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Exhausted and Grieving: Teaching During the Coronavirus Crisis

April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, COVID, Educators, Newsletter

[Source: Ed Week] Stress isn’t new to teachers, but what they’re experiencing now makes their typical stress seem like a picnic. Driven by a pandemic to the front lines of an unprecedented rush to distance-learning, the nation’s teachers are scrambling to manage…...

April 21, 2020

"Tip or Resource", 24 April 2020, App, COVID, Newsletter

[Source: Caribu.com via LinkedIn] The Coronavirus is putting pressure on families, now more than ever, to build relationships long-distance. We built Caribu for kids, ages 0-7, to have a more engaging video-call with parents who traveled and grandparents who lived far away.…...

April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Spring, Tip or Resource

[Source: School Time Snippets] My 3 year old loves any chance she gets to use scissors, so to prevent any cutting mishaps {know what I mean?}, I like to present fun, hands-on activities like this spring themed cutting activity. Scissor skills are…...

April 20, 2020

24 April 2020, COVID, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: NPR] The high school senior sitting across from Franciene Sabens was in tears over the abrupt amputation of her social life and turmoil at home. Because of the coronavirus, there will be no prom, no traditional send-off or ceremony for the…...

April 20, 2020

24 March 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported—a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). A new study published…...

April 20, 2020

24 April 2020, NASN, Newsletter, School Nurses

[Source: NASN.org] April 15, 2020 Senator Patty Murray Ranking Member Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee 428 Dirksen Senator Office Building, US Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Murray: On behalf of 56.6 million pre-kindergarten, elementary and high school students in the…...

Puddle Jumping Sight Word Game

April 20, 2020

Language, Literacy, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Fantastic Fun and Learning] April showers bring May flowers! Here in Florida, we get afternoon showers quite often. I don’t always resort to staying inside if it’s a rainy day. We’ll sometimes just head on out with our rain boots and…...

April 17, 2020

17 April 2020, COVID, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

For over 14 years, PediaStaff has brought you resources so that you may be your students’ best advocates. Now, with these sudden changes in our lives, we are doubling down on that promise to keep you up to speed with all the…...

April 15, 2020

17 April 2020, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff is interviewing now for selected outpatient and early intervention pediatric therapy jobs. For 14 years, our trusted clients have looked to PediaStaff to help them serve special needs children. Now they…...

April 15, 2020

17 April 2020, Job, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff is interviewing now for school-based therapy jobs for 2020-2021 school year For 14 years, our trusted clients have looked to PediaStaff to help them serve special needs children. When schools…...