Program
Education K-12 M.A.
Number of Pages
67
Year Approved
2025
First Advisor
Cavalier, Meghan
Second Reader
Julie Winn
Abstract
Student trauma has become more prevalent in the classroom setting since the COVID-19 pandemic. More and more schools are adopting a trauma-informed/sensitive approach to teaching to serve the growing number of students with trauma in the classroom. Educators are finding themselves faced with more emotional and behavioral issues in the classroom, teacher burnout is increasing daily, and more students are being referred to special education. It is not that these students are bad kids; rather, it is that they lack certain skills to allow them to be successful. Instead of trying to change the child, educators need to look at new ways they can support these students in the classroom. Understanding the traumas that students bring to the classroom will help the success of the whole student. Having experienced students with trauma and receiving professional development around trauma-informed teaching are changing the way educators think about instructional delivery in the classroom and the approach to handling difficult behaviors.
Degree Name
Education K-12 M.A.
Document Type
Masterʼs thesis
Recommended Citation
Wittig, K. M. (2025). The Impact of Trauma-Informed Teaching in a Middle School Classroom [Masterʼs thesis, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/1185
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