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SEL Series: Mini SEL Lesson

Post author:Tiana Brown
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

Post author:Tiana Brown
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

Post author:Tiana Brown
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

Post author:Tiana Brown
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…

SEL Series: Girls and Boys Brains Learn Differently

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:November 19, 2018
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In Arizona this past weekend, I presented at workshops in a conference called "Excellence, 2018 School’s Out, Make It Count". Along with presenting, I attended an excellent workshop called "…

SEL Series: SEL Snack Attack- Kid President’s 25 Reasons to Be Thankful!

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:November 14, 2018
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Simple mini SEL lessons to make afterschool snack time fun Teaching children gratitude can be trick thing. Even adults have a rough time remembering to be grateful. We get caught…

SEL Series: SEL at Home

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:October 17, 2018
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Have you ever heard something that shifted your perspective? While away at an afterschool conference, I acquired one of the most valuable pieces of wisdom on parenting that continues to…

Mastering the “Super CLASP”

Post author:Rose Dugas
Post published:October 16, 2018
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If there is anything I’ve learned at the Network it has been the deeper meaning to most of the things we do here. Ken created a new version of CLASP…

Free Learning Resources

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:October 12, 2018
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NEW (FREE!) LEARNING RESOURCES FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC & MOTT FOUNDATION Real-world problems call for critical thinking and real-world solutions and afterschool programs are a great place for kids to learn,…

SEL Series: Snack Attack – Never Give Up!

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:October 10, 2018
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Simple mini SEL lessons to make afterschool snack time fun During snack time, or whenever you need a short activity, have student watch the short animated film, “Soar,” set to…