Article that includes principles of practice, educator preparation, and considerations for policy makers as they build a positive school climate—where students feel a sense of safety and belonging and where relational trust prevails.
Why School Climate Matters and What Can Be Done to Improve It Read More »
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.
As research tells us that 85 percent of teachers report that work-life imbalance was affecting their ability to teach and at least 30 percent of teachers leave the profession within their first five years of teaching, this article asserts that educators’ emotions matter for five primary reasons and supports the need for adult SEL.
Teachers Are Anxious and Overwhelmed. They Need SEL Now More Than Ever Read More »
Supporting Transition Resilience of Newcomer Groups (STRONG) is an evidence-informed, school-based intervention for newcomer (refugee and immigrant) youth (K-12th grades) to support their transition to a new school and community.
STRONG – Supporting Transition Resilience in Newcomer Groups Read More »
From cyberharassment to physical violence, bullying is a serious problem for many schools, but bullying LGBTQ students in particular is more likely to be ignored or mishandled by staff, according to recent research. This article discusses how most educators want to help and support LGBTQ students but don’t know how (2018)
This resource package is designed to help schools and districts improve school climate. It will include a variety of resources to meet a range of needs among stakeholders interested in improving school climate.
Essential questions for school safety planning. Includes sections that assess risk and protection factors for school safety and violence.
Administrator self-assessment to support implementation of conscious discipline; available for free & premium members, designed specifically for administrators.
School Administrator Self-Assessment on Conscious Discipline Read More »
PREPaRE trains school-employed mental health professionals and other educators how to best fill the roles and responsibilities generated by their membership on school crisis response teams. PREPaRE is the only comprehensive, nationally available training curriculum developed by educators (each of whom have firsthand school crisis response experience and formal training) for educators
PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum Read More »
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