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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
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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
How Trauma Impacts Learning
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis Traumatic experiences are all-consuming. When people experience trauma, their minds and bodies replay the emotions felt in that moment over and over … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, learn from home, trauma
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Enter to Win Responding to Student Trauma
This month we’re giving away five copies of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis. The five books, along with the free, downloadable book study guide, will make a perfect PLC starter kit for one … Continue reading
Responding to Trauma in Students—and Yourself
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis, When you were a kid, you were a kid. Now, you are an adult . . . but you were still that … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, learn from home, trauma
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