Children in Crisis - Related Sites
AskERIC has compiled a list of resources for educators and parents to help students cope with and discuss this tragedy
www.eduref.org
Resources that may help teachers, students, and parents from Midlink
www.ncsu.edu/midlink/coping.htm
America Responds, PBS lesson plans for elementary, middle and high schools
pbs.org/americaresponds/educators.html
CNN educational Web site for classrooms, is offering resources for teachers and parents relating to the attacks
www.CNNfyi.com
Connect for Kids has gathered a few good resources for adults to help children with their fears and grief.
www.connectforkids.org
Eisenhower Clearing House suggested web sites that have information for teachers/parents about how to talk with / work with children
www.enc.org/thisweek/educationheadlines/
Terrorism and the Classroom, suggestions for classroom activities plus a list of resources from About.com
7-12educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa091101a.htm
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters, from the National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm
Helping Children Cope: Teacher Resources for Talking About Tragedy - Education World links to Web resources for helping children cope with crises.
www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr369.shtml
CNN NEWSROOM
www.turnerlearning.com/newsroom/guide.html
Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) has developed a free guide called, "Talking to Children about Violence and other Sensitive and Complex Issues in the World."
www.esrnational.org
EduHound - links to news resources, learning resources and ways schools can contribute
www.eduhound.com/
Children and Responding to National Disaster Information for Children (for educators), from the National Association of School Psychologists.
www.nasponline.org/NEAT/terror_eds.html
The Jewish Education Center of Cleveland has put together a Response Curriculum to the Attack.
www.jecc.org/edres/curric/irc/tragedy.htm
The National Education Association has a Crisis Communication Guide, and resources for teachers trying to cope with their own stressand the stress of students.
www.nea.org/crisis
For Parents
How to Talk to Your Child About the News, from KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org/breaking_news/tragedies.html
Coping with Death and Grief, Connect for Kids
www.connectforkids.org/usr_doc/CopingWithGrief.htm
Helping Children Deal With Scary News -- Thoughts from Fred Rogers
pbskids.org/rogers/parents/sept11.htm
For Kids
Global SchoolNet has set up a space on the web to allow kids around the world to send their messages of hope, support, and condolences to those affected by the September 11th tragedy.
http://www.globalschoolnet.org
Check the New York City board of education website for a list of NYC schools. You can find there website at
http://www.nycenet.edu/ For schools wanting to send letters to NYC schools.
Additional Links
Created by storyteller and author Heather Forest
www.storyarts.org
Promoting Peace in the Classroom - Online Resources
www.ncbe.gwu.edu/library/tolerance.htm
www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/EmergencyServices
www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/EmergencyServices/spanish.htm
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/disarticle.htm
