POST-HURRICANE TOOLKIT
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and other natural disasters around the world, we're trying to compile the arts education and arts integration resources that teachers will need to best care for their students.
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Resources for Arts Organizations and Teaching Artists
Hurricane Harvey Relief for Fine Arts Programs in Texas
Hurricane Harvey Relief (Americans for the Arts)
Harvey Arts Recovery (City of Houston)
Pop-up Monuments Ask What 21st-Century Public Memorials Should Be (Smithsonian Magazine) - Sept. 27, 2017
General Education Resources
Arts Education Reduces Stress Level of Low-Income Students (Pacific Standard) - Dec. 6, 2016
The arts help refugees, other students to master academics (Hechinger Report) - May 1, 2017
Every School Should Tell its Story (Edutopia) - Dec. 19, 2016
Embracing Failure: Building a Growth Mindset through the Arts (Edutopia) - Oct. 4, 2016
Resources on Grit and Perseverance (Edutopia) - Jan. 5, 2016
Resources for Nurturing Resilience (Edutopia) - Jan. 5, 2016
Resources for Responding to Trauma and Tragedy (Edutopia) - Jan. 5, 2016
Helping Traumatized Children Learn (Trauma-Sensitive Schools)
How to Apply the Brain Science of Resilience to the Classroom - June 12, 2017
For Teens Knee-Deep In Negativity, Reframing Thoughts Can Help (MindShift) - Sept. 11, 2017
Helping Students Become Engaged Citizens (Edutopia) - Sept. 14, 2017
This Is Your Brain on Art (Washington Post) - Sept. 18, 2017
For Traumatized Children, An Offer Of Help From The Muppets (NPR Ed) - Oct. 6, 2017
With no silver bullet, innovation abounds at this bilingual high school (Hechinger Report) - Oct. 4, 2017
How Teachers And Schools Can Help When Bad Stuff Happens (KQED Mindshift) - Oct. 5, 2017
Thinking 'Bigger Than Me' in the Liberal Arts (Edsurge) - Oct. 6, 2017
Reshaping Space, Roles and Routines to Support Children With Trauma (Edsurge) - Sept. 27, 2017
Compassion as a Classroom Management Tool (Edutopia) - Sept. 19, 2017
Responses to Harvey
Community & Hope: Teaching Refugees and Immigrants after Hurricane Harvey (Carol Salva)
Supporting Children with Special Needs During a Natural Disaster (Parish School)
8 Books To Help Children Understand Natural Disasters and Cope with Anxiety (Forbes)
Houston Students Are Heading Back — What They Find Could Change Schools Nationwide (NPR) - Sept. 8, 2017
Responses to Other Natural Disasters
Hurricane Sandy Recommendations for Administrators and Teachers Reopening Schools in the Aftermath of the Storm (Denny Taylor) - Nov. 5, 2012
The Road to Disaster Recovery (Hurricane Sandy) (Teaching Tolerance) - Nov. 9, 2012
Natural Disasters: Nature's Fury - How music helps document natural disasters (Library of Congress)
What we can learn from the Katrina children who thrived after disaster (Hechinger Report) - July 5, 2015
Acute Stress and PTSD: Sandy’s Longest-Lasting Devastation - Jan. 23, 2014
Reshaping Space, Roles and Routines to Support Children With Trauma (EdSurge) - Sept. 27, 2017
Arts and the Trauma-Informed Classroom
How Trauma-Informed Teaching Builds a Sense of Safety and Care (KQED MindShift) - June 6, 2016
How Art Can Help Children Overcome Trauma (Education Week) - Dec. 13, 2016
The Value of Art Expression in Trauma-Informed Work (Starr.org) - Oct. 31, 2014
Building Resiliency to Trauma through Arts-Based Learning (T&F Online) - July 25, 2012
Music and trauma: the relationship between music, personality, and coping style (Frontiers in Psychology) - July 10, 2012
Tips to Help Children Cope With Disasters (#6 - Encourage Creativity) (TYC)
My Hurricane Story - A Guided Workbook for Children (Mercy Corps)
Trauma Healing Exercise - Body Awareness and Art
Refugee Youths Build Community in an Embracing Space (New York Times) - Sept. 9, 2017
The Clowns Helping Refugee Children To Laugh Through Play (BBC - YouTube) - Aug. 12, 2017
The Neuroscience of Narrative and Memory (Edutopia) - Sept. 12, 2017
Rescuing Classroom Resources
Flooded & Wet : DIY Heirloom Recovery (Galveston History)
How do you save a wet book? Put it in the freezer (Houston Chronicle)
How to Rescue a Wet, Damaged Book: A Short, Handy Visual Primer (Open Culture)
Coping for Kids and Adults
How to cope after Harvey's trauma (Houston Chronicle)
After Weathering The Storm, Hurricane Harvey Victims Still Cope With Trauma (NPR)
Examining The Emotional Aftermath Of Harvey (Houston Matters, Houston Public Media)
Normalize Setbacks By Asking Your Kids For Advice When You Struggle (MindShift) - Aug. 18, 2017
More Than a Brush with Empathy (ASCD) - Sept. 14, 2017
Helping Teens Find Purpose: A Tool For Educators To Support Students’ Discovery (MindShift) - Sept. 25, 2017
How Can Students Have More Say in School Decisions? (MindShift) - Oct. 17, 2014
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