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Workshop Spotlight – Fun Fridays

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:August 30, 2019
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TGIFriyays! After school professionals will come together with context experts in a friendly and engaging conversation about one key area of after school program quality. Explore tools and strategies, try…

SEL Series – Poetic Expressions

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:August 28, 2019
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Using Poetry as a Tool for Teaching Social Emotional Development Depressed When a tomato gets chopped, it is depressed. When carrots get diced, they are depressed. When they get mixed,…

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SEL Series – Resources!

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 31, 2019
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SEL Summer Program Resources I love a good find! I bet so do you. Recently I have found tons of excellent free SEL resources on Pinterest's website. These easy to…

SEL Series – Part 2: What is Bullying?

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 23, 2019
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What is an Ally? An ally is someone who acts to support those who are bullied. Empowering children to be advocates will help the culture of your program and it…

SEL Series – Part 1: What is Bullying?

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 16, 2019
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What is Bullying? I believe that the word Bully evokes different emotions and attitudes in each person because of the extensive variations of its effects on children. After reading several…

SEL Series – Ends Justifying the Means???

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 11, 2019
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A Cautionary Tale for Parents: Sometimes the Ends Do Not Justify the Means I walked into my apartment after a long day at work. Again, I caught my daughter lounging…

SEL Series – Disagreements

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 1, 2019
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Mediating Summer Camp Disagreements I remember standing between two school-age boys and blocking them from brutalizing each over a kickball game. The disagreement stemmed from a bad call on a…

SEL Series – Real Talk on SEL

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:June 12, 2019
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Interview with Edward Franklin at the Boost Conference I peered out into a large crowd of people sitting at tables eating lunch. I walk around for a few minutes trying…

SEL Series – Out Wit the Witty

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:June 7, 2019
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18 Diffusers That “Out Wit” the Witty Think about your students who love to chronically interrupt classroom activities. Do find yourself thinking "can you please let me finish my…

SEL Series – Impactful Staff Orientation

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:May 29, 2019
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Why Creating Impactful Staff Orientation is the Best Way to Program Success The most essential professional orientation I have experienced in my career was at the Cardinal Sheehan Center in…