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All the strategies listed in the Maintaining Relationships, Reducing Anxiety article (gratitude journaling, self-care and awareness, self-regulation, mindfulness) -- all things we can do for ourselves!

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- For students to be engaged, they must believe that theri work will have meaning.
- when students do not trust their teacher they are unlikely to complete their work (especially work that they have no personal interest in)

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-Anxiety, poverty, educational gaps ... all things that students struggled with in the past that we've been aware of, but they are magnified now!

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Quotes from Maintaining Relationships Article

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Quotes from Maintaining Relationships Article

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-When the crisis is over, students won't remember what you taught them, they'll remember that you made them feel safe and cared for (this should be our mindset always, but especially now)

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-Pat yourself on the back just for getting through the day.
-3 positive statements/3 things you're grateful for - for every corrective statement/negative thought.
-let things slide
-school is not the most important thing right now, keeping families healthy and intact is.
-your stress rubs off on kids.

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Our reactions can help or trigger students. It is important for us to remain calm and show students how to regulate emotions and express them.

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They can't do their best if they don't have their best. As teachers we need to give them our all 100% of the time, and now more than ever.

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-Remember: Every student in the United States is going through the same thing, it is not just happening in your own personal classroom.
-Readjust priorities
-Problem-Solving Mode: Ask students/parents open-ended questions.

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we need to make sure we are checking in on our kiddos. We are stressed and have a lot of emotions right now but so do they. They are young, everything is just as scary to them, if not more scary. We need to validate their feelings as much as our own.

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1.  Understand first that kids want to do well.
2. Help students with problem solving. Start with sympathy and an open-ended questions.

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-Prioritize students' mental health over academics
-We loved the idea of sending a student a letter and enclose a stamped envelope so they can respond (opening up the communication)
-Leave voice comments on work to get the feeling of in-school learning
-Students are always watching you.  Stay calm when addressing issues.
-Be mindful of fear inducing topics!!
-Avoid punishing students already struggling domestically!

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We can't teach academics without building relationships first.
We need to spend time checking in on students.
Keep learning fun and engaging to help keep students excited.

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stay calm
validate their feelings
make an effort to connect with all students.
build relationships

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Teachers can help students feel in control.
Students lives have been filled with stress. Those stressors can affect their ability to complete tasks or meet deadlines.
Kids will do well if they can.
Students need to have a sense of trust in their teacher not to assign meaningless tasks. Trust leads to engagement.

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Adults act as surrogate frontal lobes for kids...provide schedules, structures, and routines; teach them how to manage overwhelming assignments in order to limit stress

Stress biases cognition, assume that kids "would if they could"

Give yourself permission to let some things slide

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-Try to keep a filter on when interacting with kids, especially regarding negative views of what is going on.
-Start with sympathy and an open-ended question.
-"look for the helpers"
-Put mental health first before anything.
-Remember that school is not the most important thing right now.
-Relationships are the bandages that heal trauma wounds.

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Engagement is not always entertainment.

Focus on helping others.