It's a critical moment for SEL, and we need our parents to be involved. When we can't get things done on campus its our parents that are going to help us out or leave us hanging. Listen to episode 225 to understand why explaining SEL to parents is so important! 1:34 SEL has become a flashpoint in the education wars 3:09 Outside of Education, nobody knows what SEL 4:45 Help parents understand 6:46 Why SEL Is important now (SEL is for you too) Explaining SEL to Parents Article - https://bit.ly/3RmdDHn

There's a systematic approach to SEL implementation. In this' week's article, we'll break down 10 steps you can take to gain traction with SEL. In an article from Hechinger report - https://bit.ly/3D9AClw 1:10 - Getting started with SEL 2:28 - Budget = Priority 8:45 - Before you select an evidence-based program 10:45 - Follow through on your implementation plans Reference - CASEL program review - https://bit.ly/3BrkdaR

Please explain how we could have a day of school not filled with social and emotional learning? That's who we are, a school is a social environment, and together we are emotional beings! Let's explore what SEL 60 minutes a day looks like en EP 223 1:55 2:23 6:53 10:35 12:05

There’s so much in the world that changed through the pandemic, and one thing that shines through is the attention that’s been brought to our personal well-being and levels of stress. This was pushed under the rug so long that we were almost numb! Listen to Episode 221 as we explore 4 ways the pandemic impacted SEL article from K-12 Dive 1:25 - Championing SEL 4:18 - SEL & Mental health support 7:55 - Using new data to informal SEL 10:37 - Funding

Social Emotional Learning has always made sense to me, and as students enter high school, they should be equipped to apply the skills they've learned in their personal and professional life. In this episode, we'll explore the opportunities that come with CTE 1:33 70% of high school graduates may not be going to college 3:44 - Dual Enrollment partnerships 6:55 - Student experience with CTE

In this episode, we explore an article that covers how SEL is bridging equity gaps. Of course, we had to add an Adult SEL perspective and big shout-outs to The Urban Assembly of New York. Check out the full article - https://bit.ly/3ClZshH 2:15 - THe Urban Assembly does SEL different 3:40 - How SEL caught momentum through the pandemic 5:55 - Supportive and demanding teachers 8:43 - SEL is about teaching skills and perspective

Students are in the middle of a mental health crisis! That means educators are too. We spend the majority of our time together, trading thoughts, feelings, and ideas. To remove students from their mental health crises, we have to support our teachers the same way. We'll break down how in EP 219 Shout out to #principal project for the article - https://bit.ly/3BhSgme

Communication is Key, Relationships Rule the World, and Conflict is ok. We just have to build the skills, and all I’ve seen over the past 7 years in Education, is teachers and educators step up to the plate and give each student what they need. We are social-emotional being by nature. Don’t fight it, try it. SEL is for everybody! Listen to EP 218 1:32 - Communication is key 3;25 - 59% of teachers feel their workload is misunderstood 4:55 - Practice SEL with intention 6:12 - How we reduced behavior referrals by 50% 10:15 - SEL is part of the solution

This episode is about practical ways you can use Adult SEL to reduce teacher stress and burnout. It doesn’t have to be complicated, simple get to know you activities, team assessments, SEL PLC meetings. Check out Ep 216 5 ways to reduce teacher stress and resources you can use to implement 1:09 New teachers need support 3:01 - be weary of monetary attendnace incentives 4:02 - don’t assume you know the teams mental health needs 5:48 - Esser fund usage? 6:26 Include SEL in teacher preparation programs

Stressed teachers are expensive! Over 61% of teachers are stressed daily, and the cost to education is over $7.3 billion dollars! Accounted for by absenteeism, turnover, and low performance. Doesn’t it just make sense to support teachers better? Shout out to everybody doing that already Time stamps 1:24 Stressed teachers are expensive, 3:54 We teach who we are 4:29 Practice adult SEL to reduce teacher stress