SEL Series:A Pooch at your After-school
Let's take a look at the Mutt-I-Grees SEL curriculum I recall sitting in a meeting with one of our education coordinators, and he pitched the idea of dogs coming to…
SEL Series: Check out Centervention for free social-emotional learning activities
I will be writing a series of blog posts highlighting the Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) resources. I would like to begin with one of my favorite free Social Emotional…
SEL Series: Too Many Choices: Selecting the Right SEL Curriculum
After-school educators are becoming increasingly aware of the impact and the long-lasting benefits of Social-Emotional Learning programs. However, choosing the right SEL program can be a challenge due to the…
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Call for Contractors and Volunteers
The Connecticut After School Network is taking a deeper dive into content areas in the coming year. (more…)
Social and Emotional Learning / After School & Summer Working Group
New Working Group Forming First meeting June 8th Interested in how afterschool and summer programs can better help kids and families in terms of social and emotional learning and behavioral…
Teen Toddlers
If you are an 80’s baby, you probably played with a toy kitchen set. I did. When I was four years old, Santa brought me a kitchen set for Christmas.…
A New Understanding of the Childhood Brain
This is a short video produced by the Atlantic magazine that talks about new research that has been going on over the past 10 years on the link of early…
The Power Struggle (part 2)
In Part One of The Power Struggle, I focused on tips to empower educators in building their self-awareness during or before a potential power struggle. In Part Two, I will…
The Power Struggle
Part 1: Awareness Does this sound familiar? Educator: "You are always interrupting my program by making by silly fart noises. Cut it out." Student: "You're always blaming me for stuff…
ICYMI: For Kids, Anxiety About School Can Feel Like ‘Being Chased By A Lion’
Great radio story on what it's like for kids with anxiety. Do any of the children in your program struggle with issues like this? We'll be having a Deep Dive…