Unpacking Trauma-Informed Teaching | Cult of Pedagogy

Listen to the interview with Alex Shevrin Venet (transcript): Sponsored by EVERFI and Giant Steps This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org? My understanding of the word “trauma” has evolved over the last few years. It used to be limited to incidents that were objectively harmful and almost always severe, events that involved some kind of violence, like experiencing or directly witnessing a physical assault, or a tragedy…
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Gender and sexual health education: exemptions to what end?

June is Pride month across Canada. Pride traces its roots back to the Stonewall riots of June 28, 1969, when gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) people protested a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Pride marches began in the United States one month after Stonewall, and they have since spread across the continent and the world, as a reminder of the brutality and discrimination faced by members of the LGBTQUIA+ community. The law too has evolved to recognize the rights and dignity of LGBTQUIA+ persons. Human rights legislation in most provinces and territories prohibits discrimination…
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Noise levels can increase heart health risks, new study finds

Excessive amounts of loud, unpleasant noise can lead to multiple health issues and a heightened risk of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, according to a study published and conducted by The New York Times. | Fotos 593 – stock.adobe.com Excessive amounts of loud, unpleasant noise can lead to multiple health issues and a heightened risk of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, according to a study published and conducted by The New York Times. The National Library of Medicine said when a person hears a noise, that sound is registered to the brain and, depending on the sound’s volume…
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Swift reaction to the Saskatchewan budget

Daily Leg Update – Saskatchewan government under the microscope for decision to pay down debt instead of spending more on priority areas. REGINA – Reaction was swift on Wednesday after finance minister Donna Harpauer presented Saskatchewan’s 2023-24 budget. The focus of interest groups at the legislature quickly zeroed in on the $1 billion surplus, and the decision by the province to retire $1 billion in operational debt in the provincial budget. In speaking to reporters Wednesday, Premier Scott Moe defended the decision to address the debt. “What we have decided with increased interest rates, this was in the best interests…
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