Learning Opportunities
Learn the Universal Benefits of Inclusive,
Trauma-Sensitive Practices!
When educators incorporate inclusive, trauma-sensitive learning approaches into classrooms, all students benefit regardless of their backgrounds, experiences, or learning needs. We deliver graduate-level courses for educators focused on practical applications of inclusive and trauma-sensitive pedagogy as well as workshops, convenings, seminars, and programming.
Courses & E-Learning Offerings
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Course 1: The Impact of Trauma on Learning: An Overview
FOR K-12 EDUCATORS
Next Session: Spring 2026
How trauma affects K-12 students’ academic and emotional development.Full Dates: 3/24/26 – 5/12/26
Zoom: Tuesdays, 3/24, 4/7, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 4:30pm-7pm EST
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Course 2: The Impact of Trauma on Learning: Classroom and Student Supports
Next Session: Spring 2026
Learn practical approaches to fostering connection and resilience.Full Dates: 3/24/26 – 5/12/26
Zoom: Tuesdays, 3/24, 4/7, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 4:30pm-7pm EST
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Course 3: The Impact of Trauma on Learning: Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools
Next Session: Spring 2026
Learn schoolwide strategies that promote safety and community.Full Dates: 3/24/26 – 5/12/26
Zoom: Tuesdays, 3/24, 4/7, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 4:30pm-7pm EST
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Course 4: The Impact of Trauma on Learning: Action Research and Seminar
Next Session: Spring 2026
Apply trauma-informed practices through research and reflection.Full Dates: 3/24/26 – 5/12/26
Zoom: Tuesdays, 3/24, 3/31, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 4:30pm-7pm EST
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The Impact of Trauma on Learning: Race, Equity, and Trauma
Next Session: Spring 2026
Examine how race, equity, and trauma intersect to understand the impacts of systemic racism and bias, and develop inclusive, trauma-sensitive strategies that help every student feel safe, supported, and able to thrive.
[Learn More →]Full Dates: 3/24/26 – 5/12/26
Zoom: Tuesdays, 3/24, 4/7, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 4:30pm-7pm EST
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Special Edition: An Overview of the Impact of Trauma on Learning for Early Childhood Educators
(For new participants only)
Next Session: Spring 2026
How trauma affects early childhood students’ academic and emotional development.Full Dates: 3/24/26 – 5/12/26
Zoom: Tuesdays, 3/24, 4/7, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 4:30pm-7pm EST
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LIFTS: Trauma-Sensitive Schools Seminar
This weeklong seminar reviews the impact of traumatic experience on student learning and introduce the concepts /strategies in addressing these impacts as educators. The five-session (10 hour) seminar will consist of five consecutive sessions each starting with an hour of synchronous zoom learning and another hour of asynchronous guided learning.
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Trauma and Learning Workshop Sessions
This three-session workshop is offered by Lesley University for use by individual teachers or as part of a whole school learning initiative. The workshop reviews the impact of traumatic experiences on student learning and introduces some concepts and strategies for addressing these impacts as educators. The workshop is offered in a full distance-learning, three-session format, with self-paced assignments and course materials provided through identified internet sources. Although it is self-paced, it is recommended that the sessions be completed over a three-week period (one session per week). The material can be covered over shorter or longer periods depending on the needs of the individual or school. Those who complete the workshop receive a certificate of completion reflecting 12 hours of online professional development.
The individual cost for the workshop is $49.
Schools interested in purchasing a site license for up to 50 registrations should contact us.
Participants
LIfTS offers a sequence of courses and e-learning that explore how to develop safe, supportive, and trauma-sensitive environments that make it possible for all students to learn. Learn the importance of connections—providing equitable opportunities for success requires not just individual support but a community-wide understanding.
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