Mindfulness in Kindergarten

by Cody Wiggs | Aug 7, 2020 | Mindfulness in the Classroom

How do I teach mindfulness to kindergarteners? We already know the benefits of mindfulness for kids, but how exactly should you get your youngest learners practicing mindfulness? Let’s take a closer look at what exactly mindfulness is, how to practice it in elementary...

Empowering Education & Conflict Resolution

by Cody Wiggs | Jul 28, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

How does Empowering Education teach conflict resolution? Of all themes that Empowering Education covers, conflict resolution is high on the list. Conflict is in the halls of any middle school, and where it doesn’t exist it that seems teens can create it from thin air....

Defining Your Purpose – Social & Emotional Learning Lesson Highlight

by Cody Wiggs | Jan 28, 2019 | Social-emotional Learning

?He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.? ? Friedrich Nietzsche Why Purpose Matters After surviving the Nazi concentration camps in the 1940s, Victor Frankl founded a new form of therapy known as logotherapy. The essence of logotherapy is that many...

A Mindful Approach to New Year’s Resolutions

by Cody Wiggs | Dec 27, 2018 | Mindfulness in the Classroom

As the days begin to grow longer and we welcome the next calendar year, many are looking toward 2019 with a familiar mixture of hope, trepidation, excitement, and uncertainty. The new year inevitability brings with it the question of resolutions, goals, and hopes for...

Tips for the Trauma Informed Educator: Stress & Trauma as Resilience Factors

by Cody Wiggs | Nov 20, 2018 | Trauma-informed Teaching

Recent years have seen a remarkable shift in schools and educators across the country embracing the concepts of social-emotional learning and trauma-informed teaching. This is undoubtedly a positive and necessary shift in our approach to education. Like any...