The Trauma Sensitive Classroom: Cultivating Mindfulness and Compassion to Support Learning
Grades K-12
Tuesday, 04 December 2018
December 04
December 04, 2018
Creating a trauma sensitive classroom requires cultivating and maintaining a warm and supportive learning environment so kids feel safe and included. Trauma impacts cognitive and emotional development in ways that help kids adapt to the trauma, but that make it more difficult for those kids to adapt to the demands of the classroom environment. Applying mindfulness and compassion-based approaches to supporting students and staff is one strategy to effectively address traumatized students in the K-12 learning environment. This workshop will explore basic as well as applied research within the fields of neuroscience, psychology and general education. The presenter will offer meaningful ways for educators to manage stressful demands so that they can cultivate an exceptional learning environment and ultimately revitalize the learning opportunities of all students. Participants will gain valuable knowledge, develop new skills, and have time to collaborate effectively with other attendees. The presenter will offer a Follow-Up Zoom session in which participants can discuss the challenges they have faced and the successes they have had in creating a trauma sensitive classroom.
K-12 Classroom Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Special Education Teachers, Support Staff, and School Based & Central Office Administrators
Conference runs from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration and breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m.
Lunch will be served at noon.
Free parking and free internet access will be provided.
All registered participants will receive an email with event details in the week before the conference is held.
The conference fee is $149 for each participant who is member of a school division which is a member of VaSCL.
The registration fee for participants from Non-Member school divisions is $199.
Registration fees include breakfast and lunch, as well as parking and internet access.
The registration deadline is Friday, November 9, 2018.
In the registration form (below), required fields are indicated with a red asterisk. Mistakes made in completing the form will be highlighted in red.
Once you have submitted the registration, the person or people whom you have designated to receive a confirmation email should see that email (with registration information included) within 24 hours.
Pre-Payment is not required for participation.
After the conference has been held, an invoice will be emailed to the person identified in Billing Information on the Conference Registration Form for each participant.
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