This session provides educators strategies for utilizing lesson planning and daily instruction to restore and create safety for students in the classroom. Throughout this session, educators will learn about the impact of trauma and toxic stress on students’ health and achievement outcomes, and how engaging in the process of creating school safety contributes to the development of loving, growth-fostering relationships that intervene on trauma.

An Instructional Approach to Safety: Utilizing Content, Instruction, and Practice to Buffer the Effects of Stress and Trauma on Students