“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I have dedicated my career to supporting the needs of multicultural urban youth “at-risk” of becoming casualties of negative life events. I am passionate about inspiring and providing Educators, Counselors, Social Service Providers, and Youth Workers with the information and resources necessary to successfully engage and support our youth.
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