“Empowering Educators and Students: Strategies for Navigating the Realities and Thriving in Today’s Schools,” is a 5-part video series. You can watch them all or pick and choose among them. Should you want to watch the entire series, we recommend viewing them in this order:
- The Neurobiology of Preparing Brains and Bodies to Learn in the Classroom (1:34)
- Creating a Felt Sense of Safety and Belonging in School Starts with the Brain (1:50)
- The Classroom is a Nervous System: Working with Daily Regulation and Dysregulation Cycles (1:28)
- The Process of Developing Self-regulation: Understanding the Missing Pieces (1:18)
- Brain-aligned Strategies for Re-wiring Brains and Re-patterning Nervous Systems (1:07)
The first two provide a foundation for understanding the science of behavior from a brain and body perspective, including how to apply this knowledge in our work with students, so we are preparing their brains to learn.
The third and fourth dive into a deep understanding of the dynamics involved in regulation and dysregulation as we explore how to support students in developing skills and capacities to regulate independently.
The final one provides specific strategies that correspond to different states of arousal, and how to use a brain and body perspective to support students in getting back to places of learning.
Each video has enough foundational information to be viewed independently.
Thank you for joining us on the journey of growth and learning!
Happy Learning,
Judy Norman
Welcome to the video course, “Creating a Felt Sense of Safety and Belonging in School Starts with the Brain.“
Safety and belonging start with the brain! Creating a safe and welcoming environment is the foundation of classroom culture and community and is crucial for academic success and overall well-being. We spend so much time creating beautiful classrooms, however, providing students with a sense of security can be challenging if we don’t understand how the brain perceives safety and threats. You cannot talk someone into feeling safe. Learn to use approaches that foster a sense of safety, nurture trust and belonging, and support students in approaching challenges with curiosity instead of fear as they learn that they can manage to do things that are difficult.
Creating a Felt Sense of Safety and Belonging in School Starts with the Brain Learning Objectives:
- Learn how the brain processes information and identify the 4 major perceived threats to the brain.
- Uncover how perceived threats can impact behaviors in the moment.
- Learn approaches for shifting perceptions so students begin to believe they can manage challenging experiences.
Handouts: Please download and/or print the handouts below before viewing the recorded video.
Stress Reactions Continuum
Nervous System Symptoms
Activate the Vagus Nerve
Creating a Felt Sense of Safety and Belonging in School Starts with the Brain Video
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To complete the video course and to download/print your certificate, you will first need to complete the course quiz. Click on the link below under “Course Content” to begin the quiz.