Teaching During Covid: 5 Easy Ways to Set Personal Boundaries
Setting our kids up for success is Teaching 101. So let’s set ourselves up for success now. Teacher burn out is real. Our kids need us healthy.
Month: October 2020
Chime In: How to Get Your Classroom to Settle Down
By Cindy Schwartz, co-founder and executive director of secondary education A very real problem that many of us have faced in our classrooms is the act of “settling down” or “quieting” a class. So here we go. Does this sound familiar? It’s 7:50 am and the morning announcements are over. The room is noisy, buzzing, …
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Teaching SEL with Rock n’ Roll
By Roxee Lore, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Elementary Education American educator and philosopher Nel Noddings wrote, “My contention is first that we should want more from our educational efforts than adequate academic achievement and, second, that we will not achieve even that meager success unless our children believe that they themselves are cared for …
Why Teachers Can Benefit, Personally and Professionally, from Joining a Group
By Lori Bellan, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Social-Emotional Learning Last week, we hosted our first Attentive Talks, a weekly virtual meeting for teachers to come together and vent their frustrations, share their experiences, and learn a few self-soothing skills along the way. As I watched this incredible group of teachers connect, I felt enthused …
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