Behavior as a Lagging Skill with Matthew Portell Transformative Principal 367

<p>Matthew is a principal in Nashville, He was recently selected by <a href="https://www.leaderinme.org/">FranklinCovey Education</a> as a <a href= "https://www.leaderinme.org/community-champions/">Leader in Me Community Champion</a> in recognition of his outstanding work <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1950824761646206">Trauma Informed Educators Network Facebook group</a></p> <p>“I’m an activator,” he says. “In education, everyone is waiting for someone else to do something different, but if something is inequitable, I’m not going to wait―I’m going to disrupt.”</p> <ul> <li>Impact of social justice and trauma informed practices</li> <li>Trauma as a whole, but not as an event.</li> <li>Intergenerational transmission of trauma.</li> <li>Impact of racial trauma over time and day to day.</li> <li>ACES and Trauma.</li> <li>Understanding implicit bias</li> <li>If we’re not cognizant of it, it can wreak havoc on our impact as an educator.</li> <li>How do we navigate our roles as educator’s knowing that we possess bias?</li> <li>Why do we have clip charts in elementary schools?</li> <li>Unapologetic disruptor</li> <li>Our schools are designed to reflect the majority of our culture</li> <li>Behavior is a lagging skill instead of a personal choice.</li> <li>Change the school to meet the needs of our kids.</li> <li>When we put norms on kids.</li> <li>Look at kids as though they are doing the best they can!</li> <li>Many people have experienced trauma.</li> <li>Focused on the strengths of what kids come with.</li> <li>We’ve learned that clip charts in the classroom</li> <li>When public shaming becomes a norm in the school it can have major damage.</li> <li>Every kid is a genius.</li> <li>You’re being sent home because…</li> <li>How to have the conversation with adults.</li> <li>Teachers just like kids are doing the best they could.</li> <li>De-escalating kids.</li> <li>An escalated adult cannot deescalate an escalated child.</li> <li>Tap in and tap out strategy.</li> <li>Happy teacher revolution.</li> <li>You’re do