Teaching, Learning, and Trauma.
I help school communities to better understand the intersection between teaching, learning, and trauma. in order to create a living and learning environment that combats the negative effects of chronic stress and trauma to enhance school communities.
As a strengths based model, TLT focuses on increasing awareness and building skills for the adults in schools in order to better serve their students and families.
Benefits of the TLT Framework…
Increase teacher retention and bring back joy
Reduce teacher burnout
Increase mutual respect and dignity
Increase student learning
Increase a sense of belonging and safety
Decrease in detentions and expulsions
Are you ready?
Are you tired of being part of a broken system that doesn’t put people first?
Are you wanting to meet the needs of the people, yet you don’t know how to respond to all this trauma?
Are you tired of teacher turnover and low morale?
Are you ready to be more effective and feel more connected to your work?
Want to build capacity and watch lives transform?
Here is What I Need From You…
commitment to understanding the impact of trauma on all members of your community
dedication to long term growth that create conditions for culture shifts (this is not just a box to check) and new ways of being
willingness and an open heart
Why I Can Help You…
As a mental health clinician, and a school based therapist for 15+ years, I bring a specific professional skill set and experience to my work with school communities. my relationship-based approach is for schools wanting to function as healthier systems with cultures that benefit adults and students alike. I have a deep love and respect for the partnership between educators, students and families.
Teaching, Learning, and Trauma
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Here is what people are saying…
Sam Bennett
"After 30 years in education, I rarely come across books that provide NEW ideas and provoke strong debate among my colleagues. THIS is that book. It is filled with stories and linked knowledge—crucial information, really—that reflects the reality and truth of our relationships in schools. The stories are told with nuance and grace and demand attention, consideration, and conversation in order to increase the odds that schools can truly continue to develop better humans–students and their teachers alike–every day. The authors live this truth. I believe them and I aspire to work with a fraction of their intensity, knowledge, passion, and skill to serve young adults and grownup educators."
Sam Bennett - Instructional Coach, Education Consultant, Author of "That Workshop Book"
Cris Tovani
"Oh boy, do I need this book! If you work with teens, you know they can be quirky. Add chronic stress and trauma to the mix and one can feel at a loss on how to keep the teaching and learning going. If this is a trend you are noticing, this book will not only explain why teens act the way they do, but also provide instructional strategies that honor and harness their behaviors—and your own—to keep engagement high. The authors help readers understand the science behind teen behaviors, provide useful strategies to re-engage students, and give you hope that you can continue to do the job you love of teaching teens! Teaching, Learning, and Trauma is a must-have for any educator working with adolescents—a just-right book for our complicated times."
Cris Tovani - Teacher, Author of "I Read It But I Don't Get It"
Michael O’Hagan
“Successful schools are not transactional. Rather, they operate as healthy communities where teachers and students understand one another as people, and from that foundation build meaningful working relationships. In their new book, Teaching, Learning, and Trauma, O’Drobinak and Kelley offer teachers and administrators the practical tools necessary to build these types of school communities. Thoughtfully grounded in the realities of the classroom, the book explores real-world scenarios with which each of us is familiar and provides an account of how to transform those challenging classroom experiences into opportunities for lasting professional growth.”
Michael J. O’Hagan - President, Arrupe Jesuit High School