Mental Health Awareness Post

Are Schools Ready to Tackle the Mental Health Crisis? (Walker, 2018)

Revisiting this pre-pandemic article with a post-pandemic lens highlights the urgency of an intentional approach to mental health in schools. The past two years have been full of immeasurable loss, trauma, and grief for students, families, and communities nationwide. What was described as a mental health “crisis” prior to the pandemic can only be considered an emergency as we navigate our new reality. This article’s emphasis on proactive, sustaining support frameworks and partnerships between teachers, mental health providers, community, and family members inspires us to consider the possibilities for schools and districts in the coming months. Now that we have borne witness to the destructive potential of the gaps in our social safety nets, we have a unique chance to re-envision our schools. We envision schools that provide proactive, systematic mental health support for all students, and leverage the collective wisdom of families, communities, and mental health providers to maximize outcomes for all. This article offers inspiring and concrete strategies for making this vision a reality.

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NEB is Celebrating Pride!

Our organization has had the pleasure of serving educators all over Rhode Island and other parts of the New England region and sometimes the conversations we have in our shared spaces spark incredible ideas. In May, at a Culturally Responsive Teaching Application session, I had the privilege of speaking with an educator about the need for more resources around allyship and advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ community in his building. What began as a casual back and forth inspired the programming outlined below, and spurred connections with other organizations and individuals leading this work around Rhode Island. We hope to really expand this for next year, and if you are someone who would like to partner with us, we’d love to talk more. One observation that became glaringly apparent is that the transformative, deliberate efforts to improve outcomes and create safe environments for LGBTQIA+ youth and families in our schools and communities is siloed. Many people are working on this, but haven’

Article Round Up: Juneteenth Edition

Teachers are reckoning with a multitude of difficult, complex subjects that our world is facing, and how to engage with students about them. Here are just a few resources, opinions, and stories about Juneteenth, in the light of its recognition as a national holiday, and ideas for the larger conversations that it invokes. So You Want to Learn About Juneteenth? An introduction to the most recent federally-recognized national holiday: Juneteenth commemorates June 19th, 1865, when enslaved African-Americans in Texas learned of their emancipation. The history of the holiday, though, is still unfolding as legislation and cultural shifts unfold after the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Teachers Say Laws Banning Critical Race Theory are Putting a Chill on Their Lessons As Juneteenth is commemorated, Asian-American hate crimes are on the rise, the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre passes, and the Black Lives Matter Movement is still burning brightl

Article Round Up

10 Ways to Harness the Power of the Chat Function As teacher’s we’re always searching for new ways to engage students. This article focuses on how to get the most out of chat features to keep your students active and responsive in an online setting. Coaching for Equity with Elena Aguilar In case anyone is interested, Elena Aguilar has been doing a “Coaching for Equity” book club series on Instagram live! Last night’s discussion was really good. How to Implement Virtual Coaching With K-12 Teachers Really interesting piece on virtual coaching. Whether you are a coach for a district, or a partner org, you may find this piece helpful to your practice. Perspective | I was a well-meaning White teacher. But my harsh discipline harmed Black kids. If you are a white teacher working with students of color, you have a critical responsibility to confront how your race impacts your practice. It is not enough to listen to your administration, or your peers, about how to deal with behaviors

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