Building Trauma Informed Schools
3 credits / 45 hours
Instructor Patricia Calise
Course Description
This course will help K-12 teachers to understand that every child’s narrative is important. Trauma whether it be one-time, multiple times, or long lasting can effect everyone differently. We may need to look at our students’ behaviors and academic performance through a different lens. The impact of childhood trauma is a pressing issue among educators today. ” To truely cultivate social and emotional wellness throughout a school, districts can learn how to intentionally design classroom and school-wide environments, routines, and rituals that promote social and emotional health and well being for all.”(Lauth,2018) Our classrooms have become a safe place for many of our students. That is why educators need tools to help identify and support them. ” Trauma may look different from student to student, so it’s prudent to always use trauma-responsive practices”(Todd, 2021) Trauma informed educators can make a difference.
Course Description
This course will help K-12 teachers to understand that every child’s narrative is important. Trauma whether it be one-time, multiple times, or long lasting can effect everyone differently. We may need to look at our students’ behaviors and academic performance through a different lens. The impact of childhood trauma is a pressing issue among educators today. ” To truely cultivate social and emotional wellness throughout a school, districts can learn how to intentionally design classroom and school-wide environments, routines, and rituals that promote social and emotional health and well being for all.”(Lauth,2018) Our classrooms have become a safe place for many of our students. That is why educators need tools to help identify and support them. ” Trauma may look different from student to student, so it’s prudent to always use trauma-responsive practices”(Todd, 2021) Trauma informed educators can make a difference.
Course Objectives
Students that enroll in this class will...
Know
- what it means to support students who have experienced trauma
- how to incorporate strategies and best practicies into daily lessons and activities
- what can be accomplished to meet those students who have experienced trauma so they feel safe, welcomed, and successful
Understand
- what ACE is
- the effects of trauma and how it impacts students
- relationships are the critical component for creating a safe and productive learning environment
- what it looks like in the classroom
- different types of trauma
and Be Able To
- define trauma
- become trauma informed
- implement techniques in diverse school systems and begin to explore situations
- recognize triggers
