Classroom Management & Trauma
Time & Location
Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM EDT
Southern Indiana Education Center, 1102 Tree Ln Dr, Jasper, IN 47546
About the event
Jim Kestner will present his nationally recognized program in a high-energy session dedicated to helping teachers address a wide range of classroom management issues, including trauma. Hands-on strategies will be used to address unique challenges for building bridges that empower your students to overcome barriers from traumatic environments and circumstances to find empathy, acceptance, predictability, and hope through their time in your class.
Specifically, the session will address the following:
* Addressing common challenging behaviors
* Developing character-based discipline
* Understanding the science of trauma
* Facilitating student interpersonal communication, collaboration, and problem solving
* Addressing confrontational student situations
* Maintaining consistency in exceptional circumstances
* Accounting for trauma in everyday classroom policies
* Establishing a safe, trusting classroom environment
* Teaching self-respect as a strategy for surviving long-term traumatic environments
* Encouraging open communication
* Adapting the physical environment to promote safety and success
* Helping students set and achieve goals for managing uncertainty in their lives
* Addressing changes in parent and custodial relationships
Event Details
Date- September 22, 2026
Time- 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM EST
Location- SIEC (1102 Tree Lane Drive, Jasper IN 475456)
Cost- SIEC Member $175 / Non-member $245
Includes- Workshop materials & catered lunch
Presented by: Jim Kestner