SEL in Florida

by Noah Teitelbaum | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Social-emotional Learning

Florida SEL Standards In the past few years, Florida has set out to expand and improve social and emotional learning in the state. However, there are no standards at the state level specifically organized to help guide SEL work in the district or school. Regardless,...

Transitioning Back to In-Person School

by Noah Teitelbaum | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog, Social-emotional Learning

Supporting Students with the Return to School Despite the rise in Covid-19 cases, our increased understanding of how to protect children and staff is leading to more in-person learning. After months of remote learning, how can we help students come back to in-person...

Classroom Gratitude Challenge

by Noah Teitelbaum | Nov 25, 2020 | Mindfulness in the Classroom

Gratitude in the Classroom With Thanksgiving coming up, it’s a good time to practice some gratitude. Research on gratitude has shown that regular practicing gratitude (thinking about what you’re grateful for) enjoy lots of benefits, including having better physical...

Teaching SEL Online

by Noah Teitelbaum | Sep 9, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

7 Tips for Teaching Social-Emotional Learning Online For obvious reasons, teaching social and emotional skills online is very important these days! We lead an hour-long workshop on teaching SEL online, but if you don’t have 60 minutes to spend with us, here are...

Trauma-Informed Management

by Noah Teitelbaum | Aug 25, 2020 | Trauma-informed Teaching

What does trauma-informed teaching have to do management? As part of our work with K-8 schools on SEL, we train teachers on trauma-informed teaching, which means teaching in a way that is sensitive and responsive to the many students who have experienced trauma....