PD Articles

Interesting Articles of Interest: A Pathfinder

List compiled and updated by Lori Feldstein-Gardner, Librarian

List updated on a regular basis

COVID-19

• "Back to School Anxiety During COVID" from The Child Mind Institute
• "Managing Students' Behavior During Remote or Hybrid Learning" from The Child Mind Institute
• "Managing Your Own Anxiety During School Reopening" from The Child Mind Institute

Classroom Management

• "The Necessity of Finding More Ways to Praise" by Youki Terada

Diversity

• "The Miseducation of Native American Students" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Racism and Dr. Seuss

• "New Study Published on Racism and Dr. Suess" by Kara Yorio (School Library Journal)
• "Is The Cat in the Hat Racist? Read Across America Shifts Away From Dr. Seuss and Towards Diverse Books" by Grace Hwang Lynch (School Library Journal)
• "It's Time to Talk About Dr. Seuss" by Gabriel Smith (Teaching Tolerance)

Green/Environmental Issues

• "Climate of Uncertainty: When Teachers Grapple with Climate Science" by Donavyn Coffey (School Library Journal)

Neuroscience: The Brain and Education

• "Energy and Calm: Brain Breaks and Focused Attention Practices" by Dr. Lori Desautels
• "Preschool Activities that Support Brain Development" by Judy Willis

New Teachers

• "Find Your Marigold: The One Essential Rule for New Teachers" by Jennifer Gonzalez

Playtime

• The Importance of Play from The Cult of Pedagogy

Reading

• How to Model Your Own Love of Reading in the Classroom (and Why its Important)

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

• CASEL's 5 SEL Competencies
• Tips to Ease Separation Anxiety: file:///Users/admin/Downloads/Tips%20to%20Ease%20Separation%20Anxiety%20(1).pdf (Copy and paste)

Stress

• "When Students are Traumatized, Teachers Are Too" by Emelina Minero

Technology

• "Zoom for Education: 5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of It" by Erik Ofgang