What we're reading: How Educators Can Help Students Cope After Disaster

"Now, disasters are becoming more intense and more frequent... The pattern is clear, and the impact on students is growing. Educators, parents and school staff have a vital role. We can help students understand what’s happening, cope with what they’ve experienced and prepare for whatever comes next. Disasters don’t just damage buildings—they disrupt lives. Every school needs a plan to support students through the emotional aftershocks."

https://sharemylesson.com/blog/supporting-students-after-disasters

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How Educators Can Help Students Cope After Disaster

How can educators help students feel safe and supported after a disaster?

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Largest School District in Texas Eliminates Libraries, Converts Them to Disciplinary Centers

The sweeping change will affect 28 of the 85 schools in the Houston Independent School District, with more closures to be considered on a "case-by-case basis."

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Vet nurse program at Box Hill includes a core course on self-care which includes an assessment to create a self-care plan. Sometimes the content is difficult and upsetting and students need to establish healthy strategies to manage. #edtech #echo360 #traumainformedteaching
If healing is the first priority, the focus becomes on slow and self-paced sustainble build up of skills and capacity. Benefits all students - useful revision material, supportive environment. #echo360 #edtech #traumainformedteaching
Re-establishing belonging when students can return to the classroom, so they can work in their own time and not feel behind (which increases anxiety). Creating safety in the classroom by making it normal to take time off and return. #edtech #echo360 #traumainformedteaching
Lots of great, practical strategies for #traumainformedteaching: Creating self-paced alternatives of key content for students to watch in their own time will help students who need to take a mental health break from the classroom. Checking in using polls to see how students are doing. Ensuring students know they can (and should!) take breaks. Providing digestible content and lots of opportunities for success. #echo360 #edtech
Marcie Connor: trauma-sensitive teaching relies on being healing-centred. Giving students time to heal, process, and breathe, even just a moment. Principles of a trauma-sensitive classroom. #echo360 #edtech #traumainformedteaching
Impact of trauma on students in a classroom that is not sensitive to their trauma. #edtech #traumainformedteaching #echo360
Mandatory attendance policies had a significant negative effect on student mental health. If you are experiencing trauma, you can't participate or engage in learning. #echo360 #edtech #traumainformedteaching