Trauma
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
How Do I Run My School From Self-Quarantine? And Other Principal Quandaries
School leaders, do you need help with remote staff meetings? Culturally responsive classrooms? We've got answers.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Why Students Need Social-Emotional Learning Now
Some child-development experts are worried that students鈥� social, emotional, and mental well-being will be put on the backburner this fall.
School Climate & Safety
Triaging for Trauma During COVID-19
Even with remote learning, there are steps schools can take to reach stressed-out students without pathologizing them.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Download
Identifying Stress and Trauma
It may be more difficult to identify students suffering from trauma when they are working online or wearing masks in live classrooms.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Explainer
Teaching Social-Emotional Skills Amid COVID-19
There are ways to attend to students鈥� social-emotional growth even when they are learning remotely or sitting in a classroom six feet apart.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Defunding School Police Doesn't Go Far Enough
As schools prepare to reopen, they must address another public health crisis: exclusionary school discipline, argue Thalia Gonz谩lez, Alexis Etow, and Cesar De La Vega.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Letter to the Editor
Schools Need More to Face Trauma
To the Editor:
We are writing to offer additional considerations related to the opinion essay "Police Violence and COVID-19 Have Been Traumatizing. Here Are Tools That Can Help Schools" (June 16, 2020). While the essay offers an overview of research on trauma with a focus on how schools can identify and respond to children who have been affected, it is missing attention to necessary systems for effective implementation.
We are writing to offer additional considerations related to the opinion essay "Police Violence and COVID-19 Have Been Traumatizing. Here Are Tools That Can Help Schools" (June 16, 2020). While the essay offers an overview of research on trauma with a focus on how schools can identify and respond to children who have been affected, it is missing attention to necessary systems for effective implementation.
School & District Management
Opinion
The Principal Is In: A New Advice Column for Principals
"I feel like we've opened a Pandora's box of grading." Tamara McWilliams takes on this and other urgent concerns for school leaders in a new advice column.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Police Violence and COVID-19 Have Been Traumatizing. Here Are Tools That Can Help Schools
Research can guide 糖心动漫vlog looking for the best ways of identifying and treating traumatized teachers and students, writes Heather C. Hill.
Student Achievement
Opinion
Don't Make Black Families Choose Between Academics and Justice
While unarmed Black men and women continue to die at the hands of police, our schools first started by killing their minds, writes teacher Jasmine Lane.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
The Pandemic Is Causing Widespread Emotional Trauma. Schools Must Be Ready to Help
Students and adults in the school community will all need more support when schools reopen, writes the head of the National Association of School Psychologists.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Yes, You Can Do Trauma-Informed Teaching Remotely (and You Really, Really Should)
During the coronavirus crisis, it's more important than ever to support students experiencing adversity, writes Brittany R. Collins. Here鈥檚 how to do so in an online environment.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Trauma-Informed Practice Is a Powerful Tool. But It's Also Incomplete
Trauma-informed practice must be informed by the individual needs of students and the systems that caused their trauma.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Letter to the Editor
Make Trauma-Informed Training Mandatory
To the Editor:
In recent weeks, there have been several articles across various media outlets written about childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences. However, none of these articles expressed the need for continuing education courses for education personnel on how to effectively work with children who have experienced trauma. As Jim Hickman and Kathy Higgins pointed out in their opinion essay ("10 Simple Steps for Reducing Toxic Stress in the Classroom," Nov. 15, 2019), we need to immerse our schools in trauma-informed approaches to promote improved outcomes for our children.
In recent weeks, there have been several articles across various media outlets written about childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences. However, none of these articles expressed the need for continuing education courses for education personnel on how to effectively work with children who have experienced trauma. As Jim Hickman and Kathy Higgins pointed out in their opinion essay ("10 Simple Steps for Reducing Toxic Stress in the Classroom," Nov. 15, 2019), we need to immerse our schools in trauma-informed approaches to promote improved outcomes for our children.