The Man Behind Empowering Education

by Empowering Education | Jul 14, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

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...

The Hard Truth About Teaching Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

by Empowering Education | Nov 12, 2015 | Social-emotional Learning

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...

Social and Emotional Learning Spotlight: Conflict: Hard Work

by Empowering Education | Oct 5, 2015 | Social-emotional Learning

Recently I had the opportunity to meet Chris Sharma.  If you’re not sure who this is, think Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan for rock climbing. Sharma is one of the best climbers in the world and has been for many years. Meeting someone who performs at this level, one...

Mindfulness in the Classroom: Be As The Water

by Empowering Education | Sep 19, 2015 | Blog, Mindfulness in the Classroom

Let’s keep this simple shall we? The Law of Parsimony, as borrowed from scientific theory (think Occam’s Razor), states that the simplest explanation is usually the best. From distinguishing evolutionary pathways to analyzing complex statistics, we look to the least...

Social and Emotional Learning Spotlight: Owning Your Thoughts

by Empowering Education | Jul 14, 2015 | Blog, Social-emotional Learning

Each time that I teach about thoughts I ask my students to answer the question, “What is a thought?” The question is usually met with blank expressions, long pauses and the eventual response of, “Well, it’s whatever you think about.” Take...