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3 Ways Educators Can Work Through Their Pandemic Trauma
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis The division I live and work in doesn’t start receiving students until mid-September. However, staff are already back in the building and … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Spirit author, processing emotions, teachers, trauma
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How to Cope with Change and Uncertainty in the Future
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis Whew! We did it, folks. Wait . . . did we? While we celebrate having survived this school year and look forward … Continue reading
How to Help Young Children Heal from Pandemic Trauma
By Michelle Salcedo, M.Ed., author of Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior: Create Responsive Environments Where Young Children Thrive As summer weather creeps in and vaccines go in arms, you can almost feel the collective exhale as many of us cautiously … Continue reading
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
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, learn from home, motivation, trauma
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Helping Students Cope with Post-Election Divisiveness
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis Riddle: What is two words, 12 letters, evokes apocalyptic fears, ensures 1,075 ads a day, creates compulsive opinion sharing between strangers, and … Continue reading