Educators stepped up during this pandemic.
You adapted lessons and counseled students who were filled with anxiety.
Because of you, I have never been more proud to be an educator.
What we say in front of kids — even offhandedly — can impact them profoundly. For better and for worse. Here’s a phrase I try to encourage others to never say, especially in front of kids. For many kids, drawing is a more natural form of expression and communication. 1/2
"When checklists and packets and power-points replace the emotional connection that teachers have with kids...there is real loss. We dont need to be perfect. We need to show up."
Lucy Calkins at the #TCRWP Saturday
Join #TCRWP on August 27th at 6pm EDT for “How You Can Best Support Reading and Writing Education at Home During the Year Ahead: Tips from Internationally Known Literacy Leaders” with Lucy Calkins and Mary Ehrenworth. #education#literacy
Register here: https://t.co/PCNjIJfKe6
Join Bank Street for “Coming Back After COVID-19: Ways to Hold What Children Bring to School,” a virtual seminar exploring trauma-informed stepping stones to re-starting school in the shadow of COVID-19. Register for 7/30, 8/3, or 8/10 at https://t.co/xyT0D6i5mJ
.@chrislhayes on reopening schools: “It seems like everyone, every school administrator, every principal, every teacher, every superintendent, every mayor and every parent has been basically left to work this out on their own. ... It is not fair and it is not going to work.”