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At our professional development meeting held on Thursday January 28, Dr. Beth Lusby, licensed psychologist, addressed the concerns of SWE parents regarding childhood education during covid. Dr. Lusby addressed topics like how to keep a child engaged while they sit in front of a computer all day doing classes. She described how and why a certain method may work for one child one age and but not another. She described the mental processes that go on at different ages and how to address changes so that as life happens children can learn to embrace it and adapt. Lastly, she gave some tips on how to talk to children about the pandemic and ways that parents can begin preparing for possible scenarios as life goes back to normal and children return to in person classes.

This session was recorded and will be available to members upon request, (email Dallas.swe.pd@gmail.com), for a limited time.

We want to start the new year off on the right foot by creating the NEW PROFESSIONAL YOU in our March professional development meeting. If interested, please send us your resume to review and receive advice on how to improve to Dallas.SWE.PD@gmail.com with the subject “Resume Review” by February 5th. Additionally, if you are interested in reviewing resumes, please email us at Dallas.SWE.PD@gmail.com with the subject “Reviewer Support” by February 5th. Thank you!

More details about the March Professional development meeting to come!

SWE parents and fellow learning enthusiasts are invited to virtually join Dr. Beth Lusby on Thursday January 28, 2021 at noon as she answers pre-submitted questions and discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected learning. She will answer questions like:

• How can parents help to keep students engaged in learning within this challenging new school environment?
• With loss of social events and other things we typically look forward to and may use as incentive for work production, how can parents encourage work ethic and keep it fun for kids?
• What challenges do you see happening at school and home right now around learning and how do you suspect these difficulties have potential for long-term effects for our children’s learning?
• Regarding learning in children, what could parents do to enhance their child’s learning experience right now and into the coming months of continued pandemic and other difficult cultural situations?
• What should parents be on alert for, asking for from the school, requiring from their child’s routine, etc?
• What learning gaps do you suspect we will see with the pandemic and are there things parents could be doing to anticipate and fill learning gaps?

Register below or on Eventbrite to secure your spot!

Registration Ends Tuesday January 26, 2021 at 10pm.