Trauma-Informed Training Series

TEA has launched Project Restore and this trauma-informed training video series, which is designed to address these extraordinary and unprecedented needs during COVID-19 and connect you to relevant science and strategies that can help you address your own emotional needs as well the needs of your students and colleagues. This series will help educators create an environment that jump-starts teaching and learning and drives student achievement.


Wellness Wednesday with Mrs. Benton

In our line of work we give so much of our time to others. We dedicate time to ensure those around us are safe, secure and well educated. We are the frontline workers of education. This Wellness Wednesday tip will show you how to honor your time, personal space and reward yourself for being awesome and charitable. 

Building Strong Partnerships with Students’ Families

In this course, you will explore strategies for connecting and building partnerships with students’ families in light of COVID-19. You will also have opportunities to reflect on your own style of relationship-building and to learn more about secure caregiver-educator partnerships. Finally, this video will connect you to strategies for supporting families as they seek to protect their children from the impacts of stress at home.

Developing a Positive Classroom Culture

In this course, you will learn strategies for creating safe and culturally responsive classroom environments. You will have opportunities to reflect on and apply strategies to your classroom setting, with a focus on promoting emotional regulation and safety for students.

Building Secure Relationships

This course will introduce you to more strategies for building strong and secure relationships with students in order to promote resilience and safety. You will learn reflective strategies for improving relationship-building and for easing the transition between learning models. Finally, you will develop strategies for calming and de-escalating students when stress impacts behavior.

Understanding Your Students' Experiences

In this course, you will reflect on the stress students have experienced throughout the pandemic. You will begin learning how to identify stress-related behavior in students and how to recognize dysregulation. Finally, you will explore how relationships contribute to resilience and learn strategies for strengthening relationships with students.

Understanding Your Experiences & Building Resilience

In this course, you will take time and space to reflect on how you as an educator have been impacted by the pandemic. You will learn more about the science of resilience and how to recognize the impacts of stress on your behavior and emotions. Finally, you will be guided through building a protective buffer for yourself as you approach the new school year.

Understanding Trauma & Its Impact

This course will introduce you to the science of trauma and how it manifests in behavior, emotions, learning, and the body. You will also be given space to reflect on the impacts of stress in your life and how to recognize the effects of stress in both yourself and your students. Finally, you will be introduced to the science of neuroplasticity and the role that educators play in building resilience in students.