Dual Language Education

by Charlie Merrow | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog, Social-emotional Learning

The Need for Dual Language Resources in Schools Over ten percent of students in the US are English Language Learners (ELL). ELLs are students who come from non-English speaking homes and who are learning English as an additional language. Out of this ten percent, the...

Mindfulness in the Special Education Classroom

by Charlie Merrow | Jan 27, 2021 | Blog, Mindfulness in the Classroom

How I Brought Mindfulness into My Special Education Class For several years, I worked as a special education teacher with students with autism syndrome disorder. The first year was challenging to say the least. There were chairs thrown daily, bite marks, spit stains,...

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...

How the Brain Grows, Neuroplasticity Elementary Students

by Emma Espel | Dec 29, 2020 | Blog, Mindfulness in the Classroom

A Brief Introduction to Supporting Brain Growth of Elementary Students Did you know throughout our lives our brain grows? This is called neuroplasticity. As a developmental psychologist, the question of how the brain grows has fascinated me since before I began my...