School days in December are often a time to excite students for holidays and the upcoming break. As we continue to adapt to a new “normal” in school, this may lead to heightened social emotional needs resulting in students expressing their overly excited state through their behaviors.
One first step you can take to build your resiliency is to reflect and celebrate your many accomplishments so far this school year. Taking time to reflect and celebrate helps point out the many obstacles you’ve overcome, the resiliency you’ve used to get to this point, and naturally leads to new ideas on how to problem-solve future challenges. This is the perfect time of year to spend 15 – 20 minutes reflecting on all that you’ve accomplished through one of the three reflection and celebration structures provided below.
With the school year well underway, we’ve had the good fortune to be in schools around the country and seen the amazing work teachers are
Throughout September we focus on discovering the learners within the community – what we know about them academically, what their home lives are like, what
Advisory blocks are often one of middle schoolers favorite parts of the school day because it allows them the opportunity to learn in a less-demanding
For my first year of preparing for school, I did what any nervous young person does – I called for backup. For me this meant
For educators, the month of July typically holds the fewest responsibilities related to their profession. This short period is bookmarked by June, which welcomes the
There is a phrase being used regularly right now that I propose we eliminate from our vocabulary for the 2021 – 2022 school year: learning
It is that time in the school year where the weather starts to beckon our students, distracting them from the learning in the classroom by
So often we tell students to “be nice” to others, “just get along”, or “appreciate the differences” when a student acts in an unkind way.
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