Classroom Management: Creating and Maintaining a Trauma-Informed Approach
Upon completion, learners can earn 6 hours toward state recertification.
This course aims to enhance educators’ understanding of how trauma can influence student responses and behaviors. It also empowers educators to foster and sustain positive student engagement in all aspects of learning and interactions. By leveraging students’ strengths and resilience, educators can actively reduce the frequency, intensity, and duration of challenging behaviors, creating a supportive and nurturing learning environment. Parts of this module are based on NEA’s independent study, with additional components added by MEA to create a unique and tailored experience for Maine educators.
- Identify factors that contribute to trauma.
- Explore the relationship between trauma and student behavior.
- Understand strategies that are trauma-informed.
- Create actionable steps to integrate trauma-informed approaches into your practice.
