All practices
Micro-reset10–20 sec
Co-Regulation Before Correction
When / where:When a student is dysregulated
Regulate your own nervous system before you respond, so you down-regulate rather than amplify.
How to practice
- 1
Notice your own activation.
- 2
One slow breath; soften jaw and shoulders.
- 3
Lower your voice.
- 4
Respond from calm.
The evidence
Targets the burnout cascade — teacher stress is contagious to students (Oberle & Schonert-Reichl, 2016); co-regulation is foundational in trauma-informed practice.