About the Workshop

This FLO Friday workshop aims to build educational tools for trauma-aware teaching practices. Facilitator Ki Wight will share new learning from research conducted by Dr. Sandra VanderKaay from McMaster University (2023) and her “Do it Anyway!” resource for Trauma-Informed Pedagogical Strategies.

This event is open to educators who are new to this topic, along with those who have experience teaching with trauma awareness.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Recognize a variety of trauma-aware educational practices.
• Compile trauma-aware teaching strategies and practices to use and share.

About the Facilitator

Ki Wight (she/her) is an assistant professor of educational development at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She has a passion for collaborative and community-oriented instructional design and curriculum development, and actively researches topics of equity and justice within creative industries’ education. Her intention is that participants will learn and consider, share, and build trauma-informed education strategies.

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Please note: this session will be recorded, archived, and made available publicly on BCcampus.ca. By participating in this session, you acknowledge you are aware your participation will be recorded and the recording will be openly available.