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When Students Return: 3 Lessons We Can Learn from the Performing Arts
By Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., author of Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn Part of our Cash in on Learning series by Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Click to read other Cash in on Learning posts. Ok, … Continue reading
How to Help Kids Make Friends During the Pandemic
By James J. Crist, Ph.D., author of The Survival Guide for Making and Being Friends With the COVID-19 pandemic going into its second year, we are starting to see the mental health of children and teens decline as they continue … Continue reading
How to Mentor New Teachers During COVID-19
By Andrew Hawk Teachers who are new to the field rely on mentor teachers to help them tread water during their first couple of years of teaching. Some states go so far as to train and compensate veteran teachers to … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary Angle
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, elementary education, first year teacher, new teachers, teachers
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How to Model Healthy Worry and Coping Strategies as We Emerge from the Pandemic
By Summer Batte, author of Name and Tame Your Anxiety: A Kid’s Guide For the past year, as we’ve avoided outings and people, visualized germs coating every surface and spewing from the mouths of our loved ones, my daughter has … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged anxiety, coping skills for children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, self-care
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How Trauma Impacts Students’ Motivation
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis My daughter is nineteen years old and deep in the throes of individuation. She has always been one of those kids that … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, learn from home, motivation, trauma
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