Tap Into The Hidden Wisdom of People Around You
Dr. Jeff Wetzler shares the research, core frameworks and key insights in his book, ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life. Jeff outlines the most common things we fail to learn from those around us and why and then offers an actionable, 5-step method for turning […]
Wayfinder & Roadtrip Nation: Putting SEL to Work
Please join Pure Edge, Inc., as we welcome Wayfinder and Roadtrip Nation, who published a new white paper about how we can more explicitly integrate SEL and Career Readiness.
Celebrating Practitioner-Scholarship, Part 1: Fighting the Good Fight – Narratives of the African American Principalship
Join Dr. Isaac C. Carrier and Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, the authors of Fighting the Good Fight: Narratives of the African American Principalship, for a webinar celebrating Practitioner-Scholarship. They will be joined by special guests, including Principal Kennard Branch of DC Public Schools’ Garfield Prep, as we launch a new Practitioner-Scholarship series. These incredible school […]
Celebrating Practitioner-Scholarship, Part 2: How Practitioners Contribute to Scholarship
Join Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, author of R.A.C.E. Mentoring and P-12 Educators: Practitioners Contributing to Scholarship (Research, Advocacy, Collaboration, and Empowerment), for Part 2 of our Practitioner-Scholarship series.
Lead From Where You Are
“I’m just…” It’s a phrase we hear all the time. I’m just a teacher, I’m just an assistant principal, I’m just a tech director, I’m just a custodian. Identifying leadership traits in yourself changes your mindset when thinking about leading those around you. It’s our job to find those traits, focus our efforts on growth […]
Compassion & Adult SEL
How can administrators, along with faculty and staff, show compassion not only for our students, but for ourselves and each other? We know that administrators need and deserve support. We’re teaming up with Katie Barr and Tristan Love of Project Wayfinder’s new nonprofit, which provides high touch, high quality support to school communities in hard-to-reach […]
Five-Day Leadership Institute: Integrating Culturally Responsive & Affirming Social-Emotional Leadership
Description: Join award-winning NYC school principal Dawn Brooks DeCosta, Ed.D. as she leads you through Culturally Responsible & Affirming Social-Emotional Leadership (CRASEL). This institute is appropriate for all leaders who are seeking to go beyond the definitional work of “trauma-informed” and “cultural-relevance”. In this 12-hour course over 5 days, participants will engage in the following […]
Integrating Social, Emotional and Academic Success: A Comprehensive Approach Led by Dr. Victor Carrion, Stanford University
Are you planning for the full return to school and looking for ways to integrate a comprehensive approach to your SST (Student Success Team) process? Join the expert team from Stanford University who will share research, case study, and practical strategies for a plan that fits your school systems from Tier I, II, & III. […]
Purpose: A Series with Project Wayfinder
Brandy Arnold will present 3 lessons from Project Wayfinder‘s Purpose curriculum, which guides students to explore who they are and what matters to them so they can purposefully navigate their life ahead. The toolkits are designed for grades 10-12 and spread out over three years, focusing on Self, Others, and Action.
Fireside Chat with Tim Shriver
Chi Kim welcomes Tim Shriver for a Fireside Chat to discuss his new book, The Call to Unite: Voices of Hope and Awakening.
Building Bonds & Reimagining Community for Asian Americans & African Americans
Join us for an SEL Day discussion with David Adams, Rachel Lei, and Chi Kim.
Building Belonging: A Series with Project Wayfinder
Feeling that we belong is foundational to living with purpose. Brandy Arnold will present 3 lessons from Project Wayfinder’s year-long Belonging curricula, which guide students to build meaningful, compassionate relationships with themselves, other people, and the wider world. The Belonging curriculum is suitable for 7th-10th graders. Lessons are designed to support quick and easy implementation: […]
Reconnection – Focus on Student Relationships & Sharing Our Story
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.
#TeacherTuesday – Book Club with Dr. Tish Jennings
#TeacherTuesday Book Club with Dr. Tish Jennings 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 January 19 – Part II – Preparing for Transformative Change […]
MindUP: Building Bridges and Healthy Minds
This webinar will address the critical importance of our mental health, especially with the recent challenges of the global pandemic and racial injustices that have caused trauma amongst us all. Through a lens of equity, we will explore various ways to build bridges across differences, while also building and fostering healthy minds.
