EP142 A crash course on trauma-informed teaching

Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers

Angela Watson

Education, Courses

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Trauma is an epidemic right now, affecting kids across racial and socio-economic lines. And I'd bet that every teacher is working with kids that have experienced trauma. Most kids who have experienced trauma will not receive any kind of special services or counseling, but they will show up to the classroom, and you'll be expected to understand and manage all of the complex emotions and behaviors that come with them on your own.

Join me today as I give you an overview and solid foundation for understanding trauma-informed teaching practices. You'll learn ways how trauma impacts students and what we can do as teachers to support kids without carrying the weight of that trauma ourselves. Listen in for specific dos and don'ts to make it easier to navigate this in your classroom, so you can build better relationships, prevent conflict, and teach students effectively.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 142 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. I'm your host
0:06.4	Angela Watson and I'm here to speak life, encouragement, and truth into the
0:11.9	minds and hearts of educators and get you energized for the and
0:15.0	get you energized for the week ahead.
0:16.0	Today I'm going to give you a crash course
0:18.0	and trauma-informed teaching practices
0:21.0	so that you can provide the best possible support to your
0:23.9	students without burning yourself out. Visit truth for teachers
0:28.0	com to ask a question to see the full transcript or to share your thoughts in the comments.
0:34.0	This episode is brought to you by Brains On.
0:36.4	It's an award-winning podcast from American Public Media that's dedicated to inspiring kids
0:41.5	natural curiosity about the world.
0:43.7	The Brainson podcast has over a hundred episodes covering real science topics
0:47.8	including everything from why people have allergies to how electricity works.
0:55.4	And now Brainson is offering free standards-based curriculum and activities for educators that will go with each one of their
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1:05.0	slash Learn.
1:07.0	One of the best definitions that I've heard of trauma comes from researchers Rice and Groves.
1:12.0	They define trauma as an exceptional experience in which powerful and dangerous events overwhelm a person's capacity to cope.
1:22.0	And since every child has a different capacity to cope, this
1:25.9	definition really honors each child's individual reactions and
1:29.6	interpretations. It keeps us from defining trauma too narrowly. Trauma is not necessarily violence.
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