Chat Questions 12/14/2013

Helping Our Students Deal with Tragedy

Questions to Ask:

Q1: Did your school do anything to commemorate Sandyhook this week?  #catholicedchat

Q2:  What sort of protocols, official or unofficial, does your school have in place when there are tragedies in the news to help students process the information? #catholicedchat

Q3: Are aid/support efforts on your campus student driven, adult driven, or does it vary? #catholicedchat

Q4: Do you ever feel overwhelmed with trying to guide Ss to balance appropriate levels of response? #catholicedchat

Q5: How has Social Media changed our awareness of tragedies? #catholicedchat

Q6: Do you think that over time this generation will be desensitized to tragedy or become hyper-committed to help others because of the increased exposure? #carholicedchat

Resources to Share In Advance, During:

Chart of mass killings since Columbine: List of global natural disasters: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/the-world-s-worst-natural-disasters-1.743208

NASP Guidelines: http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/terror_general.aspx

ACA Resources: http://www.acacamps.org/hottopics/disaster

Edutopia - http://www.edutopia.org/blog/sandy-hook-hands-of-hope-jessica-lura

Principal Says Safety First -Edutopia

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/the-principal-rule-safety-first-matt-levinson

Grief at School - Edutopia

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/handling-grief-at-school-1-chris-park