Educators have the responsibility of fostering caring classroom environments that promote acceptance and understanding for all students regardless of their culture, cultural heritage, ethnicity, language, religion, socioeconomic status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or abilities/disabilities. Additionally, teachers need to be prepared when students or communities experience trauma or adverse situations. Having an awareness of these factors can help educators support an inclusive classroom and students’ social-emotional well-being. Being able to effectively implement strategies for such diversified settings will promote a safe and inclusive environment for all to learn and thrive.
Create a 12 slide digital presentation for educators on supporting the social-emotional health of students, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and incorporating trauma-informed practices into the classroom. Include the following information in your presentation:
Discuss the importance of supporting elementary students’ social-emotional health, including during ACEs, and how ACEs can affect students’ learning in the classroom.
Describe mental health challenges students can face related to diversity, such as race/ethnicity, color, socioeconomic, sexual identity (LGBTQI+), religion, and disability, and explain how these challenges can affect development and learning.
Describe one way teachers can build a positive classroom community and foster a sense of belonging to provide emotional safety for all students.
Explain how national events, such as a pandemic, can affect students’ social-emotional health.
Provide 2-3 trauma-informed practices that would support students’ social-emotional development in the classroom.
Provide at least two community resources to support students struggling with mental health challenges or other ACEs, (e.g., trauma, homelessness, foster care, incarceration, and/or are medically fragile).
Presenter’s notes are required for each content slide. Presentation must include a title slide at the beginning, and a reference slide with documentation of resources at the end. The title slide and reference slide are not included in the total number of slides.