July 9, 2022
Reviewing Three New Studies on Student Discipline, Disproportionate Office Referrals, and Racial InequityIt’s Not about School Shootings! It’s about Recognizing What Needs to Change in our ClassroomsDear Colleagues,Introduction Life does…
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June 25, 2022
In Order to Improve. . . Schools Need to Understand How to ImproveSchool Improvement Begins with Principles before Principals: Paying It ForwardDear Colleagues,Introduction In the midst of all the political,…
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June 11, 2022
Why School Shootings are Extreme SEL Events at the Far End of the Social-Emotional Learning Continuum. . .And Why Schools Need to Conduct SEL Audits and Needs Assessments to Decrease…
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May 26, 2022
How Many More Children Need to be Gunned Down in our Schools and on our Streets?A Historical Plea to Protect our Children from the Politics of PolarizationDear Colleagues,Introduction: Another Heartbreaking…
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May 14, 2022
Reconceptualizing Professional Development for the Coming School YearMoving Away from Fly-by, “Spray and Pray,” and Awareness-Only TrainingDear Colleagues,Introduction: An SEL Needs Assessment During the past week, I was on the…
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April 30, 2022
Using Effective Practices to Screen and Validate Students’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Status: Finding, Sorting, Analyzing, and Synthesizing the (Right) Data (Part II)Dear Colleagues,Introduction Students across the country are demonstrating…
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April 16, 2022
Schools Must Use Effective Practices to Screen and then Validate Students’ Mental Health Status (Part I)YES: Teachers Should Help Screen Students for Social, Emotional, and Behavioral ChallengesNO: That’s NOT Where…
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March 26, 2022
Students Understand Social “Reality” Only When They Can Socially Analyze Multiple RealitiesAre Students Prepared When Personality and Power Control, Misrepresent, or Lie About the Truth?If I were to summarize in…
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March 5, 2022
Fitting Social Skills Instruction into the School Day: Necessity, Priority, Fidelity, and the Secondary School Advisory PeriodEffective Planning, Execution, and Accountability are Essential to SEL SuccessDear Colleagues,Introduction I’m going to…
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February 19, 2022
The SEL Secret to Success: You Need to “Stop & Think” and “Make Good Choices”Helping Students Learn and Demonstrate Emotional Control, Communication, and CopingAwareness without Skills is Incomplete. A Plan…
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