By Dr. Katie Raher Dr. Katie Raher, a teacher turned School Psychologist has created this lesson plan specifically for staff meetings (click on the words “lesson plan” that are colored blue to access it). This lesson plan helps educators think through how they can develop a self-care routine. If you are a Rochester Public Schools …
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by Sarah Clarke, Let’s talk about SEL for adults. According to the Panorama website, adult SEL is defined as “the process of helping educators build their expertise and skills to lead social and emotional learning initiatives. It also involves cultivating adults’ own social and emotional competencies.” I interpret this to mean, in order to teach …
By Angela Watson, Truth for Teachers, Reprinted with permission 1. It is okay to sit in the anxiety sometimes and allow yourself (and others) to be off-kilter. If you’re having a tough time focusing right now on any topic besides coronavirus, you’re probably finding that most of the articles and discussions about it are …
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By Denise Moody Mornings look very different at my house during distance learning than they did before. Over the years my morning routine has been tweaked based on the age of my kids and my priorities in that season of life, but that finely-tuned routine was completely thrown out the window on March 18th when …