Trauma-Informed Teaching & Learning Differences During Distanced Learning

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Trauma-Informed Teaching & Learning Differences During Distanced Learning

Courtesy of the Diversity Leadership Team here at SCH:

As we finish this year and look ahead to the opening of school in the fall, it's important that we are educated so that we can provide support and access for every student in our community. 

Trauma-Informed Teaching 

For all of us, coronavirus and social distancing at the very least is a life-altering event and might even be traumatic. We should not underestimate the impact that it has on our students who are experiencing a major disruption from their typical lives. Looking out for the well-being of our students should be one of our top concerns. We should center connection, flexibility, and predictability as much as possible. 

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Learning Differences

The additional independence that distance learning requires means even more students may be struggling with the demands of online school. Likely, there are students without accommodations who were fine with the typical structure of school that are facing challenges now that those supports are not in place. Though it feels repetitive, make sure content is delivered in multiple ways: videos (using content with closed captioning when possible) and writing (attempting brevity, highlighting important directions). Even little tweaks, like showing students one step at a time, doing examples, or offering to start the assignment in a google meet can make the work seem less overwhelming for students who aren’t self starters.

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