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Mathew Portell - Shifting Paradigms in Education to be Trauma-Informed
From Change Starts Here · Hosted by Dustin Odham
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In this episode of Change Starts Here: <p>Portell wasn’t initially on the educator path. “I was into forestry, but people kept saying kids gravitate toward you. I didn’t receive my educational degree until 29.
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<p>Portell wasn’t initially on the educator path. “I was into forestry, but people kept saying kids gravitate toward you. I didn’t receive my educational degree until 29.” Now, his days are filled with impacting the lives of children and unapologetically disrupting the education field.</p><p>Portell’s days as a principal weren’t trauma-informed. It was a lecture he attended on ACES (adverse childhood experiences) that changed everything. “It happened fast that I changed from what we were doing…