Date: May 22nd, 2022
A “Culture Calendar” would be a great way to build your school’s community!
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Date: May 15th, 2022
When you teach kids how to stand in line, teach them the SOCIAL SKILLS involved – they can use these the rest of their life.
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Date: April 3rd, 2022
Before we can hold kids responsible for DISRESPECT we really have to define RESPECT. Then we have to teach it.
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Date: January 16th, 2022
When kids don’t have a sense of belonging, it makes it difficult for them to learn. And, thanks to the pandemic, many of our students are struggling with feeling like they don’t belong!
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Date: December 26th, 2021
A school-wide, year-long “Culture Calendar” gets adults and kids interacting in a different way, which then causes the kids to see the adults differently. And that’s a good thing!
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Date: December 19th, 2021
The 5 core competencies of Social and Emotional Learning can, and should, be built into ANY academic lesson plan. Here’s how.
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Date: November 6th, 2021
Don’t give up on kids who have learned poor behaviors at home! TEACH them how to behave in school! Behaving differently in different environments is a skill that will stay with them for LIFE!
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Date: October 31st, 2021
Kids, and adults for that matter, will change their behavior around you if you change your RESPONSE to it.
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Date: October 3rd, 2021
It’s not always about teaching SEL skills — sometimes it’s about MODELING SEL skills with our colleagues in front of our students. When we do this it is so powerful for our students.
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Date: September 5th, 2021
When adults are visible in school hallways, two things happen: behaviors DECREASE, and kids become comfortable with you, just because they SEE you regularly!
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