Professional Development Workshop

FUELS Scholarships Presents:

Healing Classrooms: A Trauma-Informed + SEL Workshop for our local Tampa Bay Educators

June 30 – July 3, 2025

In partnership with the St. Clair Butterfly Foundation (SCBF)

Your Classroom Can Heal. Start Here (100% Free)

Aggressive Behaviors? Shut-downs? Here’s What Works.

Our Trauma-Informed + SEL Workshop gives you real-world strategies to turn it around—based on expressive arts and evidence-backed tools used across the country.

Begin by learning from experts Chip and Lisa St. Clair, founders of St. Clair Butterfly Foundation. SCBF is dedicated to addressing the multifaceted impact of trauma on children's learning and development. More about the foundation >

    • A student shuts down and refuses to participate

    • Another lashes out with aggressive behavior

    • You try every strategy you know—but nothing seems to work

    This 4-day summer workshop is designed just for teachers in K–12 classrooms who support students with emotional, behavioral, or academic challenges due to trauma or ESE needs.

    • How trauma affects learning, behavior & relationships

    • Practical classroom strategies to de-escalate, engage & empower

    • Social Emotional Learning (SEL) tools you can use on Day 1

    • How to support students without burning out yourself

    • Taught by national experts + local Pinellas County educators

    • Scholarships cover the full cost

    • Hands-on activities + expressive arts integration

    • Refreshments included

    • Network with teachers who get it

    • 67% of children in the U.S. experience at least one traumatic event by age 16 (SAMHSA)

    • Pinellas County teachers report rising behavioral and emotional challenges

    • Teachers need tools to support ESE & trauma-affected students

    • Most trauma goes unaddressed in the classroom, hurting outcomes and increasing burnout

    • FUELS4Teachers is hosting SCBF’s Trauma Toolkit Training

    • Blends CASEL's SEL framework with trauma-informed, expressive arts-based practices

    • Focused on practical, real-world classroom implementation

    • Each day, 35 teachers will receive training at no cost through full scholarships.

    • 4 days of immersive, evidence-based professional development

    • Co-taught by national SCBF trainers and a certified Pinellas County educator

    • Topics include:

      • De-escalating aggressive behavior

      • Engaging withdrawn students

      • Creating emotionally safe spaces

      • Teacher burnout prevention

    • Includes hands-on expressive arts activities

    • 90% Reduction in Violent Behavior (SCBF 4-year study)

    • 100% Graduation Rate for student participants

    • .8 GPA average increase

    • 80% reduction in disciplinary action

    • 40% decrease in aggressive behavior (national average)

    • 30% increase in student engagement

    • Training designed for and with Pinellas County teachers

    • Amplifies local teacher voices through co-teaching

    • Aligned with Title 1 school needs and teacher feedback

    • FUELS4Teachers is covering venue

    • FUELS Scholarships = full access for under-resourced educators

    • Attendees will be provided with classroom supply kits

Scholarships are Limited. Claim Yours Here.