“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
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Advisory and SEL Essentials: 5 Important Reasons Why You Need Team Building Activities
Have you ever been to a long lecture or webinar where there were no breakout rooms or opportunities to speak to others? How was your attention during this time? It’s hard to get your students’ attention and one way to lose it is if you are the only one speaking and they don’t have the opportunity to ... Read More about Advisory and SEL Essentials: 5 Important Reasons Why You Need Team Building Activities
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, ... 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 ... 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 ... Read More about Advisory and SEL Programs That Fail in the School System