Principal and YouTube Sensation Gerry Brooks says that changes to climate and culture in a building do not have to be dramatic. Instead, a gesture as simple as making chocolate…
Students with a variety of emotional and behavioral challenges – especially trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and PTSD are faced with increased, yet inescapable levels of pain and discomfort. Self-regulation…
Understanding the dynamics of brain development and how it can be impacted by traumatic experiences is fundamental to working with all children — especially students exhibiting a wide array of…
Students who have endured trauma and high-stress or unsafe home environments may be less likely to have an intrinsic concern for others. However, Barbara Coloroso says students can learn to…
Equity is a mindset that requires educational leaders to 're-think' and challenge traditional methodology with a cultural, racial and linguistic lens, according to Edwin Javius. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_LKeW1namw&feature=youtu.be Watch Edwin Javius summarize…
For the one in five students impacted by trauma, the fight-or-flight response can be easily triggered. However, Steph Jensen says that if educators anticipate the prevalence of trauma within their…
The "Bermuda Triangle of School Discipline" lies between the student, the administrator and the teacher - says School Discipline reformer Larry Thompson. Without a common approach to challenging moments, Thompson…
Not every PhD candidate started his or her academic career successfully. Craig Boykin took a "different route." https://youtu.be/wWAqhqvkwN0 Listen to Craig Boykin describe to Brian Mendler the unconventional way he…
"We cannot be dysregulated adults. Once we understand that a calm adult represents safety, it begins to be the platform for that relationship to start developing, it motivates us to…
Dr. Pedro Noguera says that the students who tend to be victims of disciplinary disparities – those with learning disabilities, those from single-parent households, those in foster care, the homeless,…