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The Trauma-Informed Classroom
We know that trauma effects many of the students coming into our classrooms, especially when we consider our EAL population and the number of students that will end up negatively affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic. We also know that childhood trauma has long-term...
Resources for a Trauma-Informed Classroom
Planning your school year can be overwhelming, especially now that we've learned as much as we have about trauma and how our students may be affected. To understand each of our student's unique backgrounds, histories of trauma, and triggers can feel like an impossible...
Trauma and the Effects on Our Students
When I used to hear the word trauma, I would think of extremes such as car accidents, civil wars, unforeseen deaths, and other devastating tragedies that people go through. It wasn’t until our current Covid-19 Pandemic that I started to realize that trauma encompasses...
How to Plan for a Sub in 30 Minutes or Less (FREE Template Included!)
Planning for a sub can be super-easy with the right prep work that’s done up ahead of time! Here are some quick and easy tips (with a FREE template) that will help you plan for a sub in 30-minutes or less! What to include: There are tons of sub prep plans out there...
How To Write Effective Report Card Comments (Quickly!)
Make your life easier his reporting period with these quick and easy writing tips for report cards. Complete with templates and downloads to save you tons of time this report card season!
5 Ways To Set The Stage For Success In September
September is easily one of our busiest months as teachers, the workload sometimes seems to never end! Follow these 5 easy tips to manage your classroom, create balance in your life, and ensure a successful school year! Throughout the years, I have found it helpful to...
How to Allow for Flexible Seating in 2020
We all know that our students learn best when they’re able to move around throughout the day. In fact, one study suggests that our cognitive functioning improves by 20% when we’re standing up! That’s a huge advantage that we can’t afford to give up. Whether it be...
4 Ways to Stay Positive in 2020… And Help Students Do The Same!
These days, it seems easier than ever to get caught up in the negatives. We’re surrounded by scary news, new routines that are less than ideal, and a world of unknowns that can weigh heavily on our minds and anxiety levels. Now, more than ever, I think that a positive...
“Back with a Wish”
Motivational speaker Jim Rohn says that we are "the average of the five people you spend the most time with". I couldn't agree more, and I couldn't be more proud to surround myself with people like this amazing girl! She’s the one who leaves inspirational notes on...
How to Maintain a Work-Life Balance: 5 Tips for Teachers
“If you’re not working until 11:00 every night in your first year of teaching, you’re doing something wrong”. As a student teacher in my last placement, and as an over-achiever (to a fault) this was by far the worst advice that a supervisor could have told me....
5 Ways to Overcome The Back to School Jitters
Anyone else feelin' like it's our first day of teaching, regardless of the years we've put in? This year will be unlike any other, so let's stick together and share ways to help our friends and colleagues through a year that's sure to be full of firsts! Here...
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Micki Banks
Latest posts by Micki Banks (see all)
- The Trauma-Informed Classroom - July 19, 2021
- Resources for a Trauma-Informed Classroom - July 19, 2021
- Trauma and the Effects on Our Students - July 19, 2021