Mr. Chazz Kicks of #TSS2023ATN on Sunday Night
See-Guide-Trust for Teachers: An Interactive Session Join us on Sunday evening when our guess will be teachers’ teacher and influencer Mr. Chazz. We’ll learn while having so much fun during this light-hearted look at some very serious topics…how to break generational cycles and transform the way we look at children’s behaviors and our responses.
Dr. Fania Davis, Thursday Keynote
Exploring the Intersections of Collective Trauma Healing, Racial Justice and Restorative Justice Dr. Davis’ talk will address the intersections of school-based restorative justice with racial justice, indigeneity and collective trauma healing. Fania E. Davis is a leading national voice on restorative justice. She is a long-time social justice activist, civil rights trial attorney, writer, restorative […]
Dr. Lori Desautels, Monday Keynote
The Developing Nervous System and How Adversity and Resiliency Impact Our Emotional, Cognitive and Physiological Health In this presentation, Dr. Desautels will share how adversity and trauma impact the developing nervous system, affecting cognition, behaviors, and relationships. She will also share the research on resiliency and how our brains and bodies repair and heal through […]
Thanks for a GREAT TSS2022ATN
The 5th Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference was a fantastic example of being flexible and relational on so many levels. This year’s conference was an asynchronous hybrid, meaning that some attendees joined us in-person in Houston for our pre-conference sessions and the Sunday- Tuesday portion of the conference. Then even more took part in our […]
Calm Kit Service Project a Success
On Sunday, February 20, over 100 educators attending the 5th Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference in Houston assembled more than 500 Calm Kits to give to classrooms in the Houston area as well as to take back to their own school districts and share with other conference attendees. The Service Project was open to any […]
Secretary Cardona Addressed Largest Gathering of Trauma-Informed Educators Ever at #TSS2022ATN
US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona addressed over 4,000 educators at the 5th Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022. The conference was held both in Houston, TX and virtually. Sec. Cardona joined via internet to impart the importance of trauma-informed education strategies and the need for collective care among those currently […]
UPDATE: ATN Board of Directors approves Pandmic Response for In-Person Conference
Updated Pandemic Policy for ATN’s In-Person CTSS Conference This week, ATN’s Board of Directors set the policy for #TSS2022ATN. All In-Person Conference activities will follow this policy. More information will follow regarding uploading of vaccination information. Download Policy Text HERE ATN’s Pandemic Response for In-Person Conference Attendance – Updated December 8, 2021 The Attachment and […]
Calm Kits in the Community Project
Attendees at the 5th Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference have the opportunity to give to other educators and classrooms in the Houston area AND create a calm kit for themselves at our “Calm Kits in the Community” Project on Sunday, February 20, 2022. The project is free to all attending the in-person conference. Participants will […]
5th Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference
February 20-25, 2022 Registration is OPEN for both the In-Person (in Houston, TX) and Virtual portions of this conference. Sponsors & Exhibitors…we have so many opportunities to reach the thousands of educators involved in our conference. Join us on Sunday for one of three enlightening Pre-Conference Sessions (1/2 day), our Calm Kits in the Community […]
The Re-Set Process
It began at TSS In February 2021, I had the honor of moderating Dyane Carrere’s session, “A New Way to Respond to Challenging Behavior: The Re-Set Process” at ATN’s virtual Trauma-Sensitive Schools (TSS) conference. Carrere’s approach to and heart for children from hard places impressed me. So much so, in fact, that I ordered her […]