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.
The presentation should include graphics that are relevant to the content, visually appealing, and use space appropriately.
Support your presentation with 2-3 scholarly resources.
You are highly encouraged to use this assignment template that is framed with all the subheadings you need that match the rubric!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-nXPbiLIS6n0zcSN07LB3JrKZDWZmLVc6OwSDL6frUU/copy
