The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching

Selected as a "Favorite Book for Educators in 2018" by Greater Good.

From the author of Mindfulness for Teachers, a guide to supporting trauma-exposed students.

Fully half the students in U.S. schools have experienced trauma, violence, or chronic stress. In the face of this epidemic, it falls increasingly to teachers to provide the adult support these students need to function in school. But most educators have received little training to prepare them for this role. 

In her new book, Tish Jennings―an internationally recognized leader in the field of social and emotional learning―shares research and experiential knowledge about the practices that support students' healing, build their resilience, and foster compassion in the classroom. In Part I, Jennings describes the effects of trauma on body and mind, and how to recognize them in students' behavior. In Part II, she introduces the trauma-sensitive practices she has implemented in her work with schools. And in Part III, she connects the dots between mindfulness, compassion, and resilience. Each chapter contains easy-to-use, practical activities to hone the skills needed to create a compassionate learning environment.

• Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom (Quick Reference Guide)
• Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom
• Relationship, Responsibility, and Regulation: Trauma-Invested Practices for Fostering Resilient Learners
• Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom (The Norton Series on the Social Neuroscience of Education)
• Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Whole-Staff Approach
• Trauma-Sensitive Schools: Learning Communities Transforming Children's Lives, K-5
• Trauma-Sensitive Schools for the Adolescent Years: Promoting Resiliency and Healing, Grades 6-12
• The Trauma-Informed School: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide for Administrators and School Personnel
• Discipline that Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom
• Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools: Your Guide to Creating Safe, Supportive Learning Environments for All Students