This three-part webinar series between Aperture Education and Dovetail Learning provides a robust overview of how to create a trauma-informed school community.
Trauma 101
Learn the history and context of the science behind Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the biological/neurobiological effects of toxic stress. This is a basic overview of what and how ACEs affect children and adults. By understanding what is happening within our bodies, we can use and choose trauma-informed strategies (to be covered in parts 2 and 3) to best serve our students and ourselves.
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Trauma-informed Skills and Practices for Educators
“Children have impeccable reasons for behaving exactly as they do.” Learn about how trauma manifests in external AND internalized behaviors, and learn some simple ways to implement a trauma informed approach within your classrooms and interactions with the children.
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Creating a Trauma-informed School Community
Trauma exists within systems because our systems are created and maintained by people. During this session, we will begin to explore approaches and ways to take our awareness of trauma to inform change at a systemic level. Through an appreciative inquiry approach, you will learn where you can invite systemic evolution.
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About Dovetail Learning
Dovetail Learning is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening resilience in children and the adults who serve them. Leveraging our decades of hands-on experience helping children, families, and professionals, we transform how society approaches health and wellness at a human and systems level. We Are Resilient™ strengthens resilience skills in people of all ages, and disrupts cycles of trauma to promote healing in organizations and families across generations. With a focus on collaboration, We Are Resilient™ is being taught to teams in health clinics, schools, businesses, and other organizations so that whole communities have a common language to foster wellness together. We believe that an understanding of human development should be universally accessible to all, and the Open Educational Resources (OER) model (free and adaptable in any context) is the fastest and most effective way to reach those in need. We strive to scale our work to make it available to all who want it.
About Aperture Education
Aperture Education empowers over 3,000 schools and out-of-school-time programs across North America to measure, strengthen, and support social and emotional competence in K-12 youth and educators. This system enables education leaders can make strategic, data-based decisions about SEL within their organizations. The Aperture system includes the DESSA suite of strength-based assessments, CASEL-informed intervention strategies, and robust reporting, all in one easy-to-use digital platform. Aperture has supported over one million students in their social and emotional growth and continues to develop innovative solutions to bring the whole child into focus. To learn more, visit www.ApertureEd.com.
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