| Now more than ever, we must build community, through respect and support of one another. Last week at One Schoolhouse, we asked what post-election programming had you planned to help support your community these next few weeks. Almost all respondents noted having planned or implemented at least one program or layer of additional support in their community -- with many reporting multiple! Although the election results are in, our work as educators is just beginning. Our students need us to cultivate communities of care and support. Our students need us to be their champions. And, our students need us to be examples. This does not mean that we should be non-political (academic leaders are human, for goodness' sake), nor does it mean we should encourage our students to be non-political. We note that the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement reports more young people voted in this election as compared to 2016 -- that's something to celebrate. It does mean that we need to help students develop agency, think critically, and listen empathetically. Ways to Engage Students Navigating Politics With Dignity In The New Decade : Cultures of Dignity provides you with lesson plans, discussions guides, articles and webinars to help support leading challenging conversations with students. Resources to Read: Cultivating Communities of Care Online : Tracie Yorke, our Instructional Designer for Equity, Inclusive Innovation, and Accessibility, wrote a blog post on creating safe spaces and cultivating communities of care as we all continue to process the results of the election. Using the Election as a Teaching Tool : This Edutopia article is on how teachers can use the election to foster social and emotional learning and connect this moment to math, literacy, and social studies lessons. Our Academic Leaders Webinar was a little different this week... we invited Leaders from around the country to come together after the election to share their thoughts and post-election plans. Because this was a forum-style discussion, we didn't record this week's Webinar but would like thank those who attended for sharing and continuing supporting one another. As a reminder, you can find and watch all previously recorded webinars here . |
Now more than ever, we must build community, through respect and support of one another. Last week at One Schoolhouse, we asked what post-election programming had you planned to help support your community these next few weeks. Almost all respondents noted having planned or implemented at least one program or layer of additional support in their community -- with many reporting multiple! | |
Although the election results are in, our work as educators is just beginning. Our students need us to cultivate communities of care and support. Our students need us to be their champions. And, our students need us to be examples.
This does not mean that we should be non-political (academic leaders are human, for goodness' sake), nor does it mean we should encourage our students to be non-political. We note that the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement reports more young people voted in this election as compared to 2016 -- that's something to celebrate.
It does mean that we need to help students develop agency, think critically, and listen empathetically.
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Resources to Read:
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Cultivating Communities of Care Online: Tracie Yorke, our Instructional Designer for Equity, Inclusive Innovation, and Accessibility, wrote a blog post on creating safe spaces and cultivating communities of care as we all continue to process the results of the election.
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Using the Election as a Teaching Tool: This Edutopia article is on how teachers can use the election to foster social and emotional learning and connect this moment to math, literacy, and social studies lessons.
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Our Academic Leaders Webinar was a little different this week... we invited Leaders from around the country to come together after the election to share their thoughts and post-election plans. Because this was a forum-style discussion, we didn't record this week's Webinar but would like thank those who attended for sharing and continuing supporting one another.
As a reminder, you can find and watch all previously recorded webinars here.
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