ACEs: Cultivating Roses in a Garden of Adversity
ACEs, or Adverse Childhood Experiences, are front and center now for many
educators throughout our nation. With the focus on the whole-child and
addressing toxic stress that students undergo, focusing on what ACEs are,
what causes them, and how to confront them has never been more important.
Furthermore, with the rise in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Awareness,
the topic of ACEs in schools has never been more relevant for educators
everywhere. Attending Leader U will provide a proven glimpse on just how
to address students with ACEs in a clear, concise, and cogent manner.
Students with ACEs, Adverse Childhood Experiences, are inherently going to
display their thorns throughout their school day. Their behavior many times
is an outward expression of internal turmoil. This session is designed to help
stakeholders identify and eliminate what we view as thorns and instiead
focus on the rose possessed by students of adverse experiences. We must
cultivate our strategies as administrators, teachers,
and counselors to minimize the impact of behaviors
while supporting students. We MUST enrich the
environment and understand the important role
we can play to assist students of ACEs. You will
learn to prune away reactive responses and replace
them with proactive strategies. An “ACE” behavior
can appear at any time, but it does not have to ruin
a garden or cause us to dig up the flowers along
with the weeds.
Timothy Drinkwine
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