Lisa Liptak, first grade teacher at Annie Fisher STEM, in Hartford CT, joins this episode. Lisa dives right into how to help students navigate trauma during these uncertain times. She shares best practices such as role-playing, teaching students to problem-solve, discussing the importance of using words, and more. Lisa explains how each day in her classroom starts and ends with circle time, and stresses the importance of letting students talk to one another about how they're feeling and why. She closes with explaining how she uses praise in her classroom community.

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