Bridge to Understanding: A Poverty Simulation - 37439
Step into the shoes of a family with limited financial resources during this powerful 3-hour interactive simulation. Participants will assume the roles of individuals navigating the daily realities of poverty, facing unexpected challenges, and limited resources. Throughout the experience, they’ll interact with community systems, including schools, social services, banks, employers, and law enforcement. This immersive simulation goes beyond statistics, offering a human perspective on poverty that fosters empathy, challenges assumptions, and builds stronger, more compassionate connections with students and families experiencing economic hardship and homelessness. By understanding the barriers poverty creates, participants will be better equipped to remove obstacles to learning, strengthen student engagement, and support pathways to academic success. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your perspective, enhance your ability to identify students experiencing homelessness, and support students and families in need. Register now to reserve your spot.
Audiences
McKinney-Vento, Assistant Principals, Counselors, MTSS, Principals, Teacher - General Education, Teacher - Special Education
Prerequisite/Special Notes
None
Objectives
Participants will explore the barriers faced by individuals and families living in poverty through a realistic, role-based simulation experience, applying insights to strengthen strategies for identifying and supporting students experiencing homelessness. Participants will develop at least one action step related to best practices for student identification and support.
Session
65733
Fee
None
Seats Left
80
T-TESS
Registration Deadline
2/19/2027
Credit Type
Continuing Professional Education
Duration
03:00
T-PESS
Presenter
Dawn Lebleu ESC Region 11
For assistance contact:
Dawn Lebleu
DLebleu@esc11.net
For assistance contact:
Anna Lee
ALee@esc11.net
(817) 740-7727
Offered Again On
- 2/19/2027 9:00 am
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