Professional Development

Professional Preparation & Self-Care

The Coalition to Support Grieving Students provides educators with resources and guidance to support grieving students effectively. It offers practical strategies, professional development modules, and comprehensive tools to help school communities address grief and foster a compassionate environment for students experiencing loss. Information also includes professional learning around staff self-care when supporting students with grief.

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New Root

NewRoot provides innovative, experiential programs focused on building leadership, social-emotional learning, and community engagement among young people. Their resources and activities aim to empower youth to create positive social change and develop essential life skills. Restorative Justice Practices, coaching & supports are part of the process.

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Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative

This organization provides trainings on childhood adversity and resilience, historical trauma, burnout, and trauma-informed care have reached 1,200 people from community-based organizations, hospitals, FQHCs, schools, foundations, and more. They also are the region’s hub for the ACE Interface Train-the-Trainer curriculum, a nationally recognized program developed by Dr. Rob Anda and Laura Porter. We have trained four cohorts of presenters and now have four master trainers and 85 presenters.

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Gender Inclusive Schools

Gender Inclusive Schools provides parent and educator training to proactively create safe learning environments for LGBTQ+ young people. Their website has resources on sample policies, practices, and interpretations of state and federal laws that affect LGBTQ+ young people.

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Educator Wellness Webinars

This 4-session recorded webinar series includes handouts and resources on educator well-being and to support educators tap into their resiliency skills, increase self-compassion, create self-care routines, build a practice of gratitude and appreciation and celebrate – even those small successes – to support wellbeing.

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