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Connections and Relationships
CONNECTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS
“As a secretary, we don’t have many opportunities to take part in the professional development courses that the teachers and specialists participate in…I have had several parents cry on my shoulder and students that have needed someone to listen to them and often times I have been that sounding board. It’s important for all staff to be trained on how to handle these situations.”
– Lead Secretary (TIRS)
“I am seeking additional courses to become an advocate of your program…As an educator, I have shared this course to many. It was a course that spoke to my heart. It encouraged me to reach out to my kids within my classroom during this pandemic. Some of their lives have to been unimaginable with this pandemic.”
– Elementary School Teacher (TIRS)
“This course has helped me understand how the COVID-19 pandemic will be considered an adverse childhood experience….that trauma is not a incident but an experience...It has also helped me prepare to begin having conversations on letting teachers know it’s okay to go back to the basics and start with fostering relationships.”
– Pre-K, 3-8 School Counselor (TIRS)
“I found the slide about school connectedness extremely powerful. This pandemic is affecting all children all over the world. We can’t begin to know the impact that it will have on our youth. Now, more than ever, we need to be aware of trauma. Teachers are the connection to school right now. Kids need to be connected and supported as much as possible through this time.”
