What is self-care and why should we map out our well-being? Join Gill for this four-part series looking at how self-care positively impacts us and learn a variety of simple strategies to support our mental, emotional, and physical needs.
4/15: [Video] [PDF] 4/22: [Video] [PDF]
4/29: [Video] [PDF] 5/6: [Video] [PDF]
How do I access the online resources? Where do I need to go to get the Brain Breaks that we just learned? How can I bring what I just learned into the schedule of the school day with my students, whether virtually or when we return to in-person classes? Let’s answer these questions and more to help the ongoing transitions happening at your school, district, and community-at-large. There will be 20-25 minutes of short user-friendly content and a 10-15 minute Q&A.
This Well-Being Wednesday series will offer experiential mindfulness-based sessions designed to support the well-being of school-based personnel as they continue to provide essential services to our community each day. Each session is 30 minutes. Please wear clothing suitable for light exercise. All live sessions will have ASL interpretation.
3/3 [Video] [PDF] 3/10 [Video] [PDF] 3/17 [Video] [PDF] 3/24 [Video] [PDF] 3/31 [Video] [PDF]
Please join us for a 45-minute conversation with Jennifer Jackson & Candace Best to kick off March, a month of reconnection as a self-care strategy.
This Well-Being Wednesday series will offer experiential mindfulness-based sessions designed to support the well-being of school-based personnel as they continue to provide essential services to our community each day. Each session is 30 minutes. Please wear clothing suitable for light exercise. All live sessions will have ASL interpretation.
Feb. 3 [Video] [PDF] Feb. 10 [Video] [PDF] Feb. 17 [Video] [PDF] Feb. 24 [Video] [PDF]
Mindful Monday is a 30-minute, experiential mindfulness-based session designed to support the well-being of school-based personnel as they continue to provide essential services to our community each day. Please wear clothing suitable for light exercise.
Mindful Monday is a 30-minute, experiential mindfulness-based session designed to support the well-being of school-based personnel as they continue to provide essential services to our community each day. Please wear clothing suitable for light exercise.
Mindful Monday is a 30-minute, experiential mindfulness-based session designed to support the well-being of school-based personnel as they continue to provide essential services to our community each day. Please wear clothing suitable for light exercise.
Join Dr. Jennings for this three-day series, as she takes us through her new book Teacher Burnout Turnaround Strategies for Empowered Educators. All sessions will be closed-captioned.
January 12 – Part I – Addressing Teacher Stress and Burnout [Video] [PDF]
January 19 – Part II – Preparing for Transformative Change [Video] [PDF]
January 26 – Part III – Empowering Teachers [Video] [PDF]
Please join us Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for a 12-session series. We know that balancing the needs of online instruction and planning for a return in the fall is challenging. This series will help you build knowledge to integrate self-care and social-emotional learning skills into your online and in-person classes. Every session is free and live.
7/27 Session 1: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) & Self-Care [Video] [PDF]
7/29 Session 2: Respond vs. React: Superpowers [Video] [PDF]
7/31 Session 3: Stress & Allostatic Load [Video] [PDF]
8/3 Session 4: The Neuroscience of Stress, Part 1 [Video] [PDF]
8/5 Session 5: The Neuroscience of Stress, Part 2 [Video] [PDF]
8/7 Session 6: Neuroplasticity [Video] [PDF]
8/10 Session 7: Creating Healthy Habits [Video] [PDF]
8/12 Session 8: Taking in the Good [Video] [PDF]
8/14 Session 9: Six Critical Healing Factors [Video] [PDF]
8/17 Session 10: Building Belonging – Emotion & Cognition [Video] [PDF]
8/19 Session 11: Brain Breaks Implementation [Video] [PDF]
8/21 Session 12: Culture of Care Implementation [Video] [PDF]
We know that dozens of guidance documents call for focusing on educator and student well-being. So we are hosting a free series, Train the Trainer, for any and all educators. In this 4-part interactive series, participants will learn how to use our turn-key decks to support educators in their schools or districts.
Part 1 [Video] [PDF] Part 2 [Video] [PDF] Part 3 [Video] [PDF] Part 4 [Video] [PDF]
This 90-minute, interactive session will explore the neuroscience of stress and its impact on the body. We will share how to develop resilience through the practice of simple strategies.
This one-hour, interactive session will explore the neuroscience of stress and its impact on the body. Simple strategies for building resilience will be shared.
