Whos in the Room? 1 10/3/2018 Adverse Childhood Experiences ACES - - PDF document
10/3/2018 Please fill-out your ACE questionnaire Whos in the Room? 1 10/3/2018 Adverse Childhood Experiences ACES What are ACES? The original ACE Study was done in a population of 70% Caucasian and 70% college-educated. This is NOT
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Please fill-out your ACE questionnaire
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Adverse Childhood Experiences
The original ACE Study was done in a population of 70% Caucasian and 70% college-educated. This is NOT just a poverty issue.
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Think about your personal ACE Score…
relationships outside of work? Where do Iowa adults with ACEs live now?
From the Central Iowa ACEs Coalition. Beyond ACEs: Building Hope & Resiliency in
*Map does not reflect where trauma occurred, but rather where adults with four or more ACEs currently live.
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Write down 5 students who you work with or will work with who you are concerned about. Think about a colleague who may be having a tough time.
Ever wonder what more you could do to help?
Science is showing us that the little things we do to connect make a big difference!
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Survival Mode
makeup, we choose FLIGHT first.
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Fostering Resilient Learners- Strategies for Creating a Trauma- Sensitive Classroom
Now, think about student attendance... Thinking in terms of FIGHT, FLIGHT, FREEZE, could this change your thinking?
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We need to feel safe to think and learn, but stress can push us DOWNSTAIRS in our brain… Our brains have the capacity to make trillions
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Teaching Self-Regulation and Self- Evaluation
Self-Regulation: The ability to monitor and control our own behavior, emotions,
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Tell students how to name their feelings by telling them how you feel and what you will do about it.
“I am feeling angry right now so I am going to walk away and we’ll talk about this later. “I’m feeling frustrated so I’m going to take a deep breath.”
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Release
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Use morning meetings or circle time to have students come up with ways to self- regulate. Teach, Model, Practice
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see you used the strategy of box breathing when you were getting frustrated. You are learning to manage your feelings.”
your classrooms.
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Box Breathing Just Breathe
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How do we combat Toxic Stress and ACES?
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Everyday Leadership
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