Topic: Learning from Loss

A list of 12 Heinemann professional books about the teaching profession, including personal growth and reflection.

How can you meet students' needs when they're grieving? How do you create a supportive environment and promote emotional regulation? Amid an increasingly unstable world, schools can be a place for safety and consistency.

Heinemann is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing line of audiobooks, Learning from Loss: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Supporting Grieving Students by Brittany R. Collins.

Teachers hold the power to change the trajectory of a grieving student’s life, and our gestures of support need not be large in order to make an impact.

Give students the tools and language to help them understand what they are feeling and why in times of grief and trauma.

There are steps and actionable practices we can take to tailor a grief-responsive approach for our students, our school community, and ourselves.

How might a growth mindset guide us in grief work at school, especially when we are experiencing vicarious trauma or grief? A blog post from Brittany Collins.

Addressing grief in the classroom can be challenging, but educators play a special role in helping students move through difficult life events.

When a student loses a parent, or a faculty loses a colleague, or a trauma occurs too close to home, what should we do? What should we say?

Having a set of strategies to turn to when confronting loss at school helps us stay grounded and tuned-in, better serving students and ourselves.