article
5,328 Results
author
article
Ava’s Words Teach Social Justice Lesson
Ava, an 8th-grade student in my after-school creative writing class came to me to discuss a story she was working on. She was writing a fictional story about a gay teenager who struggles with his sexuality and coming out. Even early on in the process, I was impressed with her ability to look at this story as a complex study in understanding—giving a voice to, and respectfully exploring, the conflicts of a gay teen.
publication
Appendix: Worksheets
Section One: Before a Crisis Occurs Worksheet 1—Our School Climate Team ( page 1, page 2) Worksheet 2— Our Policies Worksheet 3—What is the Climate of Our School? ( page 1, page 2) Worksheet 4— Preparation Checklist
August 27, 2012
publication
publication
Planning for the Long Term
You’ve debriefed, discussing the lessons learned. Now is the time to put those lessons to work.
August 27, 2012
publication
Lessons Learned
Debriefing is an essential step in the postcrisis process. Bring together the incident response team to review lessons learned. But don’t stop there. “Always make sure there’s an opportunity for exchange with multiple
August 27, 2012
publication
Section Three: After the Worst is Over
The crisis has faded. School days have returned to a relatively normal routine. And now the real work begins.
August 27, 2012
publication
Promote Healing
A hateful act has rocked the school, and the crisis-response effort continues to move forward. It’s easy to get so focused on specific tasks—investigating the incident, handling the press conference, addressing the
August 27, 2012
publication
Seek Justice, Avoid Blame
When an offender or group of offenders is identified, there is a desire among some people to focus solely on discipline and punishment. Appropriate action should be taken against any offender. If a crime has occurred
August 27, 2012
