January 2019
Faculty Meeting A professional development meeting was held on Tuesday, January 22. Shenekia Weeks from EdPlus presented Trauma Informed Primer, Part 2. It was a great session on a subject that is unfortunately needed, for not only our faculty, but the students we are sending out to be in their own classroom. Tuesday's Professional Development meeting was very moving for me as a teacher leader and human being. Many students in schools today have experienced serious trauma and our educators must be sensitive and aware that the trauma impacts students' ability to learn. DESE has a Trauma-Informed Schools Initiative. Click to read more information about the initiative Missouri's Trauma-Informed Schools Initiative . Some of the statements Shanekia made that resonated with me were, "Teachers need to outdose students' experiences at home with the love and support we give them at school." "We aren't going to save kids, we need to empower kids....