P.I.E.R.S. – "Positive Interventions Encouraging Relationships with Students" – Recent studies indicate that relationships are essential to reducing fear and anxiety and increasing learning. The P.I.E.R.S. workshop provides teachers with insight into the effects of stress on the brain as well as the
impact positive intervention strategies have on fostering healthy connections with students. Teachers will experience real life examples of how relational interventions reduce anxiety and develop rapport with both students and colleagues. Teachers will walk away with classroom-ready skills for building highly effective relationships by utilizing the R.E.A.C.H. model, a process of reaching kids before teaching kids.
impact positive intervention strategies have on fostering healthy connections with students. Teachers will experience real life examples of how relational interventions reduce anxiety and develop rapport with both students and colleagues. Teachers will walk away with classroom-ready skills for building highly effective relationships by utilizing the R.E.A.C.H. model, a process of reaching kids before teaching kids.
- Basic neuroscience understanding for both adults and students concerning traumatic stress and its association
- with the chemical impact trauma has on brain development.
- Foster meaningful connections among various groups including but not limited to parents, teachers, administrators, leadership teams and students that enable the school community to develop healthy attachments.
- Acquire trauma-informed practices and behavior management through positive intervention and support.
- Foster social and emotional competencies for students.