Dreading a New School Year? I don’t know about you but going back to school with new students used to get my tummy turning. Dread hung on my shoulders and motivation was nowhere to be found. How was I to keep control of new students, teens I didn’t know and who were different from me? …
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How the Social Styles List Can Transform Your Classroom
Free Resource for Effective Classroom Management Without a doubt, high school classrooms today are more diverse than ever—culturally, emotionally, and socially. As educators, you likely face students with varying communication preferences, personalities and “social styles”, making it challenging to foster meaningful relationships and manage your classroom effectively. Importantly, one-size-fits-all approaches to classroom management don’t work …
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You Won’t Get Classroom Management Without This
Dreading a New School Year? I don’t know about you but a new school year with new students used to get my tummy turning. Dread hung on my shoulders and motivation was nowhere to be found. How was I to keep control of new students, teens I didn’t know and who were different from me? …
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A New Year And A New Social and Emotional Skill Building Bundle
A New Social Emotional Learning Bundle My Christmas gift to you – a bundle of goal setting and planning resources (20% off)–perfect for helping students get a fresh start in the new year while boosting their mental health and social and emotional skill building! Three Resources In One This social and emotional skill building bundle …
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Lift up Your Spirits this Thanksgiving!
During the Thanksgiving holiday season, there’s talk, of course, about giving thanks and gratitude. But this aws Studios freebie gives you the opportunity to “gift” the people in your life “permission” to do things they want but often feel like they shouldn’t or don’t deserve to do, a mental health, social and emotional best practice. …
Conquer Student Anxiety
Transform Student Feelings of Overwhelm to Confidence Do you find your students feeling overwhelmed? Students want to do a lot. Furthermore, they deal with expectations from their relationships with family, school and friends. It can feel like it’s all too much. And, giving up might be right around the corner. Roles and Goals™, a social …
Final Episode™: Resolving Conflicts Through Communication, an Engaging Learning Experience for High School Students
Bored, Uninterested Teenagers Become Engaged, Empowered, Knowledgeable, and Skilled The first thing that sparked my bored, mistrusting high school class during “Final Episode™: Resolving Conflicts Through Communication” was showing them a segment from a popular family drama TV series. Heads popped up and eyes engaged with the screen as if to say, “Cool. Are we …
The “Power of Permission” Slip™ – a Mental Health, Social Emotional Learning Resource Every Teacher Should Have
Unlock Mental Health and Empowerment When handing out the “Power of Permission” Slip™ you may notice a collective sigh of relief. Along with a room full of relaxing shoulders. Giving people permission to practice positive, safe, and healthy self-empowering behaviors is powerful. It reminds recipients of their obligation to their mental health and social emotional …