Professor of Practice Andrea Kane emphasizes the importance of educators and school leaders engaging with themselves, each other, and their school communities to navigate district policies, state laws, and complex or controversial topics in the classroom.
Howard Stevenson shares his tool to help individuals, especially young people, cope with insults and threatening language while managing stress in divisive debates or tense situations.
Resilience helps students persevere through loss and struggle, but recent natural disasters like the LA wildfires are testing that grit. Diana Wildermuth provides tips for school counselors on the front lines.
Sometimes student interactions turn contentious. Sarah Kavanagh explains how teachers can guide students in setting their own rules and norms for class discussions and enforcing those rules.