Video on the Impact of Trauma on Learning Part 2: Classroom Behavior

Impact of Trauma on Learning Part 2 - Classroom-Behavior

In this post, we share the second in our three part series of short videos on the impact of trauma on learning: academics, classroom behavior and relationships.  Last month, we introduced the first in this series of short videos featuring TLPI training director, Joel M. Ristuccia, Ed.M. speaking about the impact of trauma on learning, Part 1: Academic Performance. This week we share Part 2 in the series, wherein the impact of trauma on classroom behavior is explored.

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Articulating Urgency

The process of creating a trauma-sensitive school begins when an individual’s or small group of staff have a sense of urgency about the need to address an important school priority.  When a significant number of staff determine to address this urgent priority in a trauma-sensitive way the seed for making change can take hold.

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Cherokee Point Creates a Trauma-Sensitive School for All Students

Cherokee Point Elementary School is featured in a new video from The California Endowment. This San Diego school has incorporated trauma-sensitive principles into their daily operations, with dramatic results. “Understanding the whole child, where they are coming from, how we treat students with respect, is a trauma-informed philosophy.

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