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SEL and Racial Equity
SEL teaches children the lessons they need to understand and practice racial equity. Social emotional learning starts with bringing an end to racism and injustice. But how do we have these tough conversations with young people?
#LearningNeverStops
How has Empowering Education ensured that #LearningNeverStops? Check out our SEL response to the new learning environment we are all navigating.
Benefits of Mindfulness for Children
What is mindfulness? And how can practicing mindfulness benefit areas of a child’s life such as in the classroom or socializing with friends? Check out the benefits of practicing mindfulness in the classroom for more details.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Articles
Classroom Activity for Emotional Management
We’ve provided a classroom activity that’s helpful for talking about mindfulness and emotional management with your students! Classrooms should be a space for kids to learn how to manage their emotional responses.
I Statements for Kids
Try incorporating these I statements for kids to effectively communicate thoughts, feelings and emotions.
6 Tips for Evaluating a Social-Emotional Learning Program
How do I evaluate a social-emotional learning program? You’re a school administrator, you’re busy. You may want to implement social-emotional...
Benefits of Schoolwide SEL
A schoolwide SEL curriculum is great for every classroom and Empowering Education is here to help you implement the program that works best for your students and teachers.
#LearningNeverStops
How has Empowering Education ensured that #LearningNeverStops? Check out our SEL response to the new learning environment we are all navigating.
How can read-alouds teach social-emotional learning?
Use read-alouds to teach kids social-emotional learning and positive affirmations. Try a mindfulness activity like reading Munchy and Jumpy Tales!
Mindfulness in the Classroom Articles
Benefits of Mindfulness for Children
Benefits of Mindfulness for Kids If you're the type of educator like I was a number of years ago, you might immediately feel like mindfulness isn't...
Positive Affirmations for Kindergarteners
Trying to teach kindergarteners positive self-talk? I think I Can to I CAN! It’s important to teach positive affirmations to kindergarteners so that...
Inclusive Mindfulness (Part 2)
Inclusive Mindfulness For Kids (Part 2) Last month, we asked the question “Will mindfulness really work for my kids?” For this month, we're sharing...
Inclusive Mindfulness (Part 1)
One question we get often is along the lines of “will mindfulness really work for my students?” While every student, classroom, and school is...
Student New Year’s Resolutions in the Classroom
You’ve probably made some New Year’s resolutions -- and you probably didn’t keep them! Our students also struggle to set and achieve goals but...
Five Tips to Reduce Winter Break Anxiety for Students
Teachers are almost always excited about an upcoming vacation, but as we approach the winter break, your students may also be experience excitement...
Trauma Informed Teaching Articles
What Is Growth Mindset?
Growth mindset can be a misunderstood concept, but this blog post will give you an intro to growth mindset with 5 tips on how to teach it.
Resilience in Isolation
Dr. Adelia Moore shares insight into parenting for resilience, even in social isolation. Being a more confident parent – being the grownup – strengthens your child’s resolve. Many parents are understandably worried about the effects of extended social distancing on children’s well-being. Your emotional state is contagious, for better or worse. Let’s make it for the better.
SEL and Racial Equity
SEL teaches children the lessons they need to understand racial equity. Social emotional learning starts with bringing an end to racism and injustice. But how do we have these tough conversations with young people? We compiled a list of resources, books, and activities to help adults and kids talk about race.
Teacher Tips for Online Learning
Create a virtual classroom from home: how you can build an online class using these 6 distance learning tips.
Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus: 4 Tips
As coronavirus continues to affect each of us, we would like to provide resources and tips in response to student questions regarding the virus and school closures, in addition to providing activities that students can do at home to stay engaged.
Tips for the Trauma Informed Educator: Stress & Trauma as Resilience Factors
Being a trauma-informed educator does not mean that we need to protect our students from all possible stressors and difficult experiences, rather, it means we have a deeper understanding of our students’ emotional states and we work to empower them to respond effectively to challenges and stressors….If we as parents and educators remove all stress from a child’s life we are robbing them of their richest opportunities for growth.