Covid-19 has turned our world upside-down, like when a boat flips in a storm, creating dangers beyond what we could have imagined. It has exposed new challenges across society, within communities, and more pointedly, in homes where children are now sequestered.

Trauma-Informed teaching begins with recognizing universal needs through a caring, non-judgmental lens.

Safety though, needs to be enhanced from the inside - in teachers, in classrooms and in young people as a prevention. Social emotional learning, self-awareness, and regulation, mindfulness and trauma-informed approaches should be increasingly taught and reinforced in schools. Inner safety is at least as important as security and potentially, in the long run, even more critical.

Seeing the educational needs of the future, Wynne is putting her voice and experience into her own teacher-facing digital content: three online teacher trainings to accompany her curriculum books. These programs are for teachers who love the GoNoodle short videos and are also looking for a more comprehensive program to offer their students from Pre-K through middle school.

We teachers need to be reminded, supported and encouraged to take the time we need, build in the breaks that help us refresh and rejuvenate, as people first.