Teaching Tip: Demystifying trauma-informed teaching
November 17, 2020
Trauma-informed approaches to teaching encourage faculty and staff at postsecondary
institutions to view university students in a holistic way, as people who bring both
positive and negative life experiences to the classroom.
A trauma-informed approach encourages faculty and staff to remain active participants
in their students’ success, by acknowledging and making space for the impacts of trauma
on students as learners. These approaches ensure students not only succeed academically,
but remain physically, emotionally, and spiritually well throughout their educational
journey.
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— Teaching Tip by Jessica Black, an assistant professor in the Department of Alaska
Native Studies and Rural Development, and Diane McEachern, an associate professor
in the College of Rural and Community Development