Your weekly newsletter from TT, with resources for teaching through COVID-19 and countering hate speech online.

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March 24, 2020
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** A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through COVID-19
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We asked our friends at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network to offer trauma-informed practices to support students over the coming weeks and months as the nation continues to grapple with the unfolding coronavirus crisis. Their recommendations ([link removed]) include ready-to-use guidance and strategies for a trauma-informed approach to teaching during this time.
They Deserve Better // Jey Ehrenhalt ([link removed])

The Census Counts // Maureen Costello ([link removed])

Why Lunch Shaming Persists // Cory Collins ([link removed])
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How You Can Respond to Coronavirus Racism
As COVID-19 infections increase, so do racism and xenophobia toward Asian and Pacific Islander communities. We know that racist “jokes” can quickly become racist rants, and those rants can turn to violence. Use our “Speak Up” strategies ([link removed]) to let people know you’re not OK with racist or xenophobic comments about coronavirus or anything else.
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** Participating in #USvsHate During School Closures
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#USvsHate, TT’s new anti-hate messaging challenge, can help students stand up against bigotry and create safe and welcoming communities. We’ve extended the deadline of this spring’s challenge to May 1 and have new guidance for how to participate in #USvsHate even during distance learning. Learn more here ([link removed]) .
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** Teaching Through COVID-19: What Educators Need Now
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Last week, we asked our community of educators what they need in the face of uncertainty caused by school closures and the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 2,000 educators responded, and the range of those responses illustrates the incredible responsibilities they feel for their students’ learning and well-being. We hope these resources ([link removed]) help.
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** Video: Countering Hate Speech Online
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As racist rhetoric continues to surround COVID-19—and as screen time for many students increases—having the skills to interrupt hurtful online speech and protect targets of harassment is important. This student-friendly video ([link removed]) from our digital literacy resources has tips to help.


** Check Out What We’re Reading
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“As new communities go into lockdown in hopes of slowing the spread of the virus, the people most at risk for getting sick, because they must venture out, are largely people of color, those with only a high school education and those whose incomes are likely to suffer during the ongoing crisis.” — The Washington Post ([link removed])

“In the New Orleans jail, teenagers ask constantly about the health of staff members who are no longer coming in to work, says Christy Sampson-Kelly, director of schools for the Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings, which runs a school there. They are also anxious about their court cases, most of which have been delayed, potentially leaving them to sit in jail longer.” — The Marshall Project ([link removed])

“‘It’s especially hard when you grow up here and expect this world to be yours equally. But we do not live in that world anymore. That world does not exist.’” — The New York Times ([link removed])
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