This course explains what poverty-related trauma is and how it can impact student behavior and the ability to learn. The course will also provide guidance for educators on how best to support students experiencing this type of trauma and how to create an overall empathetic classroom environment. Implementing these methods will ultimately benefit all of your students, not only those experiencing trauma. Read more

This professional development develops a shared knowledge of untold aspects of the construction of race and racism. We explore an analytical framework to ascertain the practices that currently sustain White supremacy culture in our institution and some ways to counteract them. We are able to message approaches to frame narratives that motivate others to disrupt White supremacy culture and advance racial justice. Read more

Professional Learning Using a Trauma-Informed Approach to Create an Individualized Behavior Support Plan a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } This NEA Blended Learning facilitated course examines the crucial role of student-teacher relationships in influencing student behavior and engagement. Participants will learn how interactions with students can influence responses and behaviors, and how to foster positive connections that minimize disruptions. The course emphasizes strategies for creating and maintaining student engagement in all learning activities, actively reducing the frequency, intensity, and duration of behavioral outbursts. Educators will leave with practical tools to build trust, promote collaboration, and sustain a favorable classroom climate. Read more

While educators know the enduring value of trusting relationships with students, building and maintaining a humanized classroom requires us to rethink our purposes, practices, and pedagogies to ensure our classrooms exist at the intersection of equity and care. This webinar will help teachers foster imagination and purposeful action around community, hospitality, and justice. Read more

Our youngest learners are navigating the world online and off. How can we best accommodate the digital world, keeping our early childhood students’ diverse and unique needs in mind? Using technology to provide learning, but knowing when offline options are best or better—a look at evaluating technology and developing online activities for our students with parent supports Y5-2. Read more

Originally aired Tuesday, November 28, 8 P.M. ET  This recorded webinar includes a panel discussion with Native Indian/Alaska Native educators as they explore their experiences in public education. Learn how they incorporate their culture into the school environment. Take what you learn about Native American Heritage and apply it to your classroom, not just in November but in every month of the year.  Read more