One year later: How Iowa educators adapted to a pandemic Share Updated: 5:23 PM CST Mar 10, 2021 Share Updated: 5:23 PM CST Mar 10, 2021
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Show Transcript COVID-19 TESTS HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN ONE YEAR AGO. THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT METRIC FOR IOWA SCHOOLS WHEN DECIDING TO HOLD CLASSES IN-PERSON OR ONLINE. EDUCATORS HAVE REALLY HAD TO REINVENT THE SYSTEM OVER THE PAST YEAR. STACEY: NEW AT 5 KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK SHOWS US HOW THEY DID IT, WHAT’S LEFT TO DO AND HOW TO HELP STUDENTS HANDLE THE STRESS OF IT AL THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A TRAUMATIC YEAR IN SO MANY WAYS. EMILY HAYDEN’S TWO DECADES OF K-12 EXPERIENCE COULDN’T HAVE PREPARED HER, OR ANY OTHER EDUCATOR, FOR THE 2020 SCHOOL YEAR. SHE SAYS BEFORE ACADEMICS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. ESTABLISHING YOURSELF AS A SAFE PERSON FOR KIDS TO TALK TO THAT THEY CAN BRING THEIR , CONCERNS TO YOU, AND YOU WILL SUPPORT TH