Ms. Jen
@msjenalexander
Human. Truth teller. Mom. Educator. Trauma expert. Author. Speaker. Leader who's relentless for school change and social justice. Forever choosing the life of Voltaire's Good Brahmin. Also usually up for cheesecake. Searching for beauty—hoping you are too!
Working on a new training for paraeducators. Participants will be practicing ten skills to prevent and address challenging behavior—all from a relationships-first perspective! Message or email me if your staff would benefit from this!
Presenting tomorrow at 1:45 Eastern at @attachtraumanetwork's 2026 conference. My session is Are You Ready For It? Structuring Classrooms to Prevent Big Behavior. Our power to stop nervous system overwhelm is before it happens. Learn all about how to do that with youth of all ages in my session!
My January Substack gives you PD suggestions and sends you to this month's blog post about anger. Learn what anger is, why so many folks are feeling it right now, and what you can do as an educator to honor anger and the needs that go with it. Here's the link! open.substack.com/pub/msjenale...
Thank you School Board of Niagara for your hospitality, engagement, and deep thinking. We love working with you and can't wait to connect with you soon!
Join us for Let’s Get Regulated: Trauma-Informed Play Therapy Interventions to Improve Regulation on June 20, 2025. Boost your own skills and learn to support youth and the adults caring for them to get regulated—playfully! To register, go to: iowaassociationforplaytherapy.regfox.com/lets-get-reg...
Registrations are rolling in for this webinar on 2/25—save your spot today! How can you address escalated behavior at school? Get real-world answers in this in-depth, two-hour training webinar with trauma expert Ms. Jen, author of Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools. ecs.page.link/re36g #EduSky
2) Administrators and other school leaders are invited to register for my Feb. webinar with Brookes Pub. titled What It Really Takes to Start Addressing Big, Threatening Behaviors at School. It's Tues., 2/25/25 @ 2 pm ET. It's more than an intro. webinar—learn more here: bpub.fyi/JAweb #EduSky
I’m not an interior designer. That said, you could set a piece of art on the furniture leaning against the wall (light switches behind it). And you could put a taller lamp on the other side. Or vice versa. I am dealing with a similar issue. Light switch is behind my lil plant art/mirror.
Up bright and early last week to present at #ICTE2024 on what it takes to build trauma-sensitive learning environments. Much passion/compassion for humanity in the group. I appreciated their questions and genuine commitment to stopping the harm on the planet. Thanks Dr. Dada for recommending me!
Had the honor of re-connecting at ISCA 2024 with former elementary student Matt—whom I didn't realize is a school counselor (along with another former student too). Also got to see past interns and graduate students. Filled my heart. Very proud of each of you! #rootedinresilience #schoolcounselors
I'm relentless for change and wrote BUILDING TRAUMA-SENSITIVE SCHOOLS and a brand new online course/workbook BECOMING A TRAUMA-SENSITIVE EDUCATOR. These are not trauma 101 books. They focus on practical ideas you can use to support learners now in meeting high expectations for learning and behavior.