Parents and teachers grappling with COVID-19 stress - some strategies moving forward
Start: 2020-04-14 17:45:00 UTC Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)
This is a virtual event
Learn from leading experts in mental health, learning science, and psychology, as well as hear from a teacher and parent from the field, as to how to they are addressing their students’ – and their own - socio-emotional wellbeing during this collective crisis.
We know that in the best of circumstances parents and teachers are collaborating on a daily basis. However, now in the times of COVID-19, how can this cycle continue, especially with our most vulnerable students and families? Together, parent and educator, we must find ways to deal with the anxiety and trauma that are facing us and our students during the current pandemic.
Guest speakers include:
- Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
- Nathan Monell, Executive Director, National PTA
- Dr. Pamela Cantor, Founder and Senior Science Advisor, Turnaround for Children
- Dr. Arthur Evans, CEO, American Psychological Association
- Jim Arey, High school teacher, Elk Grove High School (Elk Grove Village, IL); President, Local #1211
- Antoinette Brown, PTA president, Gorman Crossing Elementary School (Laurel, MD)
Registrations submitted after 1PM EST, Tuesday the 14th will not be included.
A recording of the telephone townhall will be sent out to all registrants after the event.
