In this episode, I sit down with Tara Tedrow to explore how trauma impacts learning, behavior, and brain development—and what teachers can do about it. We break down the “regulate, relate, reason” framework and share practical, trauma-informed strategies educators can start using right away.

Resources for Teachers

• Culturally Responsive Practices
• Emotion and Stress Regulation Tool Box
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (includes age related reactions to traumatic events and an educator toolkit, among other resources)
• The Neurosequential Model by Dr. Bruce Perry
• Screening Students for Trauma
• Self-Care Strategies for Teachers
• Signs of Compassion Fatigue
• Strengths Based Education
• Trauma-Responsive MTSS Toolkit
• Trauma-Informed Care for Students with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
• Two Word Check-In

Research & Background

• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
• Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
• The Council for Exceptional Children
• Lives in the Balance by Dr. Ross Greene
• Our Brains Were Not Built for This Much Adversity
• Qualified Teachers are Choosing Not to Teach in Our Schools
• Relational Mediated Discipline with Dr. Lori Desautels
• Scanlan Center for School Mental Health
• Trauma-Informed Teaching and Learning with Dr. Mays Imad
• Lawrence-Sidebottom, D., Huffman, L. G., Beam, A. B., Guerra, R., Parikh, A., Roots, M., & Huberty, J. (2024). Rates of Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress in a Pediatric Digital Mental Health Intervention: Retrospective Analysis of Associations With Anxiety and Depressive Symptom Improvement Over Time. JMIR pediatrics and parenting, 7, e55560. https://doi.org/10.2196/55560

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