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: Teachers
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)
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)
Engaging Younger Learners Remotely #1: Setting Behavioral Expectations
Tips for establishing behavioral expectations for remote learning, including thoughts on language and communication and establishing a remote learning classroom contract
(13 minutes)