Resources
Next update will be Sunday, September 1, 2024. Tab titles for URL links to articles & videos
Wellness While Working
Getting Mentally Prepared for the New School Year – Resilient Educator
Workplace Recognition is Actually Reassurance – and Necessary – Psychology Today 5 mins read
20 Tidbits for New (and Vets) Teachers Starting a new school year – Edutopia
Cultivating Agency for Often Overlooked Teacher Groups – ASCD
Professional Quality of Life (ProQol) Assessment
Creating and Sustaining a Wellness Culture for Staff and Student Success Higher Education
A Quick Self-Assessment of Well-being – Psychology Today
Putting Local School Wellness Policies into Action: Stories from Schools and School Districts – CDC
How to Set Up a More Engaging Back to School Night – Edutopia
8 Dimensions of Wellness for Educators- The Learning Professional
Transforming Your Staff Lounge to Promote Wellbeing – Move this World
An Alternative to the Ideal for Work-Life Balance – Edutopia article and video
Parent-Teacher Communication Before the Start of the School Year – Edutopia
Transformational Pedagogy
New Kids on the Block: Reaching and Teaching Gen Alpha (current PK-10th graders)
With Poll Showing 1 in 4 Kids Chronically Absent, Richmond Public Schools Reached Out – The 74 5 mins read
Higher Absenteeism Threatens Academic Recovery Post COVID- PNAS Org
Why School Absences Have Exploded Almost Everywhere – NY Times article
NEA Approve AI Guidance, but it’s Vital for Educators to Tread Carefully EdWeek 5mins read
How Principals Can Be Mentors, Not Just Superiors EdWeek
28 Ways to Check for Understanding- Edutopia
Organizing Affinity Groups to Talk About Racial Healing
If We Can Engineer Inequality, We Can Engineer Equality Smart Brief article 5 min read
7 Strategies to Help Overwhelmed Students – Edutopia
Back to School Icebreakers for Staff – TCEA blog
A Simple Way to Self-Monitor for Bias- Edutopia
Key Elements for Leading School Turn-Around- Edutopia
4 Research-based Strategies for Upgrading Your Classroom Edutopia 3 min video
3 Ways for Teachers to Cross Pollinate and Share Ideas Edutopia 3 min video
Assessing Your Schools Mission and Vision Statements- Edutopia
Dr. Diana Stephens- Self-Reflective Questions aligned with CASEL’s Competencies
Equity and Belonging: Self and School Implementation Guide- Romero,Warner, Hendrickson
Rethinking Teaching : The 21st Century Learner 5 mins video
Chronic Absenteeism and the School Attendance Crisis, explained – VOX
An Action Plan for Confronting Chronic Absenteeism this Fall – EdWeek
How Schools Can Address Racial Stressors
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