Title

More Good Days: Brain-Based Practices for Trauma Responsive Schools

Format

Workshop

First Presenter's Institution

Thriving YOUniversity.com

First Presenter’s Email Address

Joelle Hood

First Presenter's Brief Biography

As a former "Teacher of the Year" and "Principal of the Year", Dr. Joelle Hood brings passion, energy, and expertise to empowering all humans to thrive. As co-founder and Chief Empowerment Officer at Thriving YOUniversity, she uses her knowledge and expertise in organizational change and leadership, along with her experience as a mindfulness instructor and life coach, to provide researched-based keynotes, coaching, and experiential learning workshops to individuals and organizations throughout the nation. Her areas of passion and expertise include: Social, Emotional & Academic Learning, Leadership, Applied Educational Neuroscience, Mindfulness, The Science of Belonging & Human Connection, Mindset, Restorative Practices, Employee Engagement, Trust and Team-building, Trauma Responsive Practices, and Resilience.

Second Presenter's Institution

Thriving YOUniversity

Second Presenter’s Email Address

janeen@thrivingyouniversity.com

Second Presenter's Brief Biography

Janeen Antonelli brings over 25 years of educational and leadership experience to Thriving YOUniversity. Synthesizing her two Master degrees -- one in Cultural Diversity and one in Educational Leadership-- with her wisdom and experience as a former swim coach, teacher, principal, Juvenile Justice program administrator, as well as yoga coach and author, Janeen Antonelli brings an invaluable perspective to the Thriving YOUniversity team and their clients. As a co-founder and Chief Culture Coach of Thriving YOUniversity, she has piloted many of the practices and strategies that we teach in our in-person and online learning sessions and is able to share rich stories of the magical transformation that can occur in lives when applied. Her areas of expertise include Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning; Resilience; Trauma-Sensitive Schools; Mindfulness; and Restorative Practices. Janeen is passionately committed to empowering individuals and organizations to thrive.

Location

Session Four Breakouts

Strand #1

Heart: Social & Emotional Skills

Strand #2

Health: Mental & Physical Health

Relevance

This engaging and interactive session addresses social and emotional skills for both students and staff by explicitly exploring self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship skills. Participants will learn how to strengthen these areas within themselves and their students.

Brief Program Description

As educators, we see the impact of trauma every day on students’ behavior, engagement, and academic readiness in our classrooms and on our sites. This informative, engaging, and experiential session explores the neuroscience around trauma and provides participants with simple yet powerful research-based strategies to build relationships and cultivate environments that empower all students to thrive.

Summary

In the United States, more than 60% of children under the age of 16 have reported experiencing at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE). As educators, we see the impact of trauma every day on students’ behavior, engagement, and academic readiness in our classrooms and on our sites. This informative, engaging, and experiential session explores the neuroscience around trauma and provides participants with simple yet powerful research-based strategies to build relationships and cultivate environments that empower all students to thrive. In the last year, many have experienced collective trauma in dealing with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic that has been complicated by social isolation, uncertainty, and schools looking for new ways to reach and teach students.

Trauma has exacerbated three things that the brain hates: chronic unpredictability, social isolation, and physical and emotional restraint. In this experiential learning session, facilitators will focus on how to meet our brain's need for predictability, belonging and connection, and voice and choice. Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of the impact of trauma on student learning and behavior, as well as research-based practices and strategies that they can begin to implement in their classroom immediately as part of a trauma-informed approach.

Evidence

https://www.wested.org/resources/trauma-informed-distance-learning/

https://www.epinsight.com/post/applying-the-4-rs-of-trauma-informed-approaches-in-the-return-to-school

https://www.edutopia.org/article/connections-go-long-way-students-trauma

Learning Objective 1

Participants will be able to understand the impact of trauma on the developing brain and learning, and identify behaviors and learning challenges that may come as a result of trauma

Learning Objective 2

Participants will be able to have a deeper understanding of emotional contagion and co-regulation and how our own presence impacts the rooms we are in

Learning Objective 3

Participants will be able to walk away with strategies to build strong relationships, empower students (and themselves) to self-regulate, and create safe and inclusive environments that support student learning

Keyword Descriptors

Trauma, Trauma-Responsive Schools, SEL, Educator Presence, Neuroscience, Belonging, Climate, Culture

Presentation Year

2022

Start Date

3-8-2022 8:30 AM

End Date

3-8-2022 9:45 AM

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More Good Days: Brain-Based Practices for Trauma Responsive Schools

Session Four Breakouts

As educators, we see the impact of trauma every day on students’ behavior, engagement, and academic readiness in our classrooms and on our sites. This informative, engaging, and experiential session explores the neuroscience around trauma and provides participants with simple yet powerful research-based strategies to build relationships and cultivate environments that empower all students to thrive.