When students sit down at their desks, you often can’t see the traumas they carry that may affect their capacity for learning that day. In this episode of BRIGHT, we chat with Beth Vonck, a language and literature teacher for Washtenaw International High School and Middle Academy, who was honored as a 2021-22 regional teacher of the year. Beth explains why trauma-informed instruction is so critical to student success, offers examples of what this looks like in her classroom, and leaves listeners with three guidelines for supporting students experiencing trauma.

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