Amidst the growing mental health crisis engulfing both our students and society, Stephanie Malia Krauss has written the book teachers have been asking for. Whole Child, Whole Life: 10 Ways to Help Kids Live, Learn and Strive is a 296-page mental health toolkit written to help teachers meet the diverse needs of each child. […]
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The Perfect Storm: How Standardized Testing and the Pandemic are Pushing Teachers to Substance Abuse
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! How many of you go home after a challenging and stressful day in the classroom and kick back with a few drinks or other substances to help you unwind? Are you finding this is happening more and more frequently? […]
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From the Classroom to the Bedroom: Tips for Educators to Get More Rest
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Undoubtedly, as educators, we have all had some sleepless nights. There is a never-ending to-do list that haunts our desks during the day. The attention our students require is mentally and physically draining. We teachers have every reason to be […]
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Create Sensory Spaces to Support Student Mental Health
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! A Journey to Support Student Social-Emotional Well-Being Recently, our elementary school went on an amazing journey to help find innovative ways to support the daily mental health of our students. The process was an exciting adventure! As a school […]
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Healing Takes Time. Are Schools Ready to Commit It?
After a tragedy, no one is okay. Buffalo, NY is my hometown, and I still have family and friends who reside there. The day of the White supremacist mass shooting in Buffalo, it took two hours to get in touch with my mother. Imagine looking at your social media feed and finding out a grocery […]
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You Don’t Have to Watch the Tyre Nichols Video, But Be Ready to Talk About It
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! “Ms. Lamons, did you hear?” My text messages and social media inboxes were flooded with the news of the release of the Tyre Nichols video. Almost ashamedly, I did not recognize his name. I did not know the backstory. […]
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How Educators Can Fight Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Our Communities
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Human Trafficking Awareness Month January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Most folks equate human trafficking (HT) with labor trafficking and sex trafficking that happens elsewhere. People will name other countries or discuss a movie they saw with dramatic kidnappings and […]
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Teachers Need Trauma-Informed Practices Too
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I have recently talked to students who have experienced more death in the last few months than anyone should experience in a lifetime. I have had more friends who have lost loved ones, including young children than I can […]