In addition to participating in this study, I attended an informative and enlightening webinar discussing these results. My takeaway was that although awareness of student and teacher mental health challenges is growing, actions to improve things are still lacking. Programs like Learning the Calm.

What a great resource for new teachers from Edutopia! I had to share.

What we do as Early Childhood Educators matters! Current Preschoolers have all experienced trauma--remember COVID-19? They couldn't have loved ones and friends around in those first few years when it's most important. But our positive experiences with them now can help them thrive.

How Nervous System Co-Regulation Impacts Teaching and Learning

Recognizing the critical need to support educators, AISD collaborated with Aetna to secure funding for the program