Ed Department Offers Trauma-informed Training

The Education Department will be offering a training session about trauma-informed instruction for wounded students to both pre-service and in-service educators. Under Missouri Senate Bill 638, the state launched its Trauma-Informed School Initiative, part of which includes increasing professional development concerning trauma-informed instruction and trauma-informed schools. As such, this training session for teachers will address what trauma is, the effects of trauma on students, strategies to teach students affected by trauma and more. This session will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 28 in Violette Hall 1010 and last approximately one hour.