This newsletter from the Illinois School Counselor Association discusses integrating trauma-informed practices within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). It emphasizes the importance of addressing students’ trauma to enhance their academic and social-emotional outcomes.
This report, an introduction to promoting trauma-informed approaches in schools, focuses on creating more inclusive classrooms that support students with and without learning differences in the same classroom setting by carefully assessing each child’s needs and designing a strategic plan to support them.
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This short film, inspired by true stories, shows how a supportive and caring adult can help a child overcome childhood trauma and exposure to violence.
Oregon’s Transformative SEL Standards help provide a well-rounded education that teaches to the whole child, builds on their strengths, perspectives, and contributions, and guides the interactions and relationships between students and adults. SEL equips students with the skills needed for
college, career, and life. Transformative SEL Standards help build capacity for strengthening equity-focused school cultures that support student and adult well-being. A focus on Transformative SEL enables students and adults to be affirmed in their identities, where they can develop a sense of agency and belonging, engage in collaborative problem-solving, and deepen their curiosity about the kind of society they want to make a reality.
Transformative Social and Emotional Learning Framework & Standards (Oregon 2023) Read More »
This is a video series that explains how trauma affects students. The three videos in this series include:
-The Impacts of Trauma on Learning Part 1: Academic Performance
-The Impacts of Trauma on Learning Part 2: Classroom Behavior
-The Impacts of Trauma on Learning Part 3: Relationships
A practical guide to help navigate racism, challenge privilege, manage stress and trauma, and begin to heal.
It is crucial for young people to learn about equity and social justice so they can thrive in our increasingly global, multilingual and multicultural society. When students become aware of the structural origins of inequality, they better understand the foundations of American society. They are also better equipped to comprehend, interpret and integrate into their worldviews the science they learn in their classrooms and experience in their lives.
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The Day After… A Classroom Discourse Guide helps educators facilitate discussions on difficult or controversial events, providing a safe and supportive space for students to process emotions and understand the context. This resource includes guidance for creating meaningful discourse, strategic responses, and specific resources for social science teachers, ensuring students and staff can engage thoughtfully and critically with significant events.
A brief introduction to core concepts regarding brain structure and
function that provides the basis for developmentally sensitive and
trauma-informed caregiving, education and therapy.
Lesson plans, information and resources to help educators participate in an open and honest conversation about how to talk about race and racism.
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