Trauma-Informed Teaching Series

CETAL’s Trauma-Informed Teaching series is intended to support faculty with skills and resources for educating students who’ve experienced or are in the middle of experiencing traumatic life events brought on by factors such as physical health, financial struggles, food and housing insecurity, mental health challenges, and immigration status, among other significant pressures our students face. 

The series includes events such as a Resource Fair to drop in and learn more about the support ECC provides our students, interactive workshops on power in the classroom, de-escalation classroom tactics based on restorative justice, and providing students with both structure and choices to support their academic growth. Join any and all events.

Trauma Informed Pedagogy Research Guide

Curated by the ECC Library, this Trauma Informed Pedagogy Research Guide includes several helpful resources for educators.

ECC Student Resource Fair (for Faculty) 

Learn about the varied ECC resource centers and offices dedicated to supporting students' academic and emotional well-being and to helping students fulfill their basic needs. This resource fair is intended for faculty and TLSD admin and staff to drop by to gather information from and converse with key people who support our students, including 

• ECC Police

• Financial Aid

• Homeless Student Liaison

• Undocumented Student Liaison 

• Dean of Students

• Library 

Trauma and the Classroom  

This workshop will help faculty to understand what manifestations of trauma look like in student behavior. It will give participants the tools to prevent triggering trauma responses in students and to help respond to manage behavioral manifestations in students when they occur.  

Trauma and the Classroom Workshop Slides

February 3, 2023 Workshop Recording

De-Escalating Crisis Situations and Restorative Justice in the Classroom 

Class lessons and office hours conversations don’t always go as planned and can sometimes involve tense situations due to students exhibiting behavioral concerns and/or sharing particularly vulnerable information. In this workshop, faculty will learn strategies intended to defuse student behavioral concerns and will consider ways to respond when students open up. Taking an approach based on restorative justice, we’ll study real examples and hear from campus support offices.  

De-Escalating Crisis Situations and Restorative Justice Slides

March 10, 2023 Workshop Recording

Reconciling High Structure and Student Choice

Both structure and student choice are inclusive practices. Building a course that has a clear structure yet is flexible enough to incorporate student choice can feel overwhelming. In this workshop, faculty will learn how to design a course that balances structure and flexibility. Presenters will include examples of assessments and activities that incorporate student choice while establishing clear parameters.