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Here's a THREAD on all t ppl & organisations whose work came up in t chat during this morn's #TigersAndTeddies webinar on TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOLS. Everyone needs help with connection strategies just now. All these folks were enthusiastclly, spontaneously mentioned. They can HELP.
2. KITBAG. Lots of enthusiasm this morn for this tool. Produced by Intl Futures Forum @margaret_iff . Some folk who have lots of experience w/ it: @children1st @margl43 @TIGERS_UK @paulinescott222 @leenybrennan @AngelagGardner @FrancesAnneBur3 @IamLauraHenry @deborah_1980
2a. If you'd like to see a video of Kitbag in schools, here's one: https://vimeo.com/178613730
3. The film Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope was mentioned often this morn. @DocResilience is produce by @KPJRFilms . In UK, it is distributed by @DartmouthFilms . It has had a massive impact in Scotland & beyond. Here's the trailer.
3a. Lots of people hv experience of using @DocResilience . A few of those include the following, all of whom were attending this morning: @TIGERS_UK @paulinescott222 @ACE_HUB_DandA @SupportfrmStart @gerrydiamond71 . The 3 schools featured ths morn have held community screenings.
4. The work of Carol Craig @craig_carol was mentioned 2day. Her book Hiding in Plain Sight is excellent at reflecting on Scotland, ACEs & integenerational trauma. @suzannezeedyk recommends it all the time in her live events. You can order it here: https://postcardsfromscotland.co.uk/hiding-in-plain-sight
5. Tina Hendry was quoted. "Poor outcomes are not inevitable." Scotland sadly lost Tina earlier this year, but her legacy to us is massive. Here is one video of her talking about trauma & transitions. https://vimeo.com/273086060
6. The work of @JKnussen &her team at @PitteucharE Primary School was esteemed. They have led Scotland's shift in language, frm 'challenging behaviour' to 'distressed behaviour' (now in gov documents). Here is Jenn Knussen talking abt that language shift.
6a. If you'd like more from @JKnussen , to hear about @PitteucharE application of trauma awareness, here she is being interviewed in 2019 as part of the @ACEAwareNation video series (where you'll get to see @garywrobinson once again too!)
7. The work of @DrBurkeHarris was enthusiastically mentioned by attendees this morn. She was our international guest speaker at the 2018 @ACEAwareNation Conf. Her book is The Deepest Well. Here she is talking about it.
8. The positive impact of @EmotionWorksCIC in Scottish schools was clear. They have great tools for helping children be aware of & talk about their own emotions. @leenybrennan & @JoTHogan were 2 folk speaking of them. You can read abt Emotion Works here: https://www.reachoutasc.com/blog/emotion-works-what-is-it-and-how-can-i-use-it-in-my-classroom
9. @lenabellina was speaking of the shift in culture that is needed to help us stick with attention to young people's emotions. Lena has been producing films on this theme every day of lockdown. Here's her 50th one (!): https://twitter.com/lenabellina/status/1266267385897467904?s=20
10. @gerrydiamond71 spoke of the power of nurture. He's the Nurture Lead in Secondary School @clydebankhigh . He'll have LOTS of ideas about returning after lockdown. His Twitter feed is heaving with ideas. Here's one: https://twitter.com/gerrydiamond71/status/1263362129287135234?s=20
11. In terms of outdoor play, Learning Through Landscapes @ltl_news was enthusiasticlly plugged by attendees. Here's their resource on school grounds. We're going to need to make good use of grounds in t coming months! @realdcameron is a big supporter. https://www.ltl.org.uk/school-grounds/
12. @Thrive_Outdoors also got a big mention from attendees this morning. They can do lots to help think about outdoor play, and have stepped up during lockdown Here's some of their ideas: https://twitter.com/Thrive_Outdoors/status/1265628137213374466?s=20
13. Holland was with us this morning, represented by @bvcpantarhei . She is working w/ colleagues to generate wider awareness of ACES through @aceawarenl. Here's some of their work on the First 1000 Days of babies' lives. https://twitter.com/ACEAwareNL/status/1264473103494602753?s=20
14. Headteacher of @BainsfordPS Mrs McCafferty @bainsfordht was with us. They ripped up their behaviour policy and created a Relationship Policy. She gave a great workshop at @lfporty on creating that policy. You can hear her talk about it here: .
15. The book The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van Der Kolk was mentioned. Many people in Scotland have benefitted from his work. It's @mannajon go to book! Here he is discussing that work. https://brainworldmagazine.com/how-the-body-keeps-the-score-an-interview-with-dr-bessel-van-der-kolk/
16. Loreen Pardoe & @SupportfrmStart do tons of work in East Lothian from an early years perspective. Schools are going to need to work w/ local groups to manage in our post-COVID lockdown world. Loreen will have great ideas. https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210557/schools_and_learning/12088/early_years_support_from_the_start
17. The film Inside Out @PixarInsideOut got a big Thumbs Up. @suzannezeedyk certainly knows its value for fostering emotional awareness! She led a workshop on it w/ @cisweb just this month. Here she is writing about it. http://www.suzannezeedyk.com/pixars-inside-out-a-lesson-in-loss/
18. If you'd like to know about the Northern Ireland context, @connectedfrlife recommended this document for reimagining education at this time of return: https://www.ncb.org.uk/news-opinion/news-highlights/re-imagining-education-northern-ireland
19. The @scotgov & @ScotGovEdu work on a Connected & Compassionate Community was recommended. You can find that here: …https://professionallearning.education.gov.scot/learn/learning-activities/compassionate-and-connected-community/
20. @Mindstretchers got a big endorsement too, for their outdoor work. They just made a super exciting announcement yesterday! Funding by @scotgov will bring their insights to many more families & schools. We're gonna need their wisdom. https://twitter.com/Mindstretchers/status/1266333661147865089?s=20
21. Okay, that gives everyone a really good sense of the conversation at today's #TigersAndTeddies. If we've left anyone out, please please forgive us. We were just keen to act quickly on today's energy. Anyone is welcome to add to this thread their own recommendations!
22. We would like to remind folk that the full programme for our summer series #TigersAndTeddies is now available. We'll have details of all the speakers on the website soon. For now, you can start putting dates in your diaries if you want!
23. We want to say once again THANK YOU to our 3 guests @leenybrennan @FrancesAnneBur3 & @AngelagGardner . This bit of feedback captures the value of today: "Best use of my time since the lockdown." Thank you for your linguistic courage.
24. We didn't mention today that FURBALL - one of the schools' 'army of teddies' - was nominated by @TesScotland as one of the Top Ten People of the Year in Dec 2019. It shows you the impact of the work of these 3 schools. https://www.tes.com/news/tes-scotlands-10-people-year-furball
25/end. We're going to end ths thread by shining a light on the striking bowtie worn today by @garywrobinson. It never got a mention, so we're doing that now! Join us for on 13 June to check out his next choice of sartorial elegance! THANKS EVERYONE. #TigersAndTeddies
26/ps Oh gosh. Laughing! We should also have said that if you want to read the book that tells you more of the journey of these 3 @ACEBearSchools schools, you can do that on this link. Available in 4 formats. #TigersAndTeddies https://twitter.com/connectedbaby/status/1262443547023859715?s=20
26/psx2 I. f you would like a full copy of the Chat Record, with its many links, from today's #TigersAndTeddies episode on TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOLS, here's how to get it: https://twitter.com/connectedbaby/status/1266742665938448384?s=20
