Trauma Students

Anything is possible – even building a better relationship with math! This is much more than a book about math. This is a book about hope. Imagine failing 11th grade math – twice! – and going on to be known affectionately as The Lady Gaga of Math. That is the story of author Vanessa "The Math Guru" Vakharia. Thanks to an inspiring teacher who helped Vanessa heal her own relationship with math, Vanessa was then able to see math in a way that literally changed the trajectory of her life.

With accessible strategies grounded in trauma-informed education and positive psychology, this audiobook equips teachers to support all students, particularly the most vulnerable. It will help them to build their resilience, increase their motivation and engagement, and fulfil their full learning potential within the classroom. Based on the successful Berry Street education strategies pioneered by the authors and includes comprehensive case studies, learning points and opportunities for self-reflection, fully supporting teachers to implement these strategies within the classroom.

2 BONUS BOOKS INCLUDED IN KINDLE VERSION! Crash: Stories From the Emergency Room is a gripping anthology series that takes readers inside the hectic world of emergency room medicine through the eyes of different doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and paramedics. Each book contains a collection of stories told from their unique perspectives as they cope with the controlled chaos and high stakes of trying to save lives. The stories range from high-adrenaline rescues following accidents and disasters to quieter but equally emotional moments dealing with terminal illness and end-of-life care. ...

Grief and grieving apply to anyone experiencing loss, even if that loss is not tied to a death. Though it may feel difficult to address the topics of grief and loss, as we return to school after an unprecedented year, it’s no longer a question of “if” or “should” but “when” and ”how.” Learning from Loss is your guide to getting started with grief work, providing a path that can help you determine the best course of action in the wake of a loss that impacts a student or school community.

Today, something is going to happen to an innocent child. Tomorrow, that child will walk into their school. What happens next will impact the rest of their life. What is this powerful event? Childhood trauma. Most students will experience some form of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, neglect, family dysfunction, racism, homelessness, or poverty by their 18th birthday. If left untreated, their traumatic experience may have lasting implications on their physical and mental health and their success in school.

In this galvanizing audiobook for all educators, Kristin Souers and Pete Hall explore an urgent and growing issue - childhood trauma - and its profound effect on learning and teaching.

A practical guide to the 5 pillars of embodied Internal Family Systems—tools and exercises for healing trauma "McConnell is an expert guide to learning to listen to somatic stories and finding the way to Embodied Self."—Deb Dana, LCSW, author of The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy on Somatic...

This program is read by the author. “My Side of the River is both fierce and poetic. It brilliantly reframes border writing while embracing nature and familial history. There are moments one sees greatness appear. This is one of those moments.” —Luis Alberto Urrea, New York Times...

From one of America's most celebrated psychiatrists, the book that has taught generations of healers why healing the sick is about more than just diagnosing their illness. Modern medicine treats sick patients like broken machines -- figure out what is physically wrong, fix it, and send the...

He’s an artist with no boundaries. His coach? A surgeon with too many scars. When Milo Reeves arrives at Harbor Heights’ elite épée camp barefoot and brimming with chaotic genius, he’s not expecting to collide with Sebastian Vale—a stoic former trauma surgeon turned fencing coach whose rules are as sharp as his jawline. Every step Milo takes challenges the camp’s regimented order, his rhythm more dance than drill. Every look Sebastian gives cuts deeper than any blade. What begins as a battle of control versus instinct becomes something far more dangerous—an intimate duel ...

Maslow for Educators: How the Hierarchy of Needs Shapes Learning, Student Motivation, and Classroom Success is a powerful and practical guide that helps teachers, administrators, and school leaders understand what students truly need in order to learn, grow, and thrive. Based on the enduring insights of Abraham Maslow, this book explores how physiological needs, safety, belonging, esteem, and self actualization shape every aspect of classroom life. It explains why students struggle when foundational needs go unmet and how educators can create environments that promote connection, confidence...

For fans of Jack Reacher, Tanya Scott’s debut thriller introduces listeners to Luke Harris, a man trying to move beyond his criminal past but finds himself forced back into his old life and a deadly battle to survive. When Jack Quinlan’s mother dies of a drug overdose, it’s not his father...

Each of us has a finite amount of mental bandwidth, the cognitive resources that are available for learning, development, work, and everything else we have to do. These "attentional resources" are not about how smart we are, but about how much of our brain power is available to us for the task at hand.

Hartwell Connor is told by his school administration to attend a therapy session with Dr. Brackston Parker after a violent outburst in his classroom, but that may have been the worst decision they could have made.

I watched Ryan die. So how is Ben wearing his face? Six years ago, my best friend—and secret first love—was hit by a car. I saw it happen. I heard the impact. I felt the world shatter around me. Ryan was gone. And yet… I’ve never stopped looking for him. I see him in strangers. In my dreams. In my nightmares. It’s cost me everything—my peace, my identity, maybe even my grip on reality. So when I walk into class and come face-to-face with Ben—a man who looks exactly like Ryan—I lose it. My therapist says I’m spiraling again. That Ben is dangerous. That I’ll end up back in...

I crave him. But I have to leave him in six months. Mateo Powerful. Attentive. Focused on security. As the primary campus police officer at Mount Laguna College, he doesn't have time to mess around. Until Peyton falls into his lap. She's as focused as he is. Sometimes too focused. And strife on campus is growing. The last thing he wants is for her to get caught in the middle. Peyton Focused. Forgetful. Determined. She only has six months on the MLC campus as s a liaison from the Department of Education at Mount Laguna College. Six measly months. It was supposed to be a simple assignment, ...