If we conceptualize trauma as an "emotional heart attack," what would that lead us to do as education professionals? What would we choose NOT to do? Discover the answers in this presentation by Dyane Lewis Carrere, M.Ed., author of The Re-Set Process, a trauma-informed, neuroscience-based approach to improving behavioral success in children from Grades K–8. This engaging session will explore the ways in which trauma affects children’s psyches: how they feel about themselves and how they relate to others and their world. Carrere will also connect those understandings with practical strategies that attendees can implement in their classrooms and schools. Read More
How does trauma affect both the brain and body, and how can teachers best support students with trauma histories? Discover the answers in this coffee chat with Dyane Lewis Carrere, author of The Re-Set Process and an expert on trauma-informed teaching. Read More
How can Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools be used to support social-emotional health in classrooms impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Find out with this handout. Read More
Whether you’re trying to help a frustrated student get unstuck or looking for a change of pace between lessons, these short writing assignments—adapted from Jen Alexander’s Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools—will help foster positivity in your classroom. Read More
Students who have experienced trauma often react to both positive and negative feedback a bit differently than other students. Keep these tips in mind when delivering trauma-informed feedback in your classroom. Read More
Developed by a seasoned educator who specializes in trauma-informed teaching, the Re-Set Process is a neuroscience-based approach to improving behavioral success in children from Grades K–8. Read More
As schools reopen, what feelings and needs should educators prepare to notice and address in their students as a result of these stressors? And how can educators work together to respond to students in ways that help everyone feel safe and ready to learn? Get practical answers in this webinar from experienced educator and trauma expert Jen Alexander, author of the bestselling book Building Trauma-Sensitive Schoolsand the timely new ebook Supporting Students and Staff After COVID-19. Read More
Follow these tips from expert Jen Alexander to help everyone in your classroom learn during times of collective trauma. Read More
Read this excerpt from The Re-Set Process Trauma-Informed Behavior Strategies to get a preview of Chapter One. Read More
Read this excerpt from Supporting Students and Staff After COVID-19: Your Trauma-Sensitive Back-to-School Transition Plan to get a preview of Chapter One. Read More
