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 Forget Labels, Remember Influence 2 It's Not About You 3 Stay Out of Oz 4 Doors and Windows 5 Attend to Your Relationships 6 Stay True to Your Cement Shoes When you find yourself facing a situation in which options are limited, widen your peripheral vision. Creating positive relationships with students is essential in order to create a trauma sensitive classroom. A child creates a tornado-some sort of disruption to the learning environment-and you get sucked in too. 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. Keeps you grounded to your core beliefs, your integrity, and your life's mission
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