Gratitude. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot this time of year. But what does it really mean when all the messages we receive are about getting and buying rather than making and giving?
Welcome to October!! By now, the smell has faded from your new school year calendar, you have already lost, lent, or given away many of your writing utensils, and the day-to-day challenges have begun to set in. At the same time, your routines are established, your students know what to do, and you are likely through your review period and into teaching new material.
New York State's new mental health literacy curriculum is now in effect for the 2018-19 school year. As it has rolled out, there has been some confusion about whether social and emotional learning programs, curricula, strategies, and practices are enough to satisfy this new law.
At the SEL Center, we are often asked what social and emotional skills look like at different ages and stages. What should a Kindergartener be able to do? How much can a 5th grader actually handle? Is this appropriate behavior for a high school senior
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