Self-Care & Stress Management for First Responders During COVID-19
The mental health experts at Stanford University share this two-part series to support mental and physical health. Watch Module 1 — Before watching, please take this anonymous questionnaire to help with stress reduction research. We are grateful for your participation and hopeful that this research will benefit trauma prevention. Watch Module 2 — After watching, please fill […]
Rebuilding Community: Navigating the New Normal
Dr. Mark Greenberg, Dorothy Morelli, Denine Parks-Goolsby, and Dr. Joseph Gerics As educators, our lives have been forever changed. We have all experienced trauma in some form. As schools begin to make plans for reopening, it is imperative that we address the effect of this pandemic experience not only for our students, but also for […]
Planning for the Return: Become an Emotion Scientist
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, as he shares how we can all be compassionate emotion scientists in these challenging times. Read his latest articles. Read: Rethinking School-Based Bullying Prevention Through the Lens of Social and Emotional Learning: a Bioecological Perspective
Planning for the Return: Building Student Agency
Join our two award-winning mindful educators who have successfully implemented mindfulness and well-being into their school programs. Meet the educators who continually build student agency though their creativity and dedication. Learn how they have created virtual SEL sessions & mentored the team of NuYu!
Planning for the Return: Addressing Stress & Anxiety Through Trauma-Informed Care
Join our expert panelists, Dr. Victor Carrion and Teri Lawler, who will answer your questions about stress and anxiety in the context of trauma-informed care.
Planning for the Return: Award-Winning School Leaders
We’ve read your feedback and are excited to announce the Ask Us series. Join us and ask our panelists, Dr. Dawn Brooks-DeCosta and Principal Kennard Branch, implementation questions related to SEL and technology.
Planning for the Return: SEL & Resilient Schools with David Adams & Chi Kim
There have been several national guidance documents for the safe return to school. One consistent message is that supporting the social and emotional needs of learners and educators should be a central focus. Join us for a noontime conversation as we share our contextual definition of SEL competencies, as well as examples from the field […]
Keep Your Mind Up with Goldie Hawn: Easy Mindfulness Tools & Tips for Parents & Teachers
You’ve asked for a deeper dive into the MindUP program. Please join the MindUP team for a special one-hour webinar! You’ll gain an understanding of the basic structure of the research-based program MindUP and access to easy tools for teachers and parents to use at home.
Heart, Mind & Body Series: Teaching with a Social, Emotional, & Cultural Lens
Building on the work of CASEL, Teaching with a Social, Emotional, and Cultural Lens (Markowitz and Bouffard, 2020) provides a roadmap for K-12 classroom teachers and university teacher educators to address issues of equity by integrating social-emotional learning and culturally responsive teaching in support of academic achievement and the well-being of students and educators.
Heart, Mind & Body Series: Providing Equitable Access for Student Support via Tele-Services
(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 […]
Heart, Mind & Body Series: Learners & Leaders
In this special session highlighting Mental Health Awareness Month, meet an incredible group of CA & NJ high school student leaders who are focused on supporting mental health through service to others. Our panelists are students from Kearny High School in San Diego, CA, & NuYu Club leaders from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, NJ. These […]
Heart, Mind & Body: Conversation and Live Meditation with the Women of Headspace
Chi Kim welcomes Alice Nathoo & Evelyn Lewis for a conversation & live meditation. Meet Alice Nathoo & Evelyn (Eve) Lewis, the incredible women of Headspace! Alice leads Headspace Brand Experiences and Social Impact, which through the Headspace for Education program offers free access to all K-12 teachers across the US, UK, Australia and Canada. […]
Heart, Mind & Body: Saving Superman – Focusing on Educator Self-Care
Panelists Dr. Victor Carrion, Teri Lawler, Kennard Branch moderated by Chi Kim Saving Superman – The Importance of Educator Self Care, Now More Than Ever. This session was selected by SXSW EDU on the SEL Track. Since the conference was canceled, we wanted to the bring this panel to you. Join panelists: Dr. Victor Carrion, […]
Heart, Mind & Body: Principal Perspective – Leading in a Time of Physical Distancing
Dawn began her service of teaching 25 years ago and has worked as a teacher for the NYC DOE teaching in Harlem, NYC for 16 years and has served as Principal of Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School (TMALS) for the past 9 years. Dawn Brooks-DeCosta, EdD will share how to incorporate culturally responsive pedagogy to […]
Heart, Mind & Body: Understanding Grief and Adaptation to COVID Loss
The current pandemic is taking a large toll in human lives. Dr. Shear will provide a model for understanding grief and adaptation to loss, discuss the unique challenges to adaption posed by a Covid-19 loss, and suggest ways to promote adaptation.
