/trauma Trauma en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:35:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-practical-tips-for-creating-a-safe-and-supportive-space-for-students/2025/10 Student learning, engagement, and behavior are all affected by stress. Learn to recognize the signs. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:35:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-practical-tips-for-creating-a-safe-and-supportive-space-for-students/2025/10 /leadership/opinion-3-ways-schools-can-support-students-mental-health/2025/08 Childhood trauma and adversity are now acknowledged. Educators need strategies to respond to them. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:18:39 GMT /leadership/opinion-3-ways-schools-can-support-students-mental-health/2025/08 /leadership/this-principal-rescued-kids-during-the-texas-floods-now-his-work-continues/2025/07 Principal Rick Sralla is now guiding students and staff through the aftermath of the tragedy. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:35:13 GMT /leadership/this-principal-rescued-kids-during-the-texas-floods-now-his-work-continues/2025/07 /leadership/video-obama-ed-sec-john-king-how-to-make-school-safe-for-students-with-trauma/2025/05 A former education secretary has some suggestions for making schools a safe space for students dealing with trauma. Thu, 15 May 2025 20:32:13 GMT /leadership/video-obama-ed-sec-john-king-how-to-make-school-safe-for-students-with-trauma/2025/05 /teaching-learning/obama-ed-sec-john-king-teachers-cant-be-bombarded-with-reforms/2025/05 He describes life through the lens of the teachers who shaped him, and reflects on his time leading the nation's education agency. Tue, 06 May 2025 21:20:29 GMT /teaching-learning/obama-ed-sec-john-king-teachers-cant-be-bombarded-with-reforms/2025/05 /teaching-learning/opinion-covid-still-affects-classrooms-heres-how/2025/04 Five years after the start of the pandemic, ���Ķ���vlog witness its ongoing consequences. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:55:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-covid-still-affects-classrooms-heres-how/2025/04 /events/webinar/creating-resilient-schools-with-a-trauma-responsive-mtss Join us to learn how school leaders are building a trauma-responsive MTSS to support students & improve school outcomes. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:42:00 GMT /events/webinar/creating-resilient-schools-with-a-trauma-responsive-mtss /leadership/leading-a-district-after-a-school-shooting-is-hard-these-superintendents-want-to-help/2025/03 A network of superintendents who've led districts after school shootings plans to support colleagues recovering from similar crises. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:04:04 GMT /leadership/leading-a-district-after-a-school-shooting-is-hard-these-superintendents-want-to-help/2025/03 /leadership/opinion-generation-alpha-is-defined-by-tragedy/2025/02 Rising teens have direct digital access to unending pain, violence, and loss, writes Bettina L. Love. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:44:49 GMT /leadership/opinion-generation-alpha-is-defined-by-tragedy/2025/02 /leadership/opinion-schools-cant-just-return-to-normal-after-a-climate-disaster/2025/01 This is what’s missing when education leaders urge schools to return to normalcy too soon after crises or disasters. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:22:49 GMT /leadership/opinion-schools-cant-just-return-to-normal-after-a-climate-disaster/2025/01 /leadership/a-resource-guide-to-help-schools-move-forward-after-a-shooting/2024/09 Administrators have a responsibility no one wants in the wake of school violence. Here are some resources to help. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:04:26 GMT /leadership/a-resource-guide-to-help-schools-move-forward-after-a-shooting/2024/09 /leadership/how-a-principal-who-stopped-a-school-shooting-learned-to-be-vulnerable/2024/08 Principal Greg Johnson talks about how his life changed after a school shooting. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:15:18 GMT /leadership/how-a-principal-who-stopped-a-school-shooting-learned-to-be-vulnerable/2024/08 /leadership/how-teachers-who-survived-columbine-and-sandy-hook-helped-their-students-recover/2024/08 Teachers who survived the Sandy Hook and Columbine shootings had to find a way to help their students process trauma. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:41:06 GMT /leadership/how-teachers-who-survived-columbine-and-sandy-hook-helped-their-students-recover/2024/08 /leadership/active-shooter-drills-that-prepare-but-dont-traumatize-advice-from-principals/2024/07 Striking a balance is essential, principals say. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:16:57 GMT /leadership/active-shooter-drills-that-prepare-but-dont-traumatize-advice-from-principals/2024/07 /leadership/how-teacher-stress-management-is-crucial-for-handling-student-mental-health/2024/06 A Chicago program helps teachers learn how to manage their own stress in classes with more easily triggered students. