Compassionate Communication
Guidance on cultivating the attitude and mindset of compassion strategies, including listening with full attention, acknowledging feelings, and giving feelings a name
(14 minutes)
Trauma Informed Care #4: Supporting Families
How trauma impacts families, including what to look out for, preparing for needs, and responding and promoting healing
(27 minutes)
Creating Closure at a Distance
Three areas for consideration and support as educators prepare to close out the year remotely with students: validating & exploring feelings; reflecting on progress; and endings & new beginnings
(13 minutes)
Trauma Informed Care #3: Supporting Our Students
How trauma impacts our students, including what to look out for, preparing for behavior changes, and promoting healing
(39 minutes)
Getting the Most Out of Virtual Trips
Guidelines and considerations for planning the before, during, and after of virtual field trips.
(24 minutes)
Trauma Informed Care #2: Supporting Teams
How trauma impacts a school community, self-care and supporting teams during loss, and information about building on strengths
(17 minutes)
Engaging Younger Learners Remotely #2: Structuring Successful Lessons
Thoughts on small group work, process over product, and setting expectations for young students.
(18 minutes)
Trauma Informed Care #1: Supporting Us
A brief overview of trauma-informed care and how it can be modified for remote learning situations, with a focus on self-care
(17 minutes)
UDL: Action and Expression
Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and exploration of one its principles, action & expression, with strategies for remote learning.
(18 minutes)
UDL: Engagement
Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and exploration of one its principles, engagement, with strategies for remote learning.
(15 minutes)