It doesn’t start with the lesson plan, that’s for sure!  And it most certainly calls for rebuilding relationships that have been fractured or at least battered by the pandemic.  And at the same time, it requires adapting these relationships to a less-than-ideal New Normal.

What are the critical components for success early on?  What works and what doesn’t?  In this webinar you will hear experienced voices from the trenches—teachers, a leader of student support services, a school principal.  They will address the vital components of re-entry: re-socialization, breaking bad habits and establishing new ones, ways to strengthen relationships in the midst of continuing Covid-related limitations, getting the support that is needed to be successful, and dealing with the realities of pandemic fatigue suffered by students and adults alike.

Moderator:

Teri Burns, Director of Policy and Legislation (Retired), CA State Board of Education

Panelists:

Shunna Bradford, Special Education Teacher, Moreno Valley USD

Anthony R. Heard, Teacher, C.E. Utt Middle School, Tustin USD

Danny Hernandez, Principal, Ethel Phillips Elementary School, Sacramento City USD

Carol Swanson, Assist. Superintendent , Natomas USD

Recorded: May 7, 2021