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AASR LiveEquity-Centered Trauma-Informed EducationPlease join us for “Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education” with Alex Shevrin Venet.Alex Shevrin Venet is an educator, author, and professional development facilitator based in Vermont. She teaches graduate teacher education at Vermont State University. Previously, she was a teacher and leader at an alternative therapeutic school, a community college instructor, and an after-school teacher in the upper elementary grades. Alex works with educators around the country to strengthen their trauma-informed education practices, with a focus on empowering teachers to create systemic change. She is the author of the bestselling book Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education, which has been integrated into...
2025-08-281h 20
Wholehearted Voice PedagogyEp. 16 - "Equity-Centered Teaching" with Alex Shevrin VenetIn this episode of the podcast, we focus on equity-centered teaching and how it intersects with trauma-informed practices. Our special guest is Alex Shevrin Venet, who is an educator and professional development facilitator. She is also the author of Equity-Centered Trauma Informed Education and Becoming an Everyday Changemaker. Alex Shevrin Venet's Contact Information:https://www.unconditionallearning.orgIG: @unconditionallearning Books: Equity-Centered Trauma Informed Education, Becoming and Everyday ChangemakerStay engaged!!Subscribe to this channel and find this podcast on all platforms...
2025-08-2037 min
Talking EmotionsE20: Mind-Body Skills to Destress The BrainAlicia explores Trauma-Informed Practices from the viewpoint of an educator. She highlights her experiences as a teacher, administrator, parent, and trainer to expand on ideas and specific strategies to help stressed out students. Guest:Alisa Kaczorowski has spent almost two decades in education as an elementary and intermediate teacher, instructional coach and administrator. Her topics of expertise include: multi-sensory literacy instruction, writing instruction, social emotional learning, trauma-informed practices and leadership best practices.To learn more about Alicia, please visit:https://akeducationalconsulting.com/IG: akeducationalconsultingYoutube...
2025-08-011h 17Talking EmotionsE19: Trauma Informed Practices in SchoolsDr. Wallace highlights her dissertation exploring teaching beliefs and their impact on the use of Trauma Informed Practices in Schools. She explores how she found this topic, even as an outsider to education. She highlights the power of listening and foundational practices for being trauma informed. Guest:Dr. Maggie Wallace is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Saint Louis Translational Fellows in Education Program at Washington University at St. Louis. She is exploring translational research in partnership with local schools, school districts, and research practice partnerships (RPPS).To learn more about D...
2025-07-1557 min
The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast252: Where Discipline Reform Has Gone Wrong (in Some Schools)While the shift to restorative practices should be improving student behavior, that's not happening in every school. Some teachers say the discipline systems at their schools have completely broken down, creating an environment where students do whatever they want with no consequences. This has made teachers feel frustrated, angry, unsupported, and in some cases, unsafe. What has gone wrong? In this episode, I have an in-depth conversation about this issue with restorative justice educator bink jones and trauma-informed educator Alex Shevrin Venet. Both educators are well aware that restorative practices are getting a bad rap for all the wrong...
2025-05-271h 27
KindlED | The Prenda PodcastEpisode 64: Trauma-Informed Education. A Conversation with Alex Shevrin Venet.Alex Shevrin Venet shares how educators can build unconditional positive regard that helps children feel valued regardless of behavior, improving their ability to regulate emotions and engage in learning.• Trauma affects behavior by triggering stress responses that appear as choices but aren't really choices • Co-regulation (calm adults helping dysregulated children) precedes self-regulation• Restraint collapse explains why children often "fall apart" after holding it together at school• Children behave better when they feel safe, not when they're punished or shamedMore about our guestAlex Shevrin Venet is an educator...
