At Slate Creek Elementary we have been on the journey to becoming Trauma-Informed for three years. In this session, we will share how we are addressing the social-emotional learning needs of our students. Our mission is to empower students to be confident and creative builders of their future and their community. Each day we set the stage for learning so that our students know they are safe, they are loved, and they can handle anything.
Join us as we share our journey as a redesign school. We will share with you the discoveries we made when we started looking at Trauma as a real barrier to student engagement, discipline and learning. We will share how through these discoveries we started implementing restorative justice practices and introducing restorative circles into our daily routine. We will share actual practices being done by classroom teachers within their curriculum to foster trauma awareness as well as how classroom color and flexible seating creates a climate that is safe and conducive to high level learning.
Follow the journey to resilience in Kingman, KS where we have transformed our school and community to be trauma informed. We will share many of the strategies we have implemented in our school as well as things we are doing in the community. Strategies to be shared include: K-8 Families, redesign, seminar, student-led conferences, mentoring for every student, behavior response team, Circles and much more! All of our strategies are tied into our KESA plan and address social/emotional goals. You will leave inspired and with plenty of ideas to take back to your school and implement immediately. Being a trauma informed school can be an overwhelming concept but take a deep breath, come see what we have done, and gain ideas for your own school and community.
Cottonwood Elementary is excited about their NEW opportunity to strengthen our families through connection, empowerment, and support. Cottonwood Elementary invites families to partner with them in a new program, Family University. Families have an opportunity to enroll in Family University, which meets one night each month during the school year. To help families attend, a meal is served and childcare provided. Parents attend Family Strengthening classes and activities provided for children. The classes offered correlate with one of four themes: Social/Emotional Health and Wellness, Academic Support for Students at Home, Personal Growth and Development, and Parenting Awareness. The VISION of Family University is to empower parents to raise children who are successful in school and in life by becoming full partners with Cottonwood Elementary in their child’s education.
Presenters are Kyle Griffitts, Principal, Tiffany Lowe, Lead Teacher and Tammi Krebaum, 3rd Grade Teacher. Thank you.
Sometimes the most influential person or group of people a kid will ever meet are not in the hallways of the school. They are on the diamonds, the gym floors, the football fields, forensics classroom and the leader of the debate team. We call them "Coach." Coaches have a unique opportunity to build resilience, belonging, and trust. Join me as I share my journey into the awareness of coaching through a trauma-informed lens.
Restorative Justice is a respected model of school community across the country. What exactly does it look like in practice? Come for an introduction from the leading restorative schools training program in Kansas.
Participants will leave this workshop with several classroom activities that can help children manage their dysregulated behavior. These are intervention strategies designed for children that struggle with their attention, social interactions, and general self-management. Children that experience hyper-vigilance due to traumatic experiences will benefit from daily doses of these activities. Children who are socially withdrawn or socially reactive will also benefit from daily opportunities to practice self-regulation. These activities are fun for the whole class and would benefit all children. Your presenters have years of experience working with very traumatized children and their social environments including their schools to help children learn better skills of self-management.
