Name: Safe Brains Learn Best: Trauma, Memory, and Language Acquisition
Start: 2026-08-06T13:45:00-0400
End: 2026-08-06T15:45:00-0400

WISIT Summer Institute 2026

August 3 to 7, 2026
Washington International School, Tregaron Campus

Safe Brains Learn Best: Trauma, Memory, and Language Acquisition

LIMITED

Thursday August 6, 2026 1:45pm - 3:45pm EDT

Middle School Building Room 110

Limited Capacity seats available

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How do brain science, emotional safety, and experiences of stress and trauma shape students’ ability to learn, especially for multilingual learners? In this interactive workshop, we will examine how stress and trauma impact key brain systems and what this means for attention, memory, and language development. Together, we will connect this research to practice, identifying concrete strategies that we can implement immediately to support engagement, strengthen working memory, and create conditions where all learners can thrive.

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Patricio Cortez

Garnet-Patterson STAY

Patricio Poblete is a certified Spanish, ESOL, Biology, and Special Education teacher with over 14 years of experience in language acquisition and culturally responsive instruction. He holds a teaching degree and a master’s in TEFL with a major in linguistics from Universidad Metropolitana... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 1:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Middle School Building Room 110

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