2025-03-251h 05
The Broken Copier"Becoming an Everyday Changemaker" with Alex Shevrin Venet and Adrian NeibauerAfter their months-long, slow-read journey through Becoming an Everyday Changemaker, Adrian Neibauer joined Marcus in this episode to talk with the author, Alex Shevrin Venet, about this transformative book she has written for educators. In this conversation, Alex shares her intentions behind the book and responds to both Adrian and Marcus’s questions at end of their respective reading journeys through it. To learn more about Alex’s work, you’re encouraged to check out her website www.unconditionallearning.org—and if you’re interested in this book we’ve spent so much time with, here’s a link of wher...
2025-01-0548 min
Think Inclusive'The Other Kids': A Conversation about Inclusion, Trauma, and Behavior with Alex Shevrin VenetAbout the Guest(s):Alex Shevrin Venet: Alex is an educator, consultant, and author known for her work in trauma-informed and equity-centered education. She has authored "Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education" and "Becoming an Everyday Change Maker." With a background in therapeutic school settings, Alex now focuses on teacher development, school consulting, and writing. She is dedicated to empowering educators to create inclusive and equitable learning environments.Episode Summary:In this episode of the Think Inclusive podcast, host Tim Villegas welcomes Alex Shevrin Venet to discuss pressing issues in education surrounding inclusive...
2024-12-0549 min
Wag Tales#31: Jack Greig, what is trauma-informed systems-aware wellbeing?Jack Greig is a teacher, facilitator, and a Doctor of Education candidate at the University of Melbourne. He has worked in urban and remote communities, advocating for wellbeing and equity across school systems, and culturally responsive teaching in collaboration with First Nations and superdiverse school communities. Jack co-founded Teachers' Well, a community of practice for teachers leading wellbeing initiatives, and was a senior teacher on Yolŋu country in Northeast Arnhem Land, NT. Jack and Megan met a few years ago, their paths often crossed through mutual connections and a shared purpose before they decided to explore ways of c...
2024-06-111h 20The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast218: How to Help Students Without Being a Savior As a teacher, you probably find yourself in situations pretty often where you're made aware of a student having needs or challenges that exceed what your school typically offers them. The list of student needs in so many schools is never-ending, and your desire to help meet them is probably pretty strong, too. But attempting to meet these needs on your own — to become a kind of "savior" to your students — can not only lead to burnout for you, it's also not ultimately that helpful to the student long-term. In this episode Alex Shevrin Venet, author of the b...
2023-12-1042 minThe Cult of Pedagogy Podcast214: Nothing's Going to Change My Mind: How Unconditional Positive Regard Transforms ClassroomsAt a time when student behaviors and attitudes seem more troubling than ever before, we may need to approach their behavior in a different way, too. In this episode, Alex Shevrin Venet returns to talk about unconditional positive regard, a philosophy that offers students care no matter what — they don't have to earn it, and nothing they do can make it go away. This approach can transform some of the most difficult student-teacher relationships, but it's not easy. Venet shows us how it works, why it works, and how teachers can get the support they need to navigate it. ...
2023-09-1837 min
Grow Beyond GradesEpisode 47 - Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education w/Alex Shevrin VenetAlex Shevrin Venet is an educator, author, and professional development facilitator based in Vermont. She teaches community college and graduate teacher education. Previously, she was a teacher and leader at an alternative therapeutic school. She is the co-founder of the Nurturing the Nurturers collective, a healing community for educators. Her first book, Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education, is a bestseller at W.W. Norton. She is also a long-time ungrader!
Topics include:
How Alex’s personal background and professional experiences led to her interest in trauma-informed education
How Alex defines trauma in the context of her work in sc...
2023-08-2450 min
MB Teachers UnpluggedEpisode 2 - Healing Through Teaching, with Virginia BirchEpisode 2: Healing Through Teaching, with Virginia Birch
Manitoba First Nations Education & Resource Centre Numeracy Specialist Virginia Birch shares how she blends cultural teachings and her graduate training in counseling psychology to empower teachers in Manitoba's First Nations Schools and explains the intersection between cultural teachings and anticolonial mathematics. She also shares some of the unique realities that face Indigenous educators in Manitoba and how they can support their well-being, as well as how we can all engage in effective allyship. Virginia also discusses the effect of the unearthing of graves in Kamloops-affected communities. Finally, Virginia leads Zach t...
