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Empowering Educators to Meet the Needs of All Students

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People First, Always: ECU provides high- quality, research based professional development with a real- world approach. Workshop topics include Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma informed classroom strategies, and custom-built courses to equip educators and administrators with the skills necessary to help students overcome obstacles and achieve success.

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Boots on the Ground: Trauma Informed Classroom Strategies

This workshop lays the foundational knowledge necessary to understand the unique needs of students who have experienced trauma, provides nine practival strategies that can be implemented today, and two optional breakout sessions.

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Content Overview:

- Impact of Trauma

- Nervous System Response

- Human Needs

- Trauma & the Classroom

-Becoming a Trauma Informed Educator

- 9 Strategies

Customized Workshops:

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Just the Facts (2 Hours)

This workshop provides the content listed in the overview without any breakout sessions.

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Content and Breakout Sessions (3-4 Hours)

This workshop provides the content listed in the overview and one breakout session that applies newly acquired knowledge to real-world scenarios.

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Content and 2 Breakout Sessions (4-6 Hours)

This workshop provides the content listed in the overview, a breakout session to apply knowledge to real-world scenarios, and a second breakout session to apply knowledge to the specific situations faced in your classroom/school.

Coming Soon: Applying Educational Neuroscience

This workshop highlights how the brain works, how experiences impact our perception and responses, and how knowledge can be used to create a safe, supportive, and more effective classroom environment. 

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Content Overview:

  • Brain- Body Connection

  • Nervous System States and Regulation

  • Co- Regulation

  • Routines & Relational Touchpoints

 

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ACE Trainings

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Understanding ACEs 101:

Understanding ACEs 101 introduces the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences through awareness and education.

Educational Toys

Overcoming ACEs 102:

The purpose of this training is to learn how to help yourself and others overcome ACEs.

Books

Preventing ACEs 103:

The purpose of this training focus on strategies to preventing ACEs in your community.

Essential Items

About Our Founder

Meet Grace Wine, an inspirational educator, administrator, and trauma informed coach whose life story is a testament to the power of resilience.  As a school administrator, she is dedicated to equipping educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to address the needs of students who have been impacted by trauma. Offering practical strategies for classroom application, Wine captivates audiences with a compelling narrative that transformed her own teaching and guides her approach to leadership.  

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