https://padlet.com/gballaibe/education How conflict across the globe affects the students in classrooms today en-us 2017-07-30 19:49:18 UTC 2017-07-31 00:18:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png gballaibe https://padlet.com/gballaibe/education/wish/179714695 Military families with children face many challenges. PTSD is multifaceted and ranges from mild to severe. A parent may return from a deployment slightly distant, depressed, or troubled to returning a completely different person.

It is important to be informed about your students' families and past history. If they are military families, there are several ways you can provide support and help insure they do not fall behind in academics.

- Do a beginning of the year survey to determine possible military students
- Create support groups within the classroom so that students learn they can rely on their peers
- Have the school counselor develop some lessons that address military families and teach students how they can be supportive
- Develop a safe environment in your classroom where students can be honest about their feelings and not fear rejection or ridicule
- Be flexible on when assignments have to be completed so that a child who is having a difficult time can workout a system to get things done when it works for them
- Speak to your curriculum specialists and other peers to see what is available through various resources to address any academic gaps that may be present
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https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treatment/family/pro_deployment_stress_children.asp ]]> 2017-07-30 20:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gballaibe/education/wish/179714695 gballaibe https://padlet.com/gballaibe/education/wish/179714977 More and more, we are seeing students who have been displaced due to conflict in their own country. As diversity in classrooms increases, it gives an opportunity to teach tolerance , acceptance of other ideas, and develop social skills while working as a team.

As educators, it is our responsibility to teach our students how to see beyond what is on the outside to the unique human being that is on the inside. This could be done through lessons on various types of discrimination, role playing, and problem conflict strategies.

21st century learners will work on a global scale, be faced with problems that have never even been thought of before, and have to collaborate with people from cultures very different from their own.

http://www.tolerance.org/features/immigration_support_for_students

https://www.ted.com/talks/alexander_betts_our_refugee_system_is_failing_here_s_how_we_can_fix_it]]> 2017-07-30 20:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gballaibe/education/wish/179714977 gballaibe https://padlet.com/gballaibe/education/wish/179715104 Chances are, if you are in education, you will have the children of a deployed military member in your classroom.

Deployment and displacement are highly significant events in a military student's education and life. Students experiencing these things sometimes suffer from separation anxiety, depression, or become emotionally unstable.

It would be beneficial to contact any support agencies that are available at your nearest military base. They have literature and support staff that can help inform you.

Your local community may have a guidance center or other agency that can help students who are having severe emotional reactions. Guidance counselors will come to the school, meet with students, and provide lessons with strategies for dealing with the various side effects of having one or both parents deployed.

The staff at the school level is a powerful tool for these students. When a school wraps itself around military students with love and care it will address a lot of the issues before they even pop up. Some of the ways the staff can come together are setting up regular meeting times with the school counselor, scheduling lunch buddies (with a teacher, peer, or community member), and developing a family environment where students feel safe and cared for.

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/homefront/homefront.pdf

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