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SEL Series – Responding to Students’ Behaviors

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:March 6, 2019
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Tips to Identify Behaviors and Linking them to Social and Emotional Needs I recently brought my daughter to the hospital and we encountered a doctor with the worst bedside manner.…

The 4 Burners Theory

Post author:Rose Dugas
Post published:March 1, 2019
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I belong to a cloud app called "pocket". It allows me to download interesting articles to save and/or read later; it also suggests interesting reads on my google page. I…

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Creating Culture in a Cafeteria Classroom

Post author:Chaelyn Lombardo
Post published:February 26, 2019
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The Allegory of the Oxygen Mask I have been flying on airplanes since I was a very young child. Spending my mid-80s childhood-summers in Kansas, I would often fly alone…

SEL Series – What is SEL?

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:February 20, 2019
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AHA! I recently had an aha moment - I have written several blogs about Social Emotional Learning (SEL), but I have not clearly defined what it is. So just what…

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

Post author:Tiana Brown
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

Post author:Tiana Brown
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…

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…

Video Games Aren’t All Bad

Post author:Rose Dugas
Post published:January 18, 2019
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We all understand that video games can cause problems, we hear that every day. I won't even go into the many ways that some of these games can create antisocial…

SEL Series: Growth Mindset

Post author:Tiana Brown
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…