The purpose of this demonstration project was to create a school-based professional development workshop to educate teachers on the impact of complex trauma on student school functioning as one element in becoming a trauma-informed school. A review of literature published on the topics of early childhood development, brain development, the impact…

Executive functioning has been a buzz word in education for a few years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. The research around executive functioning is exploding, as teachers are seeking to support students entering their classrooms with what seems like a wider variety of needs and less independence than ever before. Many districts are…

In a phenomenological case study, the author sought to gain an awareness of the lived experiences of 4th and 5th grade ESL students, their parents, and their teachers who participated in the MindUp mindfulness curriculum. The author was interested in the relationship between the mindfulness curriculum and SEL based on the perspective of all three…