In classrooms that have a strong balance of meeting students Academic and Social Emotional (A+ SEL) needs, teachers create positive energy, student engagement, and feelings of mutual respect and belonging.
When an entire school is infused with a sense of community, the effects of community building in classrooms grow. This course is a resource for inspiration, guidance, practical, & adaptable ideas for building a strong, caring community schoolwide.
Throughout a school day, all adults working in a school (in any capacity) find themselves needing to speak with students in a variety of different ways. This course will support you on your journey to learn more about effective teacher language.
You might have seen or heard the phrase “students must Maslow before they can Bloom!” In this course we use the work from educational psychologist, Abraham Maslow, to discuss ten tips for creating an optimal learning environment where students thrive!
This course will use a combination of instructional videos and documents to help support you on your journey to conduct an Advisory meeting with Middle School students both in-person and/or online.
Now that we have been implementing Advisory Meetings, it's time to step back and identify strengths and opportunities for growth, examine ways to teach the social emotional competencies students need, and ground ourselves in the developmental characteristics to increase engagement.
In this session, we’ll delve into the profound impact of rules on student behavior and acquire the skills to craft clear and positive guidelines.
To support students in displaying on-task behaviors, we must create the conditions through using a combination of proactive and reactive strategies. This course shares practices that set students up for success and interventions that can be used.
When we combine the explicit teaching of routines with language that highlights success and reinforces the behavior, students experience feelings of accomplishment, and ultimately, greater learning.
Creating the conditions for students to do more of the talking increases engagement and leads to deeper learning. In these sessions, we’ll examine learning structures that allow students to be active and interactive within your curriculum.
Throughout a school day, all adults working in a school (in any capacity) find themselves needing to speak with students in a variety of different ways. This series will examine four areas: An Overview, Reinforcing Language, Reminding & Redirecting Language, and Nuances of Language.
In this course, we will look specifically at how to use envisioning language to support students in reaching their full potential and how to use this powerful language to create the positive learning environment we want to lead.
In this course, you'll learn the secrets to successful goal setting, how to support students of all ages, and interactive activities that will increase student engagement in setting meaningful goals.
A smooth ending to the school year creates a sense of accomplishment and leaves students with a positive impression. Learn and plan how to celebrate the school year, lead students through reflecting, and build hope for the future.