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APRIL 2021
4/20/21
3:30pm-4:30pm
Free Virtual Training
Using Color Tiles in the Math Classroom
Color tiles are perfect for modeling math concepts such as basic arithmetic skills, geometry, algebraic understanding, sorting, patterning, logical thinking, and much more.
4/21/21
8:30am-11:30am
Free Virtual Training
Trauma Informed Care for Educators (3-Hour Awareness)
Becoming trauma-informed should be an essential component of the overall mission of the education system. A trauma-informed school recognizes that trauma affects staff, students, families, communities, and systems. In any school, in any setting, the unfortunate possibly exists that educators have a student who has been impacted by trauma in some form. It is imperative that educators understand how trauma impacts learning and development. Children’s reactions to trauma can interfere considerably with learning and behavior at school. Schools serve as a critical system of support for children who have experienced trauma. Administrators, teachers, and staff can help reduce the effects of trauma on children by recognizing trauma responses, accommodating and responding to traumatized students within the classroom, and referring children to outside professionals when necessary. This training was designed to provide educators with trauma awareness as indicated in the School Safety and Resiliency Act.
4/27/21
3:30pm-4:30pm
Free Virtual Training
Using Cuisenaire Rods to Understand Fractions Conceptually
Students can readily visualize a fraction both as part of a whole and in relationship with one another. As students become more familiar with the use of Cuisenaire Rods to represent fractions, they can use them to solve fractional problems and begin to conceptually understand the use of fractions.
4/30/21
9:00am-2:30pm
Free Virtual Training
Threat Assessment Training
The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) model of Threat Assessment provides a 5-step decision tree and triage approach which will enable most threats to be acted upon immediately and resolved quickly.
One of the key factors in this threat assessment model is to distinguish between transient threats (those threats spoken in anger and frustration and can be resolved easily) and substantive threats (those threats which include serious intent and detailed plans). Thus, a threat assessment plan will delineate the difference between a student MAKING a threat versus the student who POSES a threat.
**Although it is recommended that each person on the school or district Threat Assessment team have a copy of Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines manual, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that each team have at least one manual.
Available from Amazon.com or by purchase order from School Threat Assessment Consultants LLC at www.schoolta.com. ISBN 978-0-692-19210-8