Please join us Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays for a 12-session series. We know that balancing the needs of online instruction and planning for a return in the fall is challenging. This series will help you build knowledge to integrate self-care and social-emotional learning skills into your online & in-person classes. Every session is free and live.
University of San Diego will provide EDU credits for Culture of Care course completion. University of San Diego will validate/issue transcripts in graduate level extension credits. As a reminder, it is always up to the student/participant to ensure that their institution will accept this type of continuing education credit. If you are seeking one EDU unit/credit, you must register for this 12-session source at the University of San Diego. This is ONLY if you are seeking one unit of credit for $75 from the University. Attendees can register for Institute 1 through midnight on June 12th. Here is the link to register for either of the sessions. The cost is $75 paid directly to USD.
**MARYLAND RESIDENTS: The course, Culture of Care Self-Care for Educators and Learners, has been approved for one (1) CPD credit until Dec 31, 2025 with the assigned CPD number of 20-68-13. Participants must complete all sessions to earn this credit.
Session 1: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) & Self-Care [Video] [PDF]
Session 2: Respond vs. React: Super Powers [Video] [PDF]
Session 3: Stress & Allostatic Load [Video] [PDF]
Session 4: The Neuroscience of Stress, Part 1 [Video] [PDF]
Session 5: The Neuroscience of Stress, Part 2 [Video] [PDF]
Session 6: Neuroplasticity [Video] [PDF]
Session 7: Creating Healthy Habits [Video] [PDF]
Session 8: Taking in the Good [Video] [PDF]
Session 9: Six Critical Healing Factors [Video] [PDF]
Session 10: Building Belonging – Emotion & Cognition [Video] [PDF]
Session 11: Brain Breaks Implementation [Video] [PDF]
Session 12: Culture of Care Implementation [Video] [PDF]
Grades PreK-2 [Video] [PDF] Grades 3-5 [Video] [PDF]
Middle School [Video] [PDF] High School [Video] [PDF]
In this session, develop an understanding of the nervous system to help manage physical health and emotions.
Learn how health and wellness practices help us develop positive mental and emotional states.
Please join us Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays for a 12-session series. Each session is 65 minutes. Participants can join any session in the series. We know that balancing the needs of online instruction and planning for a return in the fall is challenging. We have planned this series to help you build knowledge, self-care, and social-emotional learning skills into your online and in-person classes. Every session is free and live.
Session 1: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) & Self-Care [PDF] [Video]
Session 2: Respond vs. React: Super Powers [PDF] [Video]
Session 3: Stress & Allostatic Load [PDF] [Video]
Session 4: The Neuroscience of Stress, Part 1 [PDF] [Video]
Session 5: The Neuroscience of Stress, Part 2 [PDF] [Video]
Session 6: Neuroplasticity [PDF] [Video]
Session 7: Creating Healthy Habits [PDF] [Video]
Session 8: Taking in the Good [PDF] [Video]
Session 9: Six Critical Healing Factors [PDF] [Video]
Session 10: Building Belonging – Emotion & Cognition [PDF] [Video]
Session 11: Brain Breaks Implementation [PDF] [Video]
Session 12: Culture of Care Implementation [PDF] [Video]
Discover how to more accurately assess situations, tackle complex problems, empathize, and self-regulate.
This series will focus on implementation of Brain Breaks for learners grades 6-12 and their teachers. This 30-minute session focuses on Rest.
This series will focus on implementation of Brain Breaks for learners grades 6-12 and their teachers. This 30-minute session focuses on Standing.
(ASL Interpreter / Side by Side screen available for all participants) * Join a panel of Student Support Services experts: Chandrai Jackson-Saunders, NASP School Psychologist of the Year 2020; Joseph Batiano, RI School Counselor of the Year 2018; & Rachel Webb, School Social Worker Sacramento City USD; facilitated by Chi Kim. These incredible educators will engage in an important discussion regarding student support services and providing equitable access via tele-service. Learn some of their thoughtful techniques used to provide student support services during this time of physical distancing. They will also share some of the roses and thorns that virtual school has posed as well as share what they foresee as critical needs as schools plan to re-open in the fall.
This session will explore how the brain forms habits, along with constructive ways to deal with anger.
This series will focus on implementation of Brain Breaks for learners grades 6-12 and their teachers. This 30-minute session focuses on Seated.
