Resilience in Isolation

by Adelia Moore | Jun 18, 2020 | Trauma-informed Teaching

The Key to Resilience: Being the Grownup A Guest Post by Dr. Adelia Moore   When I first accepted an invitation to contribute a post to the Empowering Education Blog, the world was a different place. Had I written this in January, I would have written to you as a...

SEL and Racial Equity

by Charlie Merrow | Jun 3, 2020 | Trauma-informed Teaching

  How Does SEL Support Racial Equity? SEL teaches children the lessons they need to understand and practice racial equity. Social emotional learning starts with bringing an end to racism and injustice. But how do we have these tough conversations with young people? We...

Teacher Tips for Online Learning

by Chloe Knowling | Apr 14, 2020 | Trauma-informed Teaching

A virtual classroom is the new reality for many. As educators, we miss seeing your kiddos in person, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make your houses into an ideal learning environment! Here are teachers’ Top 6 Tips for setting up an online classroom in your...

Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus: 4 Tips

by Charlie Merrow | Mar 16, 2020 | Trauma-informed Teaching

Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Although children may be less at risk of contracting the novel Coronavirus, they are not immune to the emotional disruption of the virus. As schools close and schedules change, talking to kids about Coronavirus is an...

Tips for the Trauma Informed Educator: Stress & Trauma as Resilience Factors

by Cody Wiggs | Nov 20, 2018 | Trauma-informed Teaching

Recent years have seen a remarkable shift in schools and educators across the country embracing the concepts of social-emotional learning and trauma-informed teaching. This is undoubtedly a positive and necessary shift in our approach to education. Like any...

5 Ways to Support Children (& Ourselves) in the Wake of Tragedy

by Cody Wiggs | Oct 26, 2017 | Trauma-informed Teaching

When the Columbine massacre happened, I was in middle school less than an hour south of Columbine High School. I remember waiting outside our school doors in the morning while we all filed through a metal detector, fearful that congregating in such a large group could...