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\"So educators, I ask you in all sincerity,\" Dingle posted. \"What are you teaching tomorrow?\"

Here’s what I just sent to my classes if you’d like to use/modify.
I’m sure it’s not perfect but it’s something.
(I’ll put the text in the replies too so it’s easier to copy) pic.twitter.com/uFECt20vth

— Hayley Breden (@HayleyVatch) January 6, 2021

Jenn Sims, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, tweeted about her experience as a mother watching her 7-year-old take virtual social studies lessons amid the fierce news climate.

\"The impetus of that tweet was [the teacher] tore herself from her TV and phone and provided these kids with an uninterrupted education,\" Sims told \"GMA.\"

Sims used the example of being a student herself during 9/11, when teachers flipped news coverage onto classroom televisions and helped age-appropriate students understand the terrorist attacks from 2001.

Announcing: a special edition of #sschat where we can process current events and group-source ideas for approaching this historic day in our classes tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/JDzWdkgFGI

— The SSChat Network (@SSChatNetwork) January 6, 2021

\"I feel this age that's much more incumbent on the parents. At 7 years old, they're not ready to have the critical types of conversations tying in the theory and the data that I will in my race and ethnicity class,\" Sims said.

At the college level, Sims shares videos and assigns a headlines exercise where students write their own headlines based on current events.

\"High school teachers, they've got a job on their hands. I feel like they need to be more prepared to have these conversations in their class versus elementary schools,\" Sims said, adding she believes there should be open, honest discussions and correcting their students based on history and data. \"Too many teachers are having what I call both-sides-ism. A teacher needs to step in and provide empirically accurate information.\"

Yall my kid's social studies teacher has started their zoom and is proceeding as normal. I can barely work on my syllabus right now 🥴🥴🥴

— Jenn Sims (@RavenclawSoc23) January 6, 2021

Schulzki stressed the importance of teachers lending an ear during these unprecedented times.

\"Take care of your students first,\" he said.

If you're feeling overwhelmed by the news, \"GMA\" is offering expert-recommended steps you can take to balance staying informed with self-care. Read more here.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860 (U.S.) or 877-330-6366 (Canada) and The Trevor Project at 866-488-7386.

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