Professor Kay E. Vandergrift's Webpages For Those Interested in Literature For Children and Young Adults
http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/index.html
March 5, 2009
A website based in Rutgers University that examines many aspects of Children's literature and offers a section specific to 9/11 and children.
Addressing 9/11 in the Classroom
Learn About Emergency Preparedness in Schools
Find Resources to Help Teachers Understand the Effects of Trauma
Professor Kay E. Vandergrift's Webpages For Those Interested in Literature For Children and Young Adults
http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/index.html
March 5, 2009
A website based in Rutgers University that examines many aspects of Children's literature and offers a section specific to 9/11 and children.
Your child spends most of his or her young life in school. Make sure you know how schools and teachers approach 9/11 curriculum, the commemoration, emergency preparedness, and trauma.
Former Gov. Kean talks with educators about teaching 9/11
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/former_gov_kean_talks_with_edu.html
July 3, 2008
Former Gov. Thomas Kean met today with New Jersey educators crafting a curriculum for teaching New Jersey's children about the attacks, sharing lessons learned from his experience as chairman of the national 9/11 commission. The setting was a conference kicking off a yearlong effort to develop curriculum and resources for teachers faced with a dual challenge of teaching the history and context of the terrorist attacks in communities that witnessed them.
Curriculum on 9/11 and Global Terrorism to be Tested in NJ Schools
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/new_jersey_is_part_of_plan_to.html
September 10, 2009
The idea for the curriculum began with the Families of September 11 and the effort includes the Liberty Science Center, the state Commission on Holocaust Education and about 20 New Jersey teachers.
With guidance from the Commission on Holocaust Education -- which has written not just the state's Holocaust curriculum but also lessons on other acts of genocide -- teachers from around the state gathered several times over the last year to write dozens of lessons about terrorism for all grades. The curriculum cuts across many subjects, including social studies, history, language arts, art and music. Click on link to learn more.
Teaching 9/11 in the Schools
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6856814
There is no standard national curriculum for teaching 9/11 leaving wide latitude for school districts and teachers. A new study cites a vast range of educational approaches.
FOS11 Letter to Schools 2007
Raising Awareness About the Need to Support Students, Staff, and Families in Times of Crisis and Loss
Families of September 11 has been working with the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement (NCSCB) to raise awareness of how schools can support students, teachers and parents who are struggling with issues of loss and bereavement. FOS11 advisory board member, MaryEllen Salamone, has developed an introductory letter to school administrators/educators, and Dr. Robin H. Gurwitch and Dr. David Schonfeld, Director of the NCSCB have included an article to prepare for the start of the school year and build resilience in children. Click on the links to view this year's letter along with previous letters.
FOS11 Letter to Schools 2006
FOS11 Letter to Schools 2007
FOS11 Letter to Schools 2005
FOS11 Letter to Schools 2004
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Ready New York for Kids - New Preparedness Guide Available in Nine Languages
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/ready/kids_guide.shtml
OEM and the Department of Education introduced an emergency preparedness program for children. Ready New York for Kids has two versions - one for elementary school kids and one for middle and high schoolers.The guides are available in nine languages. People can receive hard copies by calling 311 (TTY: 212-504-4115).
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Support for Students Exposed to Trauma: The SSET Program
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR675.pdf
June 30, 2009
Exposure to community and interpersonal violence is a public health crisis and adversely affects
many children in our country and in our communities. Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET) is a series of ten support groups that use a structured approach to reduce distress resulting from exposure to violence. It was designed to be implemented by teachers or school counselors who have an interest in the mental health of their students and have good rapport with their students.
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/s/school-crisis/
NCSCB helps students, staff and families at times of crisis and loss.
The staff of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement collaborate with professional organizations, governmental and non-governmental agencies and community groups to further help students, staff and families at times of crisis and loss. The Center was created to: Promote an appreciation of the role schools can serve to support students, staff and families at times of crisis and loss; Enhance the training of individuals in school-related professional education programs in the areas of crisis and loss; Link efforts to provide trauma-related and bereavement support services within school settings; Collaborate with professional organizations, governmental and non-governmental agencies and community groups to further help students, staff and families at times of crisis and loss; and, Serve as a resource for information, training materials, consultation and technical assistance for school systems, professional training programs, professional organizations, governmental and non-governmental agencies, communities, children's groups and projects in the areas of crisis and loss.
Click on the link below to read the NCSCB bereavement guidelines designed to help school administrators, teachers and crisis team members respond to the needs of school and staff after a loss has impacted the school environment.
Guidelines for Responding to the Death of a Student or School Staff
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