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SEL Series: 55 Positive Things to Say to your Children

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:February 13, 2019
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"Opportunities don't happen; you create them." --Chris Grosser Here are positive things to say to your children to create opportunities to help them feel confident and loved! As parents, most…

SEL Series: SEL at Home, Tips for Parents

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Post published:February 6, 2019
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5 Awesome tips that will improve trips to the grocery store with your children Many of us have dropped our jaws while witnessing distressed parents address their tearful kid(s) screaming…

SEL Series: Words are Powerful

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Post published:January 31, 2019
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Your words are powerful use them wisely- Over the Christmas holiday, I received a lesson in how much words can hurt. My dear old granny had some not-so-nice-comments about my…

Advocacy After School Task Force

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Post published:January 25, 2019
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Want to ensure that afterschool programs are funded? Want to expand funding for summer programs? Have ideas about state laws that impact afterschool and summer programs for kids? Join the…

SEL Series: Sorry

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:January 23, 2019
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Apologies When you ask a young person to apologize, they often scowl at you with an attitude. They may glare at you and roughly say,” Why should I apologize, I…

SEL Series: Growth Mindset

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Post published:January 16, 2019
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Fostering a Growth Mindset I remember extending my right hand up in the air and waving it feverishly. I thought, today “I had enough” after being ignored by my fourth-grade…

SEL Series: Mini SEL Lesson

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Post published:December 19, 2018
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Healthy Relationships take time and effort to mature. It is important to teach youth the key elements of creating positive relationships with friends, family members and people they may encounter…

SEL Series: Creating a Culture of Empathy

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Post published:December 13, 2018
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What is Empathy? Empathy is the ability to understand another person’s feelings, thoughts, and point of view. One day, I was asked to observe a first-grade teacher. She…

SEL Series: Get Started with SEL

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Post published:December 5, 2018
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Get Started with SEL: #SELFORCT, #CTAfterschoolNetwork #We love SEL You need resources, well here you go? I created this list to help educators GET STARTED WITH SEL. These resources are…

SEL Series: SEL Assessment Tools – The DESSA

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Post published:November 28, 2018
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When finding the right assessment tool to measure students' social and emotional learning skills after school, professionals will run into a few challenges. Adhering to SEL standards will ensure accountability…