Transforming Schools: Professional Development Opportunity

Last month DEED and the Association of Alaska School Boards (AASB) unveiled a new resource for Alaska schools the “Transforming Schools Toolkit”. This online resource is a companion guide to the “Transforming Schools: A Framework for Trauma Engaged Practice in Alaska,” released in 2019. The toolkit provides activities, tools and resources for each of the eleven components of the framework.

The toolkit includes Alaska-specific and national trauma-engaged strategies for district staff. The first phase of the toolkit release includes an introduction to four of the eleven sections, including: Deconstructing Trauma, Self-Care, Family Partnerships, and Relationship Building. As school districts look to foster supportive relationships between members of the school community in the midst of COVID-19, the Relationship Building section puts ready-to-use resources in educators' hands.

Starting next week on September 15^th AASB and DEED will be hosting a series of webinars featuring the Transforming Schools Framework and Toolkit. The first session will focus on self-care.

• Sept. 15– Self-Care
• Sept. 22– Relationships
• Sept. 29– Family Partnerships
• Oct. 6– Deconstructing Trauma
• Oct. 13 - Policy Considerations
• Oct. 20 -Schoolwide Practices and Climate
• Oct. 27 - Skill Instruction
• Nov. 3 - Cultural Integration & Community Co Creation
• Nov. 10 - Planning and Coordination of Schoolwide Efforts
• Nov. 17 - Professional Learning
• Nov. 24 - Support Services
• Dec. 1 - Trauma Engaged Practices in Action

For more information visit DEED’s Trauma-Engaged Schools webpage. You can also register for the professional development series here.