What does it really mean to be trauma-invested? Get past the buzzwords, roll up your sleeves, and let’s commit to schooling practices that create safety for all – so our students can learn and thrive. At this two-day institute, educators and caregiving professionals will consent and commit to truly trauma-invested practices, build knowledge together about childhood trauma and its effect on the brain and student learning, develop a common language around this topic, and embrace the value of self-awareness and sustaining a healthy work-life balance. Expect lively keynote addresses and interactive, informative breakout sessions led by seasoned, expert practitioners highlighting adult self-care, work-life balance, relationship-building, communication structures, and a plethora of strategies you can use in your classroom, department, school, or district immediately. Attend as a team and reap the benefits of collaborative processing/planning time facilitated by our expert speakers and authors, all focused on the same goal: create a trauma-invested learning environment in your setting.

2-day Trauma-Invested Institute for Fostering Resilient Learners is brought to you by Kristin Souers and Pete Hall, co-authors of “Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for creating a trauma-sensitive classroom” (ASCD, 2016) and “Relationships, Responsibility, and Regulation: Trauma-invested practices for fostering resilient learners” (ASCD, 2018).

Venue

Stadium High School, Tacoma, Washington. Image by Joe Mabel.

^{The institute will take place at beautiful Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington. The now high school was originally designed as a luxury hotel. It has hosted speakers including Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Warren G. Harding. Attendees may recognize the location from the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You.}