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Understanding and Responding to Trauma in Children - Webinar Series Join the SD Statewide Family Engagement Center on a journey to learn about trauma in children, how it affects brain development and behavior, and how to implement trauma-informed practices into your work and your environment. This webinar series will consist of five 60-minute sessions throughout the Fall of 2020. Participate in some or all sessions. | 2020 Indigenous People's Day Virtual Teach-In: Food and Water Justice Join the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and Teaching for Change for a teach-in on Indigenous peoples' histories and experiences around food and water justice. There will be a keynote and sessions will feature classroom resources on Saturday, September 12, from 12 - 3 pm EST. Workshops:
There is a $15 charge for the day of sessions. Click on the photo to register. | Transition to Online Learning with TIE (Technology & Innovation in Education): Resources and Support At present, social media is flooded with thousands of learning links- this is a good thing but also potentially anxiety-inducing. TIE has gathered and organized a variety of resources to support the transition to online learning. This site is a work in progress and will be continually edited and information added to meet needs. |
Understanding and Responding to Trauma in Children - Webinar Series
This webinar series will consist of five 60-minute sessions throughout the Fall of 2020. Participate in some or all sessions.
2020 Indigenous People's Day Virtual Teach-In: Food and Water Justice
Workshops:
- Meet today's climate justice activists
- Necessity - Film, and lesson
- Treaties matter
- The Inka Empire: What innovations can provide food and water for millions?
- American Indian responses to environmental challenges
There is a $15 charge for the day of sessions. Click on the photo to register.
Transition to Online Learning with TIE (Technology & Innovation in Education): Resources and Support
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12 Ways Teachers Can Build Their Own Resilience Teaching is without a doubt one of the most challenging professions. You are required to make hundreds of small, exhausting decisions each day. Over time, the predicaments test your confidence as an educator and wear out patience. Find the courage and energy to push forward with the help of Instructional Coach Elena Aguilar and the 12 habits she has compiled to build resilience in teachers. Click the photo to view the habits. | Student Mental Health Check-in Board Check out this idea one teacher created to ensure she knew where her students stood mentally each day. This is a great way to remind everyone that we are not alone. Click the photo to read the article and grab your free printable version of the chart. | A Letter to Myself - Activity for both Students and Teachers Our current reality is stressful and we are all looking forward to the future. We will never forget the "pandemic" or how it made us feel, what we did to keep busy, etc. Have your students write a letter to themselves about where they are right now, what they hope to learn, and where they hope to be. Then, have them read their letters at the end of the year and see how they have changed. This is a great exercise for teachers to do as well, specifically to reflect on the school year and all it would bring. Click the photo for an example writing prompt. Change as you feel fit. |
12 Ways Teachers Can Build Their Own Resilience
Find the courage and energy to push forward with the help of Instructional Coach Elena Aguilar and the 12 habits she has compiled to build resilience in teachers.
Click the photo to view the habits.
Student Mental Health Check-in Board
Click the photo to read the article and grab your free printable version of the chart.
A Letter to Myself - Activity for both Students and Teachers
Have your students write a letter to themselves about where they are right now, what they hope to learn, and where they hope to be. Then, have them read their letters at the end of the year and see how they have changed.
This is a great exercise for teachers to do as well, specifically to reflect on the school year and all it would bring.
Click the photo for an example writing prompt. Change as you feel fit.
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The Boy Crisis by Warren Farrell, PhD & John Gray, PhD What is the boy crisis? It is a crisis of education. For the first time in American history, our sons will have less education than their dads. It is a crisis of mental health. As boys become young men, their suicide rates go to six times that of young women. It is a crisis of sexuality. They are bombarded with mixed messages, afraid of being too sensitive or not sensitive enough. It is a crisis of fathering. Boys with less-involved fathers are more likely to drop out of school, drink, do drugs, become delinquent, and end up in prison. It is a crisis of purpose. Boys' old senses of purpose- being a warrior, a leader, or a sole breadwinner are fading. Many boys are experiencing a "purpose void", feeling alienated, withdrawn, and addicted to immediate gratification. Compounding this is addicting video games. The Boy Crisis is a comprehensive blueprint for what parents, teachers, and policymakers can do to renew our sons' sense of purpose to help them become men, fathers, and leaders worthy of our respect. | Practicing Presence by Lisa J. Lucas Cher Daniel, Principal at Rapid Valley Elementary School, recommends this book for teachers and administrators. Most teachers enter the field of education to make a difference in children's lives. But many end up, as author Lisa Lucas puts it, "tired, wired, and running in circles". This leads to many teachers abandoning the profession or to burnout many veteran teachers. When teachers care for themselves deeply and deliberately, they are better able to care for the people that matter most in their lives-- their students, friends, and families. Practicing Presence focuses not on doing, but rather on being present in the life of the classroom. This book will give readers the feeling of having a personal coach who provides suggestions and routines so that they not only can deal with being overwhelmed but rise above it. | Onward- Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar Onward reveals Elena Aguilar's wisdom and humanity in helping educators find the power within themselves to realize their aspirations, despite the pervasive challenges. It is truly an amazing book, full of brilliant strategies and advice and rooted in her own vulnerable, honest, beautiful experience and stories. Anyone who makes the time to read and sit with this incredible resource will be stronger, happier, and better for it, and, I predict, forever grateful. --Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America Robbinsdale Elementary School is doing a book study on this book this year. They are receiving CEU's through Jeanne Burckhard-McKenna at BHSSC as well as an opportunity to earn 3 graded graduate credits through the University of Sioux Falls. If you are interested in doing a book study for your school and an opportunity to earn graduate credit and/or CEU's, contact Jeanne (JMckenna@tie.net). |
The Boy Crisis by Warren Farrell, PhD & John Gray, PhD
It is a crisis of education. For the first time in American history, our sons will have less education than their dads. It is a crisis of mental health. As boys become young men, their suicide rates go to six times that of young women. It is a crisis of sexuality. They are bombarded with mixed messages, afraid of being too sensitive or not sensitive enough. It is a crisis of fathering. Boys with less-involved fathers are more likely to drop out of school, drink, do drugs, become delinquent, and end up in prison. It is a crisis of purpose. Boys' old senses of purpose- being a warrior, a leader, or a sole breadwinner are fading. Many boys are experiencing a "purpose void", feeling alienated, withdrawn, and addicted to immediate gratification. Compounding this is addicting video games.
The Boy Crisis is a comprehensive blueprint for what parents, teachers, and policymakers can do to renew our sons' sense of purpose to help them become men, fathers, and leaders worthy of our respect.
Practicing Presence by Lisa J. Lucas
Most teachers enter the field of education to make a difference in children's lives. But many end up, as author Lisa Lucas puts it, "tired, wired, and running in circles". This leads to many teachers abandoning the profession or to burnout many veteran teachers.
When teachers care for themselves deeply and deliberately, they are better able to care for the people that matter most in their lives-- their students, friends, and families. Practicing Presence focuses not on doing, but rather on being present in the life of the classroom. This book will give readers the feeling of having a personal coach who provides suggestions and routines so that they not only can deal with being overwhelmed but rise above it.
Onward- Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar
Robbinsdale Elementary School is doing a book study on this book this year. They are receiving CEU's through Jeanne Burckhard-McKenna at BHSSC as well as an opportunity to earn 3 graded graduate credits through the University of Sioux Falls. If you are interested in doing a book study for your school and an opportunity to earn graduate credit and/or CEU's, contact Jeanne (JMckenna@tie.net).
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Brene Brown Podcasts, Blog, Articles & Interviews Brene Brown is an author and speaker who has dedicated her life to helping us all find our inner voice. Her material is especially relevant to educators and her podcasts promote a sense of peace and strength. "Stay brave, a little awkward, and always kind" Click her photo to visit her website and listen to her podcasts. | Crisis Text Line In a crisis? Text HOME to 741741. Free and counselors are available to connect 24/7. | What if...? Card Sets What if...? cards were created by the Children's Home Society. They are an interactive teaching tool for adults to evaluate a child's understanding of real-life situations and help them learn how to respond. There are many topics included and some can be used for circle time or morning meetings where others are more appropriate for counselors to use with individual students. The card sets incorporate key elements of effective safety and prevention programs such as repetition, the need for role-playing, and a visual for younger children to see and hold. Card sets are available for ages 3-5, 6-10, 11-13, and 14+. Click on the photo to find out more and how to order. If you email Jeanne (JMckenna@tie.net) by October 1st, you will be in a drawing for a free set of cards for your age group. |
Brene Brown Podcasts, Blog, Articles & Interviews
"Stay brave, a little awkward, and always kind"
Click her photo to visit her website and listen to her podcasts.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741.
Free and counselors are available to connect 24/7.
What if...? Card Sets
The card sets incorporate key elements of effective safety and prevention programs such as repetition, the need for role-playing, and a visual for younger children to see and hold.
Card sets are available for ages 3-5, 6-10, 11-13, and 14+. Click on the photo to find out more and how to order.
If you email Jeanne (JMckenna@tie.net) by October 1st, you will be in a drawing for a free set of cards for your age group.
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Teaching Tolerance Their mission is to help teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators who work with children kindergarten through high school. Educators use these materials to help create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued, and welcome participants. | 9 Mindful Mantras for Teachers During tough moments in the classroom, call upon your inner stillness with the formal practice of these mantras. Click on the photo to get started. | Gratitude Journals Keeping a journal of the things you're grateful for has been shown to have a powerful effect on mental well being. Journaling about gratitude also has been known to reduce stress, improve self-esteem, and increases happiness. Click the photo for a free download of a gratitude journal. |
Teaching Tolerance
9 Mindful Mantras for Teachers
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Gratitude Journals
Click the photo for a free download of a gratitude journal.
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