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Ilene Pawlak and Julie Simmons Attachment & Trauma Network Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools Conference February, 2018
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Ilene Pawlak and Julie SimmonsAttachment & Trauma Network
Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools ConferenceFebruary, 2018
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Recipe for a Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Classroom
● Culture and Community● Classroom Routines● Classroom Management● Instructional Strategies● Regulation
Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Classroom
IIlene Pawlak and Julie Simmons
Ingredient #1 Culture and Community
Building Community OneBlock at a Time
The Importance of a Greeting
Take Care of ….
Words are PowerfulUse your words to help others and make them feel good.
How You Feel Matters!!!!
Brain - SmartHeart - Smart
Ingredient #2Classroom Routines
How does this differ for your kids with trauma?
Established Schedules
● Morning● Snack● Lunch● Move around the classroom● Line up● Dismissal
Routines need to be:Clear +Predictable =
Safety
Ingredient #3Classroom Management
“Things are not always what they
seem; the first appearance
deceives many; the intelligence
of a few perceives what has been
carefully hidden.”
― Phaedrus
Look familiar?
Youtube
Toddlerography w/ Jason Derulo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVEVLwhz0J0
T D
Proactive vs. ReactiveHow can I follow my kids, yet be proactive?
The JuggleIt gets harder and harder!
Managing the Unexpected
One Size Fits One
Physical Space
BUT
Time Out
Fix it! An Apology
A Proactive Response
Transitions
● Me Moves● Cosmic Yoga● Songs● Dance● Brain Bridges
What else?
Ingredient #4Regulation
The Toolbox
The Dream
What does it look like?
The Different Faces of Regulation
Like This!
Or This!
Even This!
OR
CALM
Ingredient #5Instructional Strategies
Modeling
Language
Process - Directions
● Building- Step by Step- Simple/Chunks● Spiraling● Integration
Expectations● Review frequently● Same but different● Validate needs but
hold firm to the expectations
Targeted Choice
Resources:
Contact us…
● Julie Simmons [email protected]● Ilene Pawlak [email protected]
Thank you for coming….and for the amazing work you do with students every day!
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