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Between one-half to two-thirds of all school-aged children experience trauma, and more than 30 percent of children have multiple traumatic experiences. These statistics do not account for the trauma of ongoing racial discrimination and microaggressions that students of color experience, nor the lasting mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that the actual rate of child trauma may be much higher.
Children who have experienced trauma tend to be disciplined more often at school and are frequently labeled as “problem children”. Without intervention, unaddressed trauma can be the first step of the school-to-prison pipeline. Punitive responses to trauma-based behavior can be particularly damaging to students of color, who are more likely to be suspended or expelled than their white counterparts. Schools that recognize and respond to child trauma have seen gains in student achievement and reduced incidence of delinquency.
Office of Education Solutions (OES) is partnering with Resilient Futures to build the capacity of current and future teachers to recognize and respond to trauma in school environments with children, build healing and equitable classrooms, and address secondary trauma in themselves and their coworkers. This initiative includes:
Integrating trauma-informed practices (TIP) into the School of Education curriculum for pre-service teachers:
Supporting in-service teachers and schools to implement TIP:
Ongoing research and evaluation:
If you are interested in learning more about professional development for in-service teachers and schools, or have questions about the program in general, please email [email protected].
The Office of Education Solutions is deeply grateful to the Buell Foundation, which has funded the TIP program from its infancy. The TIP program would not be possible without their support. The OES also thanks Gary Community Ventures and the Rose Community Foundation for their prior support.
Our vision is that trauma-informed practices will become so fundamental to educator preparation and school systems that future educators will not remember a time without it.
9/2/21: Sign up for the TIP Professional Learning Series this fall
School of Education students, alumni, faculty, staff and mentor teachers have an opportunity to attend a FREE 4-part professional learning series on creating trauma-informed and equitable learning environments! See the TIP Professional Learning Series listing in our Events section to learn more.
9/2/21: Tune into the RILE Conference, focused on trauma, education and equity
Check out the October 7th presentation “Beyond Harm: Confronting School-Induced Trauma for Student of Color”.
Organization: Stanford Graduate School of Education
What: RILE (Race, Inequality, and Language in Education) 2021 Conference
Theme: Beyond Barriers: Challenging Persistent Educational Inequalities in a New Hybrid World
Dates: October 4-8, 2021; 3 pm-4 p PT
Location: Virtual
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7/19/21: Watch the recording of the Returning to In-Person School in the Fall: Secondary Focused Session virtual event from earlier this summer!
4/8/21: Upcoming events that will include discussion on Trauma-Informed Practices!
Organization: Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU)
What: Annual Fall Meeting
Theme: Learning, Teaching and Leading in Challenging Times.
Dates: October 24-27, 2021.
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Organization: American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education (AACTE)
What: 74th Annual Meeting
When: March 4th-6th, 2022
Theme: Rethink, Reshape, Reimagine, Revolutionize: Growing the Profession Post Pandemic
Location: New Orleans, LA
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OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL OF EDUCATION STUDENTS, ALUMNI, FACULTY, STAFF AND MENTOR TEACHERS
Every semester the School of Education provides a FREE 4-part professional learning series on creating trauma-informed and equitable learning environments. These sessions are available to all School of Education students, alumni, faculty, staff and mentor teachers.
We schedule multiple date options for these professional learnings. The content is the same for each date option (i.e. all Part 1s are the same and all Part 2s are the same).
The topics covered in these sessions are as follows:
Date options for Part 1: How Trauma and Stress Impact Learning:
Date options for Part 2: Cultural Humility (you MUST have already attended Part 1 to attend Part 2):
After completing Parts 1 and 2 you will be sent invites for Parts 3 and 4.
Date options for Part 3: Fostering Resilience (you MUST have already attended Parts 1 and 2 to attend Part 3)
Date options for Part 4: Social Emotional Learning and Empowerment (you MUST have already attended Part 3 to attend Part 4):
If you are interested in attending and you are not a School of Education student, alumni, faculty, staff, or mentor teacher, please email [email protected]. You can also email [email protected] if you have any questions or comments.
We’ve got you covered! Click the image above to view a recording of the screening and following panel discussion from September 10th, 2020.
Coping In Hard Times for High School & College Aged Youth (NCTSN)
CDC Page on Adverse Childhood Experiences
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus (Teaching Tolerance)
Addressing Race & Trauma In The Classroom for Educators (NCTSN)
Brief COVID-19 Screening Form Child & Adolescent PTSD (UCLA)
COVID19 HEARTS Core Guiding Principles (Resilient Futures)
COVID19 HEARTS Core Guiding Principles for ECE (Resilient Futures)
Helping Homebound Children During COVID19 Outbreak (CSTS)
How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism (Teaching Tolerance)
Online Teaching Can Be Culturally Responsive (Teaching Tolerance)
Parent & Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with COVID19 (NCTSN)
Self Care During COVID19 (NCTSN)
Lesson Plans (Teaching Tolerance)
Teaching Strategies (Teaching Tolerance)
Care for the Caregiver After A Crisis – Tips for Families & Educators (NASP)
Coping In Hard Times for School Staff (NCTSN)
Secondary Traumatic Stress for Child Serving Professionals (NCTSN)
Childhood Traumatic Grief for School Personnel (NCTSN)
Preparing for Crisis Anniversaries – Guidance for Educators (NASP)
Social Media & School Crises – Brief Facts and Tips (NASP)
Talking To Children About Violence – Tips for Parents & Teachers (NASP)
The Science of Stress and Trauma (hover over “Science” in top right and choose a topic) (Harvard)
Understanding Trauma: Learning Brain vs Survival Brain (Dr. Jacob Ham)