Matching Pairs Strategies to Create a Trauma Sensitive Learning EnvironmentOnline version Match the 6 strategies that we have previously discussed in our Trauma Tidbit sessions. by Whitney Jones 1 Stay Out of Oz 2 Attend to Your Relationships 3 Doors and Windows 4 It's Not About You 5 Stay True to Your Cement Shoes 6 Forget Labels, Remember Influence Student's actions and behaviors are primarily driven by an unmet need...not by the desire to push your buttons. Recognize what you cannot control and remind yourself of what you can influence to make your student's lives that much better. When you find yourself facing a situation in which options are limited, widen your peripheral vision. A child creates a tornado-some sort of disruption to the learning environment-and you get sucked in too. Creating positive relationships with students is essential in order to create a trauma sensitive classroom. Keeps you grounded to your core beliefs, your integrity, and your life's mission
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