Addressing trauma in schooling is always complex and certainly more so in the context of COVID-19. In this webinar, we will examine the social, cultural, and emotional complexities of trauma in classrooms, the highly varying impacts of the pandemic on students’ and teachers’ lives, and how educators are approaching trauma within the convergence of COVID-19 and recent movements for racial justice.

Learn more the presenter, Dr. Elizabeth Dutro, below!

Elizabeth Dutro, PhD, is professor and chair of literacy studies in the School of Education. She has published extensively on issues of equity in relation to policy and practice in K-12 classrooms and conducts her research in close collaboration with teachers and students. Her research examining how children draw on their life experiences, including trauma, as resources for their learning has been featured in several media outlets, including The Washington Post, Facing History and Ourselves, Colorado Public Radio, and the National Education Policy Center. Dr. Dutro is the author of the recent book The Vulnerable Heart of Literacy: Centering Trauma as Powerful Pedagogy (Teachers College Press). She welcomes connection and can be contacted at: Elizabeth.dutro@colorado.edu and @lifeasstory on Twitter.

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