute Teacher Shortage: The Dos and Don’ts for Supervising Classrooms
By Andrew Hawk I attended a corporation seminar for aspiring administrators when I started my college preparation program. The superintendent was leading the seminar, and on one occasion, he invited various administrators from our corporation to speak to us about … Continue reading
The Heart of the Underdog: 3 Tips for Teaching in a Short-Staffed School
By Justin Ashley, author of The Balanced Teacher Path: How to Teach, Live, and Be Happy What are the challenges teachers are facing during this pandemic? Since I can only write about 1,000 words for this blog post, I can’t … Continue reading
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Meeting Students Where They Are: Addressing Social Emotional Learning Disruption
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis It’s on social media feeds and in newspapers, and it’s reflected on the tired faces of educators everywhere: this school year is … Continue reading