Drop Your Anchor
Drop Your Anchor: A Hands-On Mindfulness Activity The basis of the drop your anchor metaphor is this: Your brain can be thought of as a boat sailing on the ocean. You’ve got to be a good captain, and drop your anchor when things get stormy. A few years ago, we...
The Man Behind Empowering Education
An Interview with Andy, Empowering Education’s Founder Andy Wilfong, founder of Empowering Education, has advocated for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in schools for over a decade. We spoke to him on July 14, 2020 about where he started with SEL and where the...
Mindful Teaching Tips – Responding to Disruptions
So, you’re ready to teach mindfulness? You’ve seen the research, watched the videos, and heard the TED talks. You’ve got your chime, your teaching script, and ten minutes of tranquility set aside for your students. You’ve even been practicing mindfulness at home and...
The Hard Truth About Teaching Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
We believe in what we do. We believe it has meaning, value, depth and (pardon the cliché) truly makes a difference. As such, we have a tendency to tout the merits of our work. We like to tell success stories, to share the heartwarming moments from our lessons and to...
Meet Munchy and Jumpy
Tales of Mindfulness, Social-Emotional Learning, and Second Chances
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