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Helping Children Cope: Teacher Resources for Talking About Tragedy: Jan Jewell teaches in Oklahoma City, a community that knows something about dealing with terrorist attacks. She offers Education World readers her thoughts about how they might deal with last week's attack on America. Included: Links to more resources!

Teaching about Tragedy: is designed to assist all teachers help their students cope with, and make sense, of the senseless. Key features of the site include an area where teachers can share their experiences and insights in dealing with this or other tragedies within the classroom, articles from NCSS journals and books relating to the subject, and links to other related resources and information. Additionally, the site provides contact information for media looking for social educators and experts to discuss this and related subjects with teachers, teacher educators, and school officials.

Discussions, Reassurances Mark Teachers' Responses to Attacks: As many students enter classrooms this week, their heads filled with television images of the attack on the Pentagon and the destruction of the World Trade Center, teachers are using discussions, reassurances, hands-on help, and opportunities to talk to help students cope. Included: Teachers and administrators share how they are helping students deal with the terrorist attacks.

Dealing with Tragedy: Tips & Resources for Parents and Educators: Find tips and web-based resources that help parents, educators and children cope with trauma. Explore a wealth of informative material, including an insightful article by Robert Evans, Ed. D: Helping Children Cope with Tragic Loss.

The World Trade Center Bombing: An American Holocaust Members of the Harriman Clubhouse of the Boys Club of New York share their feelings about the events of September 11th and interview fellow New Yorkers to get their reactions to the tragedy. See what they had to say.

 
 
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