A Shift in Approach From Either/Or to Both/And
My nephew has had his face in front of a screen for the better part of a year now. Like other students across this nation, he was thrust into online learning last March. And like millions of children today, he still has not made it back on campus.
Anchoring Down to Connect with Students
I once had the pleasure of hearing Trish Shaffer speak. As Social Emotional Learning Coordinator, she proudly shared the great work taking place in Washoe County schools, a district right outside of Reno, Nevada.
Putting All of the Pieces Together
The phrase Social Emotional Learning came into my life in 2015. Though SEL implementation has been around for decades, the schools and districts in which I worked had not yet embraced whole child education with that particular lens.
A Year Stronger
Two days ago I recognized the one year anniversary of my breast cancer diagnosis. Which means that I have struggled to communicate what this experience has been like for exactly one year and two days.
From the Outside Soaking In
I was walking home in the rain last night. It was not as serene as it may sound, absolutely nothing like the pivotal “life makes sense to me now” moment in a romcom.