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Instructional Dimensions: Responding to Trauma in the Classroom and Creating Brave Spaces

Whether you are new to TIP or a seasoned practitioner, there are key tips and strategies to keep in mind when engaging with TIP, at the instructional level. Instructional levels and dimensions represent the interpersonal instructional responsibilities of an education. This includes but is not limited to, proactive and reactive strategies to cultivating and mitigating classroom culture, interpersonal communication, preparatory work in creating syllabi, evaluation, engagement, and activities for the semester and more.  In this section instructional dimensions in the form of “tips” and strategies, organized by the 6 core values of TIP. As we list tips in the video, we will also refer to guides, surveys, scripts, and practical tools in our further resource document, if you want to delve in deeper.  

We encourage you while engaging with the video, to make notes in your reflection journal to support active learning and reflections that resonate with you.  

Reflection

We know we threw a lot at you in this section! We encourage you to take a gander at the trauma informed teaching checklist to celebrate the things you are already doing and to also provide you further strategies and tips to think about and integrate. You can find the checklist in the Reflection Journal under question 4. The checklist is also in our Further Resources Document.

References

Iturbe-LaGrave, V. (2020) Responding to Trauma in the Classroom. Office of Teaching and Learning, University of Denver. Retrieved from: Responding to Trauma in the Classroom – Office of Teaching & Learning   

Johnson, N., & Gianvito, I. (2022). Cultivating Trauma-Informed Spaces in Education: Promising Practices Manual. Trauma-Informed Education, 1, December 2022, https://source.sheridancollege.ca/centres_sgg_2023_trauma_education/1 

Stromberg, E. (2023). Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in Higher Education: a faculty guide for teaching and learning. New York, Routledge, 2023, DOI: 10.4324/9781003260776  

Thompson, P., & Carello, J. (2022). Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for responding to crisis and inequality in higher education. Switzerland, AG, Springer Nature, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92705-9