2023-06-2339 min
Marketing and EducationEquity, Social Justice, and Trauma-Informed Education: A Conversation with Alex Shevrin VenetIn this episode of All Things Marketing and Education, Elana Leoni sits down with educator and author Alex Shevrin Venet to discuss equity, trauma-informed education, social justice, and how both educators and EdTech brands can play a role in creating a more equitable educational system. Alex is the co-founder of the Nurturing the Nurturers Collective, a healing community for educators, and her first book, Equity Centered Trauma Informed Education, is a bestseller at WW Norton. Throughout the conversation, Alex breaks down these often-buzzwordy topics and provides actionable steps for educators to take.
2023-04-2057 minThe Cult of Pedagogy Podcast209: Unpacking Trauma-Informed TeachingTrauma-informed teaching has gotten a lot of attention in recent years, and my guest, Alex Shevrin Venet, is a wonderful guide to help us better understand how it works. Her book, Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education, offers a holistic, nuanced exploration of what this work looks like in practice, and it does so with equity at the center. In this episode, we talk about what trauma-informed teaching looks like in practice, how some approaches to this work miss the mark, and how teachers can start applying some basic principles of good trauma-informed teaching right away. Thanks to EVERFI and Gian...
2023-04-1844 min
The Culture-Centered ClassroomS2.E20 - Trauma informed teaching: 5 Surprisingly Simple Ways to use it in your classroom with Michael SivertJoin me in welcoming Michael Sivert to the podcast for an informative conversation about how having a trauma-informed lens can help you create a more welcoming and inclusive classroom for all students. He is a 5th Grade teacher in Ohio. He has been teaching Upper Elementary grades for 17 years. His passion revolves around Social-Emotional Learning, and he works to make SEL accessible to teachers. He creates lesson plans and resources for the upper elementary classroom that have a trauma-informed lens. Mikey offers demand courses and workshops that help creative, passionate, and student-centered Upper Elementary teachers find ways to integrate...
2022-11-1641 min
The EduGals PodcastOur Goals For The New Year - E073This week, we are sharing our reflections and our goals for the new year. We'll go over both personal and professional goal setting as well as our personal reflections on the past year. If you like what you hear, we would love it if you could share this episode with a colleague or friend. And make sure you subscribe so that you don’t miss out on any new content! And consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee or two!We would love to hear from you – leave a comment on our website OR c...
2022-01-0438 min
Teaching in Higher EdFeeling Grateful for Podcasts, with Bonni StachowiakBonni Stachowiak shares her gratitude for past podcast conversations on episode 389 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I’m feeling grateful for podcasts.
-Bonni Stachowiak
I am feeling even more grateful for this community of people who care about teaching and learning.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Resources Mentioned
2021 Podcast Favorites
21 Top Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast Episodes
EdSurge’s Bootstraps podcast series
Bootstraps – Episode 4: The Tyranny of Letter Grades
How to Use Podcasts in Teaching with Barbi Honeycutt
How to Use a...
2021-11-2422 min
edWebcastsEquity-Centered Trauma-Informed EducationThis edWeb podcast is sponsored by Norton Books in Education. The webinar recording can be accessed here.How can schools bring an equity lens to their trauma-informed education initiatives? Schools can do more than respond to the trauma that some students have already experienced; they can play a key role in preventing trauma and disrupting the larger social forces that create trauma in our world. This edWeb podcast presents a fresh take on trauma-informed practices, with takeaways for teachers, school leaders, and anyone else who is invested in making change in education. Alex Shevrin...
