At this week's Round Table, Divya, Inica, Isaiah, and Madeline spoke with Andy Danilchick, CoFounder and Director of the Project for Mental Health and Optimal Development (PMHOD) at Penn Graduate School of Education. We spoke about the impact of the last 14 months on students’ mental health and well being--and the conditions that will nurture them on the other side. Andy shared the guiding question he and his Center have operated by during the pandemic: how do we help in this time of intense pressure and change that educators and students are facing? We talked about the toll Covid and other stressors are taking on both students and teachers--and how differently they’re playing out for some than others; the importance of learner-centered approaches; and what else schools can do to support students’ mental health and flourishing. Oh, and we talked about our OWN mental states. Thank you for joining us!
