Trauma-Informed Teaching from Reaction to Restoration - Paperback

by Annise Mabry (Author), Stephanie Wilson (Editor), Magdalena Bartkowska (Associate Editor)

What if the behaviors you are trying to manage are actually signals asking for safety, connection, and care?

In Trauma-Informed Teaching: From Reaction to Restoration, Dr. Annise Mabry offers a powerful, healing-centered guide for homeschool cooperatives, microschools, and alternative education programs serving students impacted by trauma.

Too often, educators are taught to respond to challenging behavior with control, compliance, and consequences. Dr. Mabry invites a different approach. One rooted in understanding how trauma affects the brain, learning, and relationships, and how educators can move from reactive discipline to restorative, student-centered practices.

Drawing from real-world experience working with underserved youth, homeschool families, and community-based education models, this book bridges research, lived experience, and practical application. Readers will learn how trauma shows up in learning environments, why traditional classroom management often fails vulnerable students, and how to create spaces where safety, belonging, and growth are possible.

Inside this book, you will discover:

• How trauma impacts behavior, learning, and emotional regulation
• Why punishment-based discipline can retraumatize students
• Practical strategies for building emotionally safe learning environments
• Trauma-informed approaches for homeschool cooperatives and microschools
• How educators can sustain themselves while supporting students

This book is not about perfection. It is about presence, restoration, and creating educational ecosystems where students are seen, supported, and empowered to succeed.

If you are an educator who believes learning should heal, not harm, this book is for you.