“I was just pointing out the obvious about their weight gain and thought it was funny, what’s the big deal? I’m not hurting anyone and I’ve done this all the time to them.” I have had a lot of concerns brought to me, from both school staff and students, about bullying others and being bullied. … Read More about How to Teach Youth About Bullying in Your Advisory and SEL Programs
9 Easy Ways of Getting Principal Buy-In for an Advisory and SEL Program
It would be fantastic if your Principal and/or administration already knew about the benefits of Advisory and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) programs and wanted to support you in implementing effective and engaging programming for your middle school students or high school students. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. You may sometimes need to provide them … Read More about 9 Easy Ways of Getting Principal Buy-In for an Advisory and SEL Program
10 Simple Tips for Forming Connections in an Advisory or SEL Class
You have developed your Advisory and SEL Program, designed your curriculum, and now it’s time for you to finally implement and facilitate your group or class! Don’t worry, it can be scary in the beginning, especially if you don’t have a plan in place, but this post will help guide you to easy ways you … Read More about 10 Simple Tips for Forming Connections in an Advisory or SEL Class
Advisory and SEL Programs That Fail in the School System
We did it! We implemented an Advisory/Social-emotional Learning (SEL) program in the school! We dedicated 10 minutes every morning, read articles about social-emotional topics, and made time for study hall. Hold up, you did what? A lot of schools and programs think just because you create a program called Advisory or implement an SEL Program, … Read More about Advisory and SEL Programs That Fail in the School System
How to Incorporate more Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom
The world and our classrooms are filled with a rich mix of cultural identities. We want our students to feel welcomed and accepted for who they are, and not made to feel less than because of their differences. Even if we don’t have a diverse student population in our classrooms or programs, we want to … Read More about How to Incorporate more Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom
How to Do Your Laundry in College
No matter how much you want to avoid doing laundry, eventually, you may have to come to terms with this dreaded chore. It may seem scary if it is the first time you’ve had to do your own laundry. You are going to run out of those clean smelling clothes from that mixed pile of … Read More about How to Do Your Laundry in College
How To Work from Home and be Productive
For many, a home is usually a place for comfort and relaxation; a time to unwind when the day is over. However currently, many jobs are switching from working in the office to working from home. This also applies to students, who are now taking online classes. Here are some tips on how you … Read More about How To Work from Home and be Productive
15 Survival Tips for Your First Year of College
There are some basic survival tips that every college freshman living at school and away from home should know. These are some great tips that college students state they would have wanted to know before they went to college. So if you take these survival tips seriously, you’ll have a huge advantage when beginning your … Read More about 15 Survival Tips for Your First Year of College
How to Talk to Teens About: Relationships and Safety
Being a teen is a really confusing time. You are struggling to be independent and find out how to fit in this world. Now throw in dating into the mix and whew… Many teens struggle to know how to act, or what to say, and some are just glad that someone is showing an interest … Read More about How to Talk to Teens About: Relationships and Safety