2021-11-1655 min
Teaching Learning Leading K-12Alex Shevrin Venet: Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education - 419Alex Shevrin Venet talks with me about her book Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education. This is episode 419 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.Alex Shevrin Venet is an educator, professional development facilitator, and writer. She teaches in-service teachers at Antioch University and Castleton University, and undergraduate students at the Community College of Vermont. She is a former teacher/leader at an alternative therapeutic school. She lives in Winooski, Vermont.Today we are focused on Alex’s book - Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education. So much to learn. Thanks for listening!Enjoy!But wa...
2021-10-1452 minTeaching in Higher EdEquity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education, with Alex Shevrin VenetAlex Shevrin Venet talks about her book, Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education on episode 372 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Something that might just be stressful for one person could be traumatic for another.
-Alex Shevrin Venet
Trauma-informed education is not a checklist.
-Alex Shevrin Venet
The way we understand trauma is always changing.
-Alex Shevrin Venet
Resources
Episode 258 with Sara Goldrick-Rab: Paying the Price
Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education, by Alex Shevrin Venet*
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2021-07-2936 min
Shifting Schools: Conversations for K12 EducatorsMeet Author Educator Alex S. VenetLinks mentioned in this episode: Follow the author on Twitter: @AlexSVenet Check out her website: https://unconditionallearning.org/ Learn more about her book: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393714739 The book review shared in this episode: https://medium.com/human-restoration-project/june-2021-equity-centered-trauma-informed-education-by-alex-shevrin-venet-9654cc7ded3 Find the free guide that supports this episode: https://www.shiftingschools.com/free-pdfs
2021-07-2841 min
#vted Reads – Innovative Education in Vermont#vted Reads: with Alex Shevrin VenetToday on the podcast, Alex Shevrin Venet joins us to talk about her new book, Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Education. How does it work in classrooms? How can you, as an educator, use your own coping strategies to dismantle inequity at your school? Will action research help? And what does convincing your landlord to let you have …
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2021-04-2200 min
Innovative Education in VT#vted Reads: with Alex Shevrin VenetToday on the podcast, Alex Shevrin Venet joins us to talk about her new book, Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Education. How does
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2021-04-2259 minThe 21st Century Classroom#vted Reads: with Alex Shevrin VenetToday on the podcast, Alex Shevrin Venet joins us to talk about her new book, Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Education. How does it work in classrooms? How can you, as an educator, use your own coping strategies to dismantle inequity at your school? Will action research help? And what does convincing your landlord to let you have a pug have to do with it?
Alex Shevrin Venet explains.
The 21st Century Classroom · #vted Reads: Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Education
Jeanie: Thank you so much for joining me, Alex, tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do.
Alex: Thanks for ha...
2021-04-2259 min
Human Restoration Project90: Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Teaching w/ Alex VenetTranscripts can be found via our website, humanrestorationproject.org.In today's conversation, we are joined by Alex Venet. Alex teaches undergraduate students at the Community College of Vermont, graduate classes at Castleton Center for Schools and Antioch University New England, creates PD, is a community facilitator for Edutopia, co-organizes Edcamp Vermont and Trauma Informed Educators Network Conference, and is soon releasing her new book Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Education, releasing May 25th, 2021. A link is in the show notes.We received an advanced copy, and I cannot emphasize enough how much this book is needed, and how...
2021-04-1027 min
Unapologetic Disrupters for Good PodcastEpisode 34: Alex Shevrin Venet - Trauma Informed Educators Network PodcastAlex is an educator, professional development facilitator, and author. Formerly she was a teacher and leader at a therapeutic school. Her first book Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education is coming out in May from W. W. Norton
2021-01-1752 min
Dans le micro de l'orthoL'approche centrée sur le traumaVoici les chercheurs auxquels je réfère en fin d'épisode :
Richard Robillard, Jody Carrington, Addison Duane (@msduane) et Alex Shevrin Venet (@unconditionallearning)
2020-12-0336 min