Michael Lamb 5: Responding to Adversity and Chronic Stress

Michael Lamb, Executive Director, Washington, D.C. with Turnaround for Children, discusses adversity and its impact on how children learn. He also shares how educators can work to prioritize students who have been impacted by chronic stress and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their needs within the educational environment. He shares the building blocks for learning that start with the foundations of attachment, stress management and self-regulation.

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Fundamental row: Attachment, Stress Management, Self Regulation.

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How can schools begin to think about responding to adversity and chronic stress? How does adversity impact how children learn? How is this domain of development missing in the priorities of a school and classroom? *Alignment to the development of the child as a "learner" in an educational setting. * A measurable and malleable skill, behavior, or mindset -differentiating between personality/character traits and learner attributes. *A research base demonstrating impact of skill, behavior, or mindset on academic achievement.