Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE) is a youth organizing alliance led by students of color from across Chicago. Through VOYCE, young people have been leading a movement to transform what safety means in schools and communities, advancing a vision for healing-centered schools and communities.
Article about how the current narrative around SEL is that students must manage and regulate themselves and their emotions, conform and constrict their identities, and not express their fullest, most authentic selves, and urges school districts re-examine how we talk about and teach SEL.
A checklist has been prepared for higher educators as a tool to reflect on their teaching and courses, regardless of modality. The six principles of trauma-informed care developed by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) are a foundational concept in the trauma field. In this checklist, they are adapted to the field of education to assist teachers in creating more trauma-aware classrooms.
Creating and maintaining positive school climates. Resources, including framework, training and consultation to help schools make progress on becoming creating a more trauma responive environment.
This Organization Assessment is a tool for organizations to assess their implementation of trauma-informed care in many different domains.
When it comes to student trauma, there is much that is beyond educators’ power, but there is also a great deal they can do to build a supportive and sensitive classroom environment. This article shares eight practical strategies teachers can use to help these students feel safe and ready to learn.
A compilation of various screener tools used to assess behavior, social, and/or academic risk.
Article about K–12 research (2023) on benefits of family-school partnership and engagment and provides strategies for putting effective partnership into practice.
The Case for Strong Family and Community Engagement in Schools Read More »
Tips to help guide a teacher or school in making outreach decisions to increase parent engagement; includes an infographic about these 8 P’s of parent engagment.
Learn about the components of Morning Meetings, an engaging way to start each day, build a strong sense of community, and set children up for success socially and academically. Each morning, students and teachers gather together in a circle for twenty to thirty minutes and interact with one another during four purposeful components.
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