Mending Education – Finding Hope, Creativity, and Mental Wellness in Times of T…

Mending EducationFinding Hope, Creativity, and Mental Wellness in Times of Trauma\nAuthor(s): Karen Gross, Edward K.S. Wang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807786000, 978-0807786000\nSynopsis\nDiscover how the crisis of a global pandemic allowed educators to improve learning across the pre-Kadult pipeline. While acknowledging the scale of loss and difficulty the COVID pandemic engendered within the field of education, this book focuses on how sudden and forced changes to teaching and learning created \""Pandemic Positives,\"" which can be captured and brought to scale. In particular: Part I addresses how Pandemic Positives came into being, with special attention to the presence of educator hope and creativity. Part II explores the Pandemic Positives that arose in three settings: when schools were closed, when learning turned online, and when schools re-opened. Part III provides strategies for replicat.