Many school-age children have been exposed to adverse childhood experiences – violence, abuse, neglect, and more. The result can be psychological trauma, which can affect learning and behavior. This course lays essential foundational knowledge to prepare educators for future coursework addressing trauma-informed supports for students.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of trauma on children
- Recognize behavior for signs of toxic stress response
- Explain inter-relationships between adversity, toxic stress, trauma, and illness
- Explain the current science on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Intended Audiences
- K-12 Educators
- Building Administrators
Course Type
- Self-Paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 1 PLU
This course is designed to provide a general introductory understanding of anxiety and the impact it has on children and teens. This course equips educators and other school professionals with skills to support students with anxiety across the tiers in a school setting. This introductory course is foundational for educators to understand the basics of anxiety. Subsequent course(s) will provide evidence-based interventions that can be utilized with students in the classroom.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify facts about anxiety
- Recognize what anxiety is and the physiology of anxiety
- Identify the relationship among thoughts, feelings, and behavior
- Identify factors that impact and maintain anxiety (e.g., environment, influence of COVID-19 pandemic)
Intended Audiences
- K-12 Educators
- Administrators (of particular importance to Deans/Assistant Principals in charge of discipline)
- Registered School Nurses
- Related Service Providers
Course Type
- Self-Paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 1 PLU
Looking for easy-to-implement, evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies to support students with anxiety in the classroom? In this course, we will address some of the most common types of anxiety seen in schools and strategies to focus on these areas. We will demonstrate, through video modeling, how to use these strategies. Through a goal-setting and note-taking guide, you will select your own strategies to use with students in your classroom and determine what is needed for implementation. This course is still in development and is not open for enrollment.
Intended Audiences
- K-12 Educators
- Administrators (of particular importance to Deans/Assistant Principals in charge of discipline)
- Registered School Nurses
- Related Service Providers
Course Type
- Self-paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- TBD (likely 2) PLUs