TIPPS Self-Reflection: Experiences with Curriculums and Models of Response

Dear Early Childhood Educators and Administrators: Thank you for all you do to create educational spaces that are safe, stable, predictable, and nurturing. We know the work you do is hard! Pre-packaged social emotional learning curriculums and resource models can help you create this kind of a classroom space. This self-reflection tool was developed to support you in curriculums or resource models you use. 

The following are existing models developed to support teachers in teaching social emotional learning.

Next Steps

You work hard, and time is short to create curriculum specific to your classroom.

To learn more about why curriculums are important to help respond to childhood trauma, see Traumatic Events are Bad.

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