What are 4 things about childhood trauma that are critical for educators and policymakers to know? Why?

Part 1
Directions
Response should be at least 3-4 sentences per question.
Reading Reflection Questions
What are ‘restorative practices’? In your description, list as many strengths and challenges of restorative practices that you can recall from the lecture and course texts.
Given the challenges, to what extent are restorative practices are an effective alternative to zero tolerance policies? Explain your response.
What are 4 things about childhood trauma that are critical for educators and policymakers to know? Why?
How do your own experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic shape your understanding of trauma and its effects on students?
https://temple.voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/18790356/119213292/111453780
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/helping-students-and-educators-recover-covid-19-trauma
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Part 2

Click on the link to visit, ‘An Inside Look at Trauma Informed Practices (https://www.edutopia.org/article/inside-look-trauma-informed-practices)’. Read the website page and watch each of the four clips and take notes of the characteristics of each of the following:
Trauma-Informed Teaching: A Whole-School Approach
Encouraging Students’ Self-Regulation
Building Mentor-Mentee Relationships
Supporting Teachers
Directions
Demonstrate your understanding gained from the previous activity, “Examining Trauma-Informed Practices In Practice” and module texts by reading and responding to the scenario below.
Posts should be at least 3-4 sentences
Scenario
You’ve been invited to serve as a university representative on the School District of Philadelphia’s school discipline committee. Your job is to re-imagine a model for school discipline to support student academic achievement and emotional wellbeing. The purpose this model is to close opportunity gaps widened by the Covid-19 pandemic. In the space below, offer your contributions to re-designing school discipline by describing
What model might you suggest- restorative practice, a trauma-informed approach, or a combination of both?
What are the expectations for students- and what happens if these expectations are not met?
What personnel are needed (e.g., teachers, school counselors, etc.) and what are their responsibilities?
How will this model of school discipline address student academic achievement and emotional wellbeing?

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