The Mindful Writing Workshop: Teaching in the Age of Stress and Trauma

"Trauma-informed writing workshop is a method that builds both engagement and the student's sense of self-efficacy--it can restore and grow both the desire and capacity to learn."

Today's youth are growing up in an age of stress and trauma, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the classroom. Absenteeism, emotional distraction, passivity, and unresponsiveness are all signs of children in need. Thankfully, it turns out that the workshop classroom, with limited but essential tuning, can be...