Addressing Race and Trauma in the Classroom: A Resource for Educators

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This guide defines key terms, outlines recommendations for educators, and offers a list of supplemental resources. This resource is intended to help educators understand how they might address the interplay of race and trauma and its effects on students in the classroom.

  Keywords: communication, educator, emotion regulation, historical trauma, implicit bias, racism, social emotional learning, support, teaching
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This guide defines key terms, outlines recommendations for educators, and offers a list of supplemental resources. This resource is intended to help educators understand how they might address the interplay of race and trauma and its effects on students in the classroom.

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Added on 7/8/2020   ·   Last updated on 7/8/2020