Child Development During the Pandemic: Part 1
with Deborah B. Vilas, MS, CCLS, LMSW, child development expert and instructor at the Bank Street College of Education
What are our students going through developmentally ? How can we use this knowledge to help them learn despite the school year transitions and interruptions?
With the challenge of pandemic learning environments, we thought it would be helpful to do a short childhood development refresher for what students in grades 1 through 6 are typically needing and what we can do to support them. We are grateful to the wonderful Deborah Vilas, child development expert and instructor at the Bank Street College of Education, for sharing her words of wisdom with us. As Deb says in this video, “Teachers, you’ve got this.”
More in this Series...
Tools for Social and Emotional Support in the Classroom
Deb Vilas, child development expert and instructor at the Bank Street College of Education, shares with us some social and emotional support tools for teachers to use in the classroom. Tips include encouraging teachers to acknowledge and honor their own feels and helping children find their own unique talents.
How to Honor Your Own Feelings & Support Students During Times of Change
Bank Street College of Education’s Deb Vilas shares her words of wisdom for teachers working through the pandemic’s unpredictable schedule and the emotions that come into the classroom.