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As educators, we can't NOT talk about yesterday. It is our responsibility to provide space for conversations and an opportunity for students to make meaning around these events and grapple with what they saw play out on national television. But how? #HISDELA
Let's look at some resources for you first. Check out @KyleneBeers' amazing blog post. http://kylenebeers.com/blog/2021/01/06/tomorrow-is-not-simply-another-day-at-school/
Here is a great thread from @AlexSVenet on how to care for yourself as you prepare to care for kids. https://twitter.com/AlexSVenet/status/1347008575227506692
Now, what do we do with kids? How do we begin to plan to talk about something like this? What do we do when we don't know a lot of the answers to the questions students will have? How can we prepare ourselves? Let's look at some possibilities.
I have spent a lot of time up on a trauma soapbox, talking about how we don't talk enough about the trauma kids carry with them into the classroom and how we don't know enough about how to support students through trauma. This graphic from @biologywithjane is a great tool.
If you need a picture book to get kids (even middle and high school kids) thinking and talking, LOVE by @mattdelapena is a gorgeous look at how we can find love even in situations that are scary or sad or lonely.
Beyond the Stoplight has provided some resources for teachers. https://beyondthestoplight.com/2021/01/06/resources-for-teachers-on-the-days-after-the-attack-on-the-u-s-capitol/?fbclid=IwAR357-J6tHGr2X5ae-YfRBnxjEIgo3HodDrA-cEdGhg9v3S1sH_5O1KKvHo
PBS has also provided resources. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily-videos/classroom-resource-insurrection-at-the-u-s-capitol/?fbclid=IwAR09JJt_kWqzso36rKKiUUDBxZX1vtt6cJQ2Ez0ng6vj5JLaBV-DvM4zMak
Check out this video of a teacher talking through how you might open a dialogue about the events.
This Twitter thread from @SaraKAhmed is super helpful. https://twitter.com/sarakahmed/status/1346975595243171842?s=10&fbclid=IwAR3_3IBAUOylkQdprfpjPA5bsFwcSeEf6GkkScXzgXr3b3J-fW55aJydXPs
A Twitter thread from @MsKass1 regarding teaching kids through traumatic events. https://twitter.com/MsKass1/status/1346995304789233664
A Twitter thread from @Jess5th on using inquiry to process news events. https://twitter.com/Jess5th/status/1346972753111474183
A thread from @triciaebarvia regarding her plans for today.
https://twitter.com/triciaebarvia/status/1346969002426380294
https://twitter.com/triciaebarvia/status/1346969002426380294
A teacher-created slideshow that leads students through defining some relevant terms and comparing images from yesterday's events and events over the summer. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bXC1iwj3uz98ytRtqr536n4eyrvSd5TqHcbMIPFNr8k/mobilepresent?fbclid=IwAR2-Dg8L9cTw_n-0hyi0-42Ml1XzmgL94u1XknPuVp15-O8eEajJ6EyWo3I&slide=id.gb3ee672014_0_146
A thread I wrote a couple of years ago about trauma and the classroom. I've had to reshare it more times than I'd like. https://twitter.com/TeachWithHonore/status/984772109841858560
This is by no means an exhaustive list of resources. If you have seen additional resources, tools, ideas, or considerations, feel free to add to this list.
Teaching is a hard job at the best of times, and this year is by no means the best of times. Take care of yourselves, and take care of your kiddos. 
