Sessions of 2025 Summer Conference: Bronwyn Burghart
Burghart, Bronwyn
Mental & Social Health Instructor
Bronwyn Bachaus is a highly skilled, motivated, and emotionally intelligent mental and social health instructor who thrives to create every classroom engaging, collaborative, and supportive for all students. She is firmly convinced that every student has the ability to connect, interact, and succeed with their curriculum if they have the tools necessary to participate. She has dedicated her research and career to analyzing how when students feel socially and emotionally supported, authentic learning can happen. She strongly believes in proactively differentiating instruction and incorporating self-awareness, self-management, and responsible decision-making skills into everyday CTE instruction. She has her BA from Brevard College in Education and Psychology, Masters from Gardner- Webb University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and is currently earning her Doctorate from California Southern University in Clinical Psychology. She is a foodie at heart, enjoys physical fitness, and thrives on outdoor adventuring.
Sessions:
Key Elements of Trauma Informed CTE Instruction
| Date | From | To |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
Loews Ventana Canyon
- Health Science Technologies
- Interdisciplinary
Trauma-informed instruction for CTE students means creating a safe and supportive learning environment by recognizing potential traumatic experiences students may have faced, actively addressing triggers, and incorporating strategies that promote emotional regulation and resilience, while still focusing on the health sciences technical skills of the CTE curriculum; this can include things like providing clear expectations, offering choice and agency in learning activities, utilizing positive reinforcement, and fostering open communication with students to understand their needs and challenges.
