We had 70 staff members respond to the survey last week related to professional learning needs. Below are the results. Today's blog has some resources to support some of these needs, including mental health and facilitating challenging discussions. (You can still add your votes to this poll. You will find it at the end of today's blog).
Mental Health Webinars
The Iowa Department of Education will be holding a 3-part series of webinars to help cope with ongoing stressful events and the ever-increasing number of mental health needs. To continue to address this issue, the Iowa Department of Education will be holding a 3-part series of webinars in the month of November from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM.
- November 4th: Mental Health Needs and Resources
- November 12th: Prevention and Intervention
- November 18th: Self-Care and Social-Emotional Learning Competencies
Again, all 3 webinars will be held from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM. To participate, you may join these webinars via Zoom.
ZOOM INFORMATION:
Zoom link: https://IDOE.zoom.us/j/97556284768?
pwd=ZjFrdmgyK1VQcmFDLzhyM0dqaG00Zz09
Passcode: 890012
Topic: Mental Health Supports Webinar Series
Zoom link: https://IDOE.zoom.us/j/97556284768?
pwd=ZjFrdmgyK1VQcmFDLzhyM0dqaG00Zz09
Passcode: 890012
Topic: Mental Health Supports Webinar Series
Facilitating Challenging Discussions
With the election being held next week, there will be much discussion around the results. Students (and teachers) will experience a number of emotions, including happiness, sadness, joy, anger, disappointment, fear, and hope. It will be important to facilitate discussions to help honor these feelings and support students in processing them in positive ways. Southeast Polk's At Risk Coordinator, Amy Anderson, has provided some resources to help facilitate challenging conversations in productive and respectful ways.
Fostering Civil Discourse: How Do We Talk about Issues that Matter? (Facing History & Ourselves)
Current Events Checklist (Facing History & Ourselves) (includes strategies for navigating emotionally difficult or complex topics - see #5 on the list)
Let's Talk: Facilitating Critical Conversations with Students (from Teaching Tolerance)
(p.30-31 give tools for handling strong emotions that come up)
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