Kelly Bergersen Blog

Bridging the gap between children's lives while they are both in school and out. Cultivating healthy habits that they can share with those around them, regardless of their environment! ( NicePNG.com) Welcome back everyone! Can you believe we're already on our ninth blog? This course has flown by and my hope is that you can continue to takeaway new concepts and apply them into your everyday life and classroom. This week we will be discussing the connections between home and school. Let's dive in! One very informative video we watched this week involved a workshop led by Alan Newland, a part of the General Teaching Council for England. This short film was entitled,"Principles of Teaching - Partnership with Parents." I had the opportunity to choose any of the 5-Minute film festival submissions, but this one seemed to have caught my eye. The idea of recognizing the relationship between the parents and the school is something that drives the balance between school and

Welcome back everyone! We have been doing some great work over diving into some critical issues over the last couple months. We are nearing the end of our blogging series as we approach our ninth and tenth posts! This week we covered a largely publicized issue in our schools and society today-- social media and technology. Please see the attached VLOG and references for this post!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orQfdCk4t1A References: Landry, Kirstie Marie. (2019, November 10). Social Media for Teens: Pros and Cons.  https://www.moms.com/social-media-teenagers-pros-cons. Link Sexting. (n.d.).  The School Superintendents Association (AASA ).  Link Links to an external site. Links to an external site. Kamenetz, A. (2019, August 27). NPR's The Scientific Debate over Teens, Screens, and Mental Health.  National Public Radio .  Link Links to an external site. Willett, R. (Director). (2019).  Plugged-In: The Toxicity of Social Media  Revealed. [YouTube Video]. Brick in the Wall Media.

Vaping is a harmful addiction that must be talked about in hopes to lessen usage across the country.  Welcome back everyone! This week will will be addressing a very large and prominent issue that we face in our society and schools today: vaping. Generally speaking, any addiction can lead to additive stress and anxiety, so it is crucial for us to pinpoint the problem, and aid in any way possible. Our students our young and impressionable, they do not always realize the consequences of their actions; our job is to guide them and give them all of the facts so they have the freedom to make informed and personal decisions. There are many reasons to begin usage, and like last week's critical, we can recognize that the social atmosphere has a large role to play in this.  This week we watched a short video encapsulating the true effect of vaping addiction on school and student populations. It was impactful to hear directly from the source; students and teachers both took part in small int