by vromero | Dec 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
January is a good month to reflect on your school’s transformation to practicing trauma-informed, trauma-sensitive strategies. Use this multi-tiered checklist to evaluate your progress and plan next steps. This checklist compliments the book, Building Resilience in...
by vromero | Mar 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Disclaimer: This blog entry is not written to condone the tragic events of January 6, 2021 nor vindicate the behaviors of fellow Americans. Nor am I writing to say that the behaviors we witnessed should be forgiven, forgotten and not be punishable by law. Instead, my...
by vromero | Aug 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
The real title should have been when Mindfulness and Implicit Bias Intersect, but I needed to really get your attention. This is transformative stuff that so many of you have been grappling with over this emotionally charged and traumatic summer. Amber Warner and I...
by vromero | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite Gary Larson cartoons depicts a frog who has made the mistake of thinking the underbelly of a jet plane was food. The frog’s expression is one of sheer fright and panic as he realizes not only is his ‘food’ is accelerating at a...
by vromero | May 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
‘Everyone in the schoolhouse has to Maslow before they teach or learn Bloom’. Dwayne Reed is a creative 4th grade teacher in the Chicago Public Schools system. He is an internet sensation, known for his rap lessons. I adapted his axiom, ‘Students...
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