Liz Knapp’s life experience led her to a career teaching in inner-city high poverty schools. She knows first hand how trauma can impact developing minds. At TEDxMcMinnville, she shared how students can overcome their pasts through the power of restorative practices in our public schools. Liz Knapp has 18 years experience as a public school educator and has taught students from every continent (except Antartica). Liz started her career as a psychology major with aspirations of working with children with trauma. When she realized her clientele would be limited to certain socio-economic groups, she decided to go into education to work with the most at-risk students. An educator in the McMinnville School District in McMinnville, Oregon since 2008, Liz teaches students to problem solve through collaboration, positive communication strategies, active listening, and future goal setting. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx