Literacy teachers in classrooms across the nation are stepping up to help students read, write, and reflect upon the tragedy of school violence. Please use this resource collection to deepen learning and hasten healing in your school community.
On Monday
Blog post by NCTE Member Kylene Beers
No Ordinary Monday
Responsive Classroom
Lesson Plans and INBOX Ideas
I Have a Dream: Exploring Nonviolence in Young Adult Texts
Lesson plan from ReadWriteThink.org
Responding to Tragedy: Then and Now
Lesson plan from ReadWriteThink.org
Reflecting on Tragedy in the Classroom
NCTE INBOX Ideas, August 30, 2011
Stories and School Violence
NCTE INBOX Ideas, April 17, 2007
Writing Down the Grief
Huffington Post blog written by NCTE Member Lori Ungemah, May 23, 2012
NCTE Articles and Statements
Teaching in a Time of Crisis
NCTE Resolution
Difficult Days and Difficult Texts
Voices from the Middle, Vol. 9, No. 2, December 2001
Other Resources
8 Ways to Show Your Support for Newtown
edudemic.com
Helping Youth and Children Recover From Traumatic Events
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools, U.S. Department of Education
Resources for Coping With the Newtown School Tragedy
Education World
Dealing with Incidences of School Violence
American Federation of Teachers
Helping Kids during Crisis
American School Counselor Association
The Grieving Student in the Classroom
The Grieving Student in the Classroom, B. Ragouzeous (1988); Government of South Australia Department for Education and Child Development