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:18:10 GMT /leadership/how-teacher-stress-management-is-crucial-for-handling-student-mental-health/2024/06 /teaching-learning/opinion-when-teaching-english-learners-embrace-these-3-critical-mindsets/2024/05 English learners will have more success if teachers adjust their thinking. Here's how. Fri, 17 May 2024 12:48:53 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-when-teaching-english-learners-embrace-these-3-critical-mindsets/2024/05 /leadership/what-helped-these-k-12-leaders-after-school-shootings/2024/05 School shootings leave deep and lasting impact on the community, including those charged with leading students and staff in the aftermath. Thu, 16 May 2024 17:21:07 GMT /leadership/what-helped-these-k-12-leaders-after-school-shootings/2024/05 /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-support-students-afflicted-by-trauma/2023/11 A major goal of trauma-informed practice is to limit the negative impact on student learning and well-being. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 02:07:49 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-support-students-afflicted-by-trauma/2023/11 /leadership/how-schools-can-respond-when-kids-are-too-scared-to-come/2023/10 A school psychologist has advice on how to respond to children traumatized by violence in their community. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:51:01 GMT /leadership/how-schools-can-respond-when-kids-are-too-scared-to-come/2023/10 /leadership/we-really-didnt-know-what-to-do-how-a-district-regrouped-after-a-mass-shooting/2023/10 The superintendent of a community rocked by a 2022 mass shooting discusses what the district did after the violence. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:55:12 GMT /leadership/we-really-didnt-know-what-to-do-how-a-district-regrouped-after-a-mass-shooting/2023/10 /leadership/opinion-what-is-a-teacher-to-do-returning-to-the-classroom-after-a-tragedy/2023/10 Earlier this year, an active shooter shook my campus. Here are my 3 lessons on preparing for the first day back in front of class. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:10:29 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-is-a-teacher-to-do-returning-to-the-classroom-after-a-tragedy/2023/10 /leadership/���Ķ���vlog-grapple-with-grief-horror-in-aftermath-of-maine-mass-shooting/2023/10 Maine ���Ķ���vlog worried about their safety and their students after a gunman killed 18 people. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 19:40:11 GMT /leadership/���Ķ���vlog-grapple-with-grief-horror-in-aftermath-of-maine-mass-shooting/2023/10 /leadership/a-new-intervention-program-helps-teachers-students-address-racial-stressors-in-schools/2023/03 The pilot program sheds light on the role schools play in helping students heal from racial trauma. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:07:32 GMT /leadership/a-new-intervention-program-helps-teachers-students-address-racial-stressors-in-schools/2023/03 /leadership/how-schools-can-address-racial-stressors-an-expert-explains/2023/03 A Stanford researcher looks at how schools play a role in interventions for students of color dealing with racial stressors. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:47:45 GMT /leadership/how-schools-can-address-racial-stressors-an-expert-explains/2023/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-math-trauma-is-real-heres-how-you-can-prevent-it/2023/03 When people hear I teach math, they often recount the one bad classroom experience that made them “check out” of math permanently. Sun, 19 Mar 2023 22:47:49 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-math-trauma-is-real-heres-how-you-can-prevent-it/2023/03 /leadership/national-panel-kids-who-lost-a-caregiver-to-covid-need-more-support/2023/03 More than 265,000 children lost a parent or caregiver in the pandemic, the National Academies finds. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:22:00 GMT /leadership/national-panel-kids-who-lost-a-caregiver-to-covid-need-more-support/2023/03 /leadership/this-teacher-shares-trauma-informed-strategies-on-tiktok-here-are-her-top-insights/2023/03 Trauma-informed care starts with meeting kids' basic needs for connection, food, and motivation. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:11:47 GMT /leadership/this-teacher-shares-trauma-informed-strategies-on-tiktok-here-are-her-top-insights/2023/03 /events/webinar/trauma-informed-schools-101-best-practices-key-benefits Stress and trauma-related behaviors on the rise in classrooms. Join our webinar to learn from experts on how to create safe spaces using neuroscience and trauma-informed approaches. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:15:14 GMT /events/webinar/trauma-informed-schools-101-best-practices-key-benefits /leadership/10-years-after-newtown-shooting-schools-communities-forge-rituals-of-remembrance/2022/12 The occasion is a mix of both deeply private and public mourning. Educators can support the complexities of grief in their own communities. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 23:21:27 GMT /leadership/10-years-after-newtown-shooting-schools-communities-forge-rituals-of-remembrance/2022/12