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EAB Expert Insights: Meeting Students' Basic Needs with Liz Rothenberg

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We offer a food bag program where students in need can take home a bag of food for the weekend. Make sure you monitor your class on a regular basis so that we can make sure everyone in need has a bag on Fridays.

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BES has a clothes closet where teachers and staff can take a student in and let them shop for items they may not have at home. This closet also has school supplies and hygiene products.

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Our district has been granted the AWARE grant that provides mental health workers and services to the entire county. If you see or notice something alarming and want your students to be seen by a mental health professional, please let me know as soon as possible.

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Be aware of what language is spoken in the homes of your students. We have tons of parent center resources and provide all letters and district news in Spanish if needed.

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Get to know your students so that we, as a school, can respect their cultural beliefs, which may include celebrating holidays you may not be aware of.

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When making real-life connections in the classroom, make sure you take into account your students background and try to relate your story/connection to their life as much as you can.

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An example of this would be using relevant information when discussing a topic. If you are using a song to help them remember a topic and choose one that is from your generation, they may not grasp the concept.

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Always be mindful of wifi situations of each student when assigning homework. Some students do not have access to the internet despite the district providing the computers.

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Yet another resource our communities provide is free wifi to every home with a student living there. Whether the parent or guardian takes the local power board up on the offer is out of our hands. If you need additional information or want another set of handouts for your class, let me or the office staff know.

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Remember that all students do not learn the same, especially in the primary grades. Some students need the know they are cared for before they will buy into what you expect out of them.

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Because students learn in a variety of ways, make sure we are teaching a variety of ways. Keep those differentiated strategies in your small group stations and don't be afraid to mix up the presentation of the curriculum to reach all students.