Full Description
Research has proven that childhood trauma affects school engagement and success while at the same time recognizing that the majority of students have experienced it. This book offers simple strategies, based on evidence-based studies, that elementary educators can use to effectively recognize trauma, teach resilience, and support their students in being ready to learn. The book covers all the tenets of trauma-informed teaching, including understanding the effects of trauma, creating safety and predictability, fostering healthy attachments, and modeling resilience as part of social emotional learning, all of which are framed within cultural humility and competence. Designed for all teachers, professionals, and school administrators working with elementary students, this practical guide is key reading for creating a safe classroom and school environment that is inclusive of all learners and conducive for learning.
Contents
Meet the Authors
Introduction
Part 1- The Why
Chapter 1 - Understanding Trauma
The Human Nervous System
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Systems
Memories: Regular and Traumatic
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn (FFFFs)
Fight/Flight
Freeze
Fawn
Chronic Stress and Changes to the Brain
Epigenetics
Brain Connections
Exposure to Stress Hormones
War
Answers to Brain Breaks
References
Chapter 2 - Intergenerational Trauma
Back to ACEs
Prenatal
Epigenetics
FASD
Cigarettes
Maternal Nutrition
Postnatal
Attachment Theory
Historic Trauma
Reserves
Residential Schools
First Nations and the Courts
Sixties Scoop
Inuit Housing Today
Slavery and Its Legacy in the USA
Answers to Brain Breaks
References
Part 2 - The How
Chapter 3 - Culture
Biases
Unconscious Bias
Resource Bias
Deficit Thinking
Ethnocentricism
Trust
Cultural Humility and Cultural Competence
Case Study: Forest Glen School (K-4) Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Resources
Answers to Brain Breaks
References
Chapter 4 - Safety and Predictability
Attachment
Mirror Neurons
Identifying and Removing Triggers
Answers to Brain Breaks
References
Chapter 5 - Cognitive-Behavioral Theory
What is Cognitive Behavior Theory?
How Does CBT Work?
CBT: Body➨Brain
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources for You and Your Students
Flow
Reflective Listening
Reflective Feeling
CBT: Brain➨Body
Recognizing and Challenging Thoughts
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) For Your K-3 Students
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) For Your Grade 4-6 Students
CBT for Teachers
Brain Break Answers
Resources
References
Conclusion
