Trauma and the Learning Brain

Join us for a quick 30 minute webinar to explore how trauma impacts the learning brain.   In this workshop, we’ll explore the neurobiological manifestations of trauma, and examine the fundamentals that every teacher, coach, and mentor that works with vulnerable learners needs to know.  

You’ll gain insight into how trauma impacts the learning brain and cognitive processes such as attention, memory, and executive function. You’ll also discover practical tools and concepts to help you navigate the complexities of trauma and how you can create an empathetic and responsive classroom.  

• Overview of the 3 types and the immediate reaction, short term impact, and symptoms for the three different types.
• Overview of the neurobiological forms of trauma (e.g., physical, emotional, psychological)
• Introduction to neurobiology of the brain,  learning, and memory  
• Explanation of how trauma affects brain development and cognitive processes such as attention, memory, and executive function.
• Introduction to practical tools to assess mental wellness and opening the door to

Our virtual workshops are interactive. Your facilitator will not waste your time and will work hard to make your  virtual learning experience rewarding, informative, and motivating.To enjoy the optimal learning experience…Turn your camera on and be prepared to use the camera, chatbox and audio.  Have  a pen and paper ready  for learning activitiesKeep your phone available to access any  QR codesAnd bring a spirit of joy and wonder…. our facilitator will take care of the rest! 

Mockingbird will provide a QR code to download any workshop resources.  We record workshop events.  Some event recordings are available to registered participants. 

Tamara ThompsonTamara is an award winning educator with over 20 years teaching experience. She is a former Teacher of the Year Award Recipient for Austin Area Alternative Schools, a Michael Jordan Foundation’s Innovation Grant Award recipient, and a Southern Poverty Law’s Teaching for Tolerance Grant Award recipient. She was a YBUSA Teacher Fellows in 2010 and was awarded a Research Doctoral Fellows at the University of North Texas in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2010. She is CEO and Founder of Mockingbird Education.Tamara lives in Dallas, Texas. When not at Mockingbird, she can be found in her garden yelling at weeds, or on a boat begging fish to bite. Her children and husband hope she grows up one day to learn how to cook, sit still and watch a movie, and find her keys.