Trauma Informed Teaching Part 3 of 4: Adverse Childhood Experiences
The first two posts in this series defined trauma and then explained trauma in the context of the central nervous system. This post explores the long-term health impacts of early childhood trauma and revisits our original inquiries: Remember: Everyone in the classroom...
6 Trauma-Informed Mindful Teaching Practices
THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA, THE PROMISE OF MINDFULNESS The effect of complex childhood trauma in the classroom has become increasingly clear. Students who are exposed to chronically stressful and overwhelming experiences like abuse, neglect or household dysfunction tend to...
The Fight-or-Flight Response
Trauma-Informed Teaching: Defining Trauma To understand trauma-informed teaching, it is crucial to first learn the flight or fight response. Many educators now recognize the importance of trauma-informed teaching practices, what is trauma? An event, or series of...
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