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Remote Learning 

Trauma-informed distance learning, with Alex Shevrin Venet

April 24, 2020April 29, 2022 Life LeGeros 3 Comments trauma-informed education

The need for trauma-informed practice is particularly salient during the current global pandemic, when many if not all of us

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On The Come Up: guest Marley Evans, left, with host Jeanie Phillips.
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#vted Reads: On The Come Up

November 18, 2019February 11, 2021 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Angie Thomas, Charlotte Central School, equity, Marley Evans, Mississippi, systemic racism, trauma-informed education
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Hoo boy, we have a CORKER of an episode for you today, with On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas.

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Therapy dogs in Vermont schools

April 9, 2018August 7, 2019 Scott Thompson 2 Comments Crossett Brook Middle School, Shelburne Community School, therapy dogs, trauma-informed education

Who let the dogs in? For some students, being ready to learn when they arrive at school is a big

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#everydaycourage and trauma-informed education

September 11, 2017August 7, 2019 Alex Shevrin 0 Comments #everydaycourage, trauma-informed education

#everydaycourage is always around us if we can slow down to notice it. I spent many years working in a

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Remote Learning 

How to use Google Docs so students talk to you

April 20, 2017March 20, 2020 Audrey Homan 10 Comments #everydaycourage, Edmunds Middle School, Google Docs, Google Forms, trauma-informed education

Using technology to help build relationships [Editorial Note: We originally ran this post back in 2014, but have updated it

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