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Distrct Responses to Coronavirus: Examples to Follow, Teaching Tolerance: What does a check-in and communication with families look like for you right now? Michael Walker, Director of the Office of Black Student Achievement in Minneapolis Public Schools, suggests we must take this opportunity to do “wellness checks” with our students and families rather than academic checks. Teaching Tolerance has collected data on school responses to the coronavirus across the country and offers exemplary examples to follow in their article District Responses to Coronavirus. In addition, consider the advice of Spenta Kandwalla, generative somatics co-founder and teacher, as we do our own work to be present for others. She says, “In times of crisis, we forget to breathe. Take some slow breaths, drink some water, talk with a loved one. Repeat. It’s like a bath for the immune system.”
Navigating COVID-19 When Your Child/Youth has a Disability, Families Togther: As we grow and nurture our relationships with caregivers and families, their intersecting identities and needs will inform what support looks like for each student. Families Together has created a resource for caregivers that is disability specific - the site has a Google Translate button embedded that enables the resources to be accessed in several languages.
Communicating Important Information with ELL Families: Strategies for Success, Colorin Colorado: This brief article provides ideas, reflection questions, and further best practice resources for communicating with multilingual families and learners.
Countering COVID-19 Stigma and Racism, National Association of School Psychologists. The article provides various tips and strategies for adults seeking to model acceptance and compassion in their words and actions, and to help work against oppressive stigmas and racism related to the pandemic. While the piece is geared toward parents, it would also be a great guide for teachers who are discussing the pandemic with their students.
Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Child Trends: All families would benefit from this list of resources from Child Trends for supporting children's well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The list includes information on keeping children safe during the outbreak, as well as ideas for engaging in conversation with students and providing them with a safe physical and emotional environment. This is an excellent resource for folks supporting children and youth of all ages.
Critical Practices for Culturally Sensitive Communication with Families, Teaching Tolerance: Key strategies for this moment of transition might include the importance of learning about the central figures in your students’ lives, as well as asking family members about students’ strengths, challenges, hopes, and lives outside of school. Great resources here for building collaborative relationships with students and families, as well as fostering inclusive classrooms.
Family and Community Engagement, Teaching Tolerance: Compilation of critical practices for anti-bias education that includes ideas pertaining to communicating with families through the lens of centering student and family needs, wisdom, and community knowledge.
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