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December 2020/January 2021 | Volume 78 | Number 4
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Chase Mielke
Taking time to address our "thinking traps" is a form of self-care all educators can use.
Phyllis L. Fagell
How educators can regain a sense of control during these tumultuous times.
Sydney Chaffee
A Teacher of the Year's struggle with anxiety opened her eyes to the stigma around educators' mental health issues.
Kel Hughes Jones
Black women in education are often harmed by conflicting stereotypes. More responsive and accepting school cultures can help.
Sharif El-Mekki
To better support Black educators, schools need a stronger grasp of their realities.
Peter DeWitt
To truly thrive, LGBTQ educators need to feel a sense of belonging in schools.
Baruti K. Kafele
One educational leader's story of learning to acknowledge and manage stress.
Allison Rodman, Alissa Farias and Shannon Szymczak
Schools must attend to the social-emotional needs of educators, not just students.
Naomi Thiers
How three Connecticut teachers came up with a plan for educators to tackle schoolwide SEL needs.
Henry Seton
How do we break the cycles that send promising young educators out of the profession too early?
Ian Parker Renga, Frederick Peck, Ke Wu and David Erickson
Educators need collaborative opportunities to renew their love of learning, not just to review data and rework lessons.
Susan Johnson
A co-worker may be silently caring for a loved one with mental illness. Here's how to help.
Bryan Goodwin and Susan Shebby
Teachers' sense of efficacy has taken a hit—and it's closely linked to well-being.
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
We need to be highly resilient now—which means practicing self-care. Watch the video.
Jill Harrison Berg and Henry Oppong
Educators must cultivate empathy in trying times.
Dena Simmons
Schools need to affirm Black identities always, not just when it's trendy.
Elena Aguilar
It's real, but it can be overcome.
Sean Slade
Reader responses to recent issues of EL.
An interview with Meena Srinivasan, the executive director of Transformative Educational Leadership, a program that integrates training in leadership, equity, SEL, and mindfulness.
Key takeaways from the 2019 study "Is Teachers' Mental Health and Wellbeing Associated with Students' Mental Health and Wellbeing?" published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
A review of the 2018 book, Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson with Forrest Hanson.
Readers share personal stories about experiencing burnout—and how they overcame it.
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