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 True to Your Cement Shoes 2 Stay Out of Oz 3 Doors and Windows 4 Attend to Your Relationships 5 Forget Labels, Remember Influence 6 It's Not About You Recognize what you cannot control and remind yourself of what you can influence to make your student's lives that much better. Student's actions and behaviors are primarily driven by an unmet need...not by the desire to push your buttons. 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. Keeps you grounded to your core beliefs, your integrity, and your life's mission When you find yourself facing a situation in which options are limited, widen your peripheral vision.
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