My Conscious Discipline Journey: Taming Anxiety and Healing After a Natural Disaster

My Conscious Discipline Journey: Taming Anxiety and Healing After a Natural Disaster

My Conscious Discipline journey has been nothing short of life-changing. After Christmas holidays last year, our classroom received information on an introductory training for the program. My interest was...

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Getting Over the Finish Line: Teaching Children to Use Their Big Voice

Getting Over the Finish Line: Teaching Children to Use Their Big Voice

Getting over the finish line in a race requires discipline and lots of practice. You may decide to consult a coach to help you with a plan of action...

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Conscious Discipline Promotes Kindergarten Readiness in Baltimore

Conscious Discipline Promotes Kindergarten Readiness in Baltimore

(FEBRUARY 2019) The Hawthorne Judy Center in Baltimore, Maryland is a Title I program that implements Conscious Discipline to promote safety, connection, and kindergarten readiness. At the Hawthorne Judy...

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Funding Opportunity for Teachers or Districts Implementing SEL Initiatives

Funding Opportunity for Teachers or Districts Implementing SEL Initiatