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)
Category: Social Work/Guidance
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)
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)
Building Community, Asynchronously (Middle & High School Edition)
Learn about building community among your middle & high school students asynchronously (i.e. not in “live” sessions). Get tips for best practice, and three categories of examples: how to support connections, model fun challenges, and lead celebrations.
(13 minutes)
Building Community, Asynchronously (Elementary Edition)
Learn about building community among your elementary students asynchronously (i.e. not in “live” sessions). Get tips for best practice, and three categories of examples: how to support connections, model fun challenges, and lead celebrations.
(14 minutes)
We Are Going Through the Same Thing, Differently
Expanding on the concept of “we are all in the same boat,” we highlight the importance of recognizing, validating, and accounting for the different effects the pandemic has on everyone’s lives
(16 minutes)