EDU 742 - The Trauma Informed Classroom (3)

Research indicates that nearly one out of every two students sitting in the classroom has experienced at least one adverse childhood experience: at least one in four have experienced trauma severe enough to negatively impact their school success. An increasingly larger number of students are coming to school ill equipped to meet the demands of school and life. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a process for helping children develop fundamental proficiencies required for life effectiveness. SEL teaches skills students need to handle themselves, their relationships, and their work effectively and ethically. In this course, participants will explore current research that explains how trauma physically affects the brain and the body interfering with the ability to learn social emotional skills and develop multiple strategies to support social emotional development in all children. We will focus on strategies and tools that can help to cultivate a trauma-sensitive learning environment across all content areas.