TACL
Shayla Yellowhair: Understand Our History
In this video from 2017, Shayla Yellowhair, systems leader and Teach For America alumna explains why teachers who are coming to work in Native communities need to first understand the history and be willing to learn from the community.
TACL
Stories on Vision: "Why Is This Family So Satisfied, and Why Is This Teacher So Angry?"
In this article from 2019, Steven Farr shares two experiences: a dinner with a Navajo family describing their love for a school he found wanting and a classroom visit with a Navajo teacher who challenges his suggesting that her students be prepared f...
TACL
Trauma-Focused Teaching: Understanding Our Brains (Part 1)
Over a series of four sessions, practitioners from the MedStar Georgetown WISE center shared their expertise on how we can support students and teachers through the lens of a trauma-informed practice. In the first of this four-part series, we delved ...
TACL
Transforming Teaching Through Understanding Trauma
This document is a summary of a workshop series by the former Teach For All Global Learning Lab in partnership with Medstar Georgetown WISE Center. It emphasizes the critical need for educators to understand trauma and its impact on student learning.