Hurricane Ida: Resources for Educators
The following resources can be used to address the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, including flooding and wind/tornado damage. This page is part of our natural disaster guide, Natural Disaster Resources for Schools: Partnering with Multilingual Families.
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Tips and Updates for Educators
News and updates
- 250k Louisiana Students Still Unable to Return to School After Hurricane Ida (Education Week)
- It's Unclear When Public Schools Will Open in Hurricane-Battered New Orleans (NPR)
- After parents express frustration with weather notifications, Philadelphia schools go virtual Friday (Chalkbeat Philadelphia)
- Quarter of a Million Students Face New Hurdles in Wake of Hurricane Ida (Education Week)
Tips for schools
- How Schools Can Partner with ELL Families During Natural Disasters: Learn how schools can partner with multilingual families when preparing for and responding to natural disasters that impact the local community.
- How to Support Multilingual Families Displaced by a Natural Disaster: Learn how schools can support multilingual families who have been displaced by a natural disaster in another city or country.
Resources by Topic
Hurricanes
- Helping Children Cope after a Hurricane (American Psychological Association) | Spanish version
- What You Should Know About Hurricanes (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Talk to Your Kids About Hurricanes (Scholastic Parents)
- What is the difference between a hurricane, cyclone and typhoon? (U.S. National Ocean Service | BBC)
- Remembering Hurricane Katrina: 15 Moving Books for Kids of All Ages (Brightly)
- Recommended Children's Books About Hurricanes (ThoughtCo)
Floods
- What You Should Know About Floods (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
Tornados
- Tornado Resources (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
