Culture of Belonging and Well-being by Kristin Blais https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx How can schools create a culture of belonging and well-being during times of distance learning due to school closures? How can schools respond to students' needs upon return to school? en-us 2020-04-16 16:01:43 UTC 2020-06-11 01:06:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/531381796/e2ac43be9c7fc62f7fc387bacf56e9af/Astra_CIE_Full.pdf Meeting Time sara376 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/517887687 Create required AND optional meetings.]]> 2020-04-20 15:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/517887687 Video vs. Audio sara376 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/517888734 Encourage conventional phone calls when it's just two people connecting.]]> 2020-04-20 15:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/517888734 Admin Duty sara376 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/517890808 Have an admin check in with each teacher at least every two weeks to both see if there are questions/needs to address but also to see how that person (and family) are doing.]]> 2020-04-20 15:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/517890808 Office Hours sara376 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/517897050 Just like teachers may offer these to students, admin should offer them for teachers to be able to drop-in for any reason. Maybe one member of the admin team is "on-call" during any school hour?]]> 2020-04-20 15:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/517897050 Check-in/Advisory kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523483914 Create weekly or daily check-in time that is unconnected to a specific class.

Goal is connection and understanding students' unique situations and experiences. Who is feeling stressed, isolated, afraid? Who can connect with them more frequently?

Make it fun. Laughter is a stress-reliever.]]> 2020-04-22 16:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523483914 Don't rush academics kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523496638 Re-building connection and community essential. ]]> 2020-04-22 16:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523496638 Connect one-on-one kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523502770 You need a sense of what each student's lived experience during the stay-at-home period was. ]]> 2020-04-22 16:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523502770 Ask lots of questions kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523507009 Were there things students appreciated about the distance learning? What was hardest? What were the biggest obstacles they faced?]]> 2020-04-22 16:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523507009 Flexibility kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523509285 with regard to assignments, due dates, and deadlines.

Students' situations will vary greatly. How many people were trying to share devices and internet connections? Who had younger siblings to watch? Who was trying to hold down a job in addition to doing schoolwork? Whose families may have been experiencing food insecurity or job losses?]]> 2020-04-22 16:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523509285 Feedback over grade pressures kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523515324 Encourage effort and the journey over results.]]> 2020-04-22 16:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523515324 Identify and reduce common stressors in the classroom kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523536736 Different students are stressed by different things, but common stressors are harsh lights, loud noise, having to sit for long periods, etc. ]]> 2020-04-22 16:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523536736 Help students experience calm kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523548206 Self Reg p 106
Explore with students what calm (relaxed, aware, enjoying what's happening) feels like for them. With older students, explore when students are able to experience this state (different from being quiet, or absorbed in a video game). Yoga, mindfulness, breathing techniques, walks, etc.]]> 2020-04-22 16:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523548206 Recognize stress behavior kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523564622 Children will be coming back to school with lots of challenging behaviors. These are not a reflection of child's character, temperament, nature, etc.

Stress behavior is different from misbehavior.]]> 2020-04-22 16:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523564622 "Calm down" won't be effective kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523569636 p 20 "Children cannot be forced to "calm down" and threatening to punish them if they don't can add considerably to the stress they're already under."

Teachers need to expect more emotional meltdowns related to stress and have non-punitive strategies for handling them. This will be easier in rooms where more than one adult is present.]]> 2020-04-22 16:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523569636 Reframe behavior kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523590763 Self Reg page 95 "Read the signs and reframe the behavior"

When the default assumption is that misbehavior is caused by stress, your responses will naturally be more empathetic.(Not to say that there will never be actual misbehavior)]]> 2020-04-22 16:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523590763 Don't Process Meltdowns too Soon kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523601647 When a child is in the throes of strong emotions, it is impossible to access rational thinking and problem-solving. The biggest need is to help the child find calm.]]> 2020-04-22 16:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523601647 Teachers are human too kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523606322 Teachers need to be able to recognize their own stress and need for calming activities. Students will get the non-verbal messages teachers are sending (via interbrain) when teachers are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed.]]> 2020-04-22 16:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/523606322 The Learning Brain kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/525881612 p111 "A child who is happy, interested, and optimistic will find it easier to tackle academic or social challenges. A child who is frightened, angry, or sad will find it difficult if not impossible to engage socially, academically, or even just physically through the day."]]> 2020-04-23 14:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/525881612 Find ways to connect students with each other kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/525975372 How could small group work be encouraged during distance learning?]]> 2020-04-23 14:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/525975372 Communication cheryl87 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542067880 Create a variety of communication channels and tools to ensure that families know how to best support their children for both distance learning and upon returning to school. ]]> 2020-04-30 14:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542067880 Access or Lack of Access to Distance Learning Resources cheryl87 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542086440 Survey students and families to determine what resources (computers, phone lines, access to internet service, a space to work ) they have at home to support distance learning. ]]> 2020-04-30 14:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542086440 Staying Physically Distant yet Socially Connected cheryl87 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542177101 Creating inclusive language that encourages staying socially connected in safe ways is vital. This means honoring the diverse personalities and profiles of individuals (teachers, staff, students and parents) falling along the spectrum of introvert to extrovert by making room and opportunities for everyone to find comfortable and necessary methods to stay connected without assumptions of “one size fits all”.]]> 2020-04-30 14:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542177101 Effects of Stress kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542346877 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/quarantine-mental-health-gender.html?searchResultPosition=1
"Stress and anxiety are distinct but related conditions with many overlapping symptoms. Chronic stress is typically tied to a specific situation — a pandemic, for example — and the symptoms go away when the stressor does. It can exacerbate existing anxiety disorders, and eventually cause new ones. By contrast, clinical anxiety is a persistent condition lasting at least six months, and is not necessarily linked to a specific concern."]]> 2020-04-30 15:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542346877 From Survey of Remote Learning kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542438736 https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/04/27/teachers-parents-principals-tell-their-stories-about-remote-learning/
"Teachers and administrators were asked to select adjectives that described how they were feeling regarding distance instruction. Both administrators (43 percent) and teachers (57 percent) most frequently chose “overwhelmed.” Large shares of both groups also chose “anxious” and “struggling.”
While 37.5 percent of administrators felt supported, only 29 percent of teachers chose that adjective as a descriptor. Eight percent of teachers and 11 percent of administrators were “enthusiastic” about distance learning."
]]> 2020-04-30 16:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542438736 Trauma kris28 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542468602 https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/18/pandemic-will-haunt-todays-children-forever-we-can-help-them-now/]]> 2020-04-30 16:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/542468602 Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Building Family-School Partnerships cheryl87 https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/554518377  "A school-family community partnership is a collaborative relationship among the family, school, and community designed primarily to produce positive educational and social outcomes for children and youth, while being mutually beneficial to all parties involved". ( source p6,  Partnerships by Design: Cultivating Effective and Meaningful School-Family-Community Partnerships  By Debbie Ellis and Kendra Hughes)]]> 2020-05-06 12:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kris28/v0or40sh1jea4rqx/wish/554518377