Why did you choose to become a teacher?

What Does This Look Like in the Classroom?

• Quiet/withdrawn
• shy
• emotional
• destructive
• somatic complaints
• inability to focus
• angry
• sad
• anxious
• change in academic performance
• absenteeism
• overreaction to loud noises/phys contact

ACE Factors...what do think?

Moving, breathing, relaxing

Book Study?

Feedback

Questions:

• In the past, what are some things you've done in the classroom that have worked well supporting students?
• Are there any other ideas you may have gotten to add to your list? What are they?
• Is there anything in particular that resonates from the presentation?
• Do you have any ideas about what we as a school can do to best support trauma affected students?

How do Addictions come into play?

"To become resilient, children need environments where they feel safe and comfortable, and know what to expect so that their sensitized, overreactive stress systems can gradually become calmer, and more smoothly regulated." - Dr. bruce perry

having at least One positive relationship an help offset the effects of trauma

how does the ACE's score affect the ability to learn?