ASCD is hosting a half-day symposium on Wednesday, October 28 to help K-12 educators and administrators build a framework of trauma-sensitive instruction in their schools. In the era of COVID-19 distance-learning environments, its more critical than ever for educators to tap into the life experiences of students to instill and support coping skills and self-regulation resulting from isolation and anxiety.

Attendees will learn details about the impact trauma can have on students' learning and social-emotional well-being and discover new tips and tricks to cultivate trauma-sensitive environments unique to individual classrooms and distance-learning platforms. Organizers of the symposium will provide actionable insight about how inclusion of trauma-sensitive instruction will support resiliency in students and educators alike.

Sessions included in the symposium include:

• Creating a Culture of Safety for Adults: Adults need to feel safe and secure to develop a safe learning environment for students. Attendees will brainstorm together to develop plans that incorporate strategies that provide safety, predictability, and consistency in their work environment.
• Teacher Students Living with Adversity During Uncertain Times: As educators adapt to different teaching environments, they must develop an understanding of how students live with trauma (domestic violence, trauma, chronic stress/anxiety) and learn about evidence-based research on the urgency of using a strengths-based approach in their classrooms (in-person and distance learning).
• When They (Don't) See Us: Attendees will learn to recognize and address implicit and explicit bias, reflect on critical cultural lenses, and examine how the learning environment is impacted by these elements.

Click here to register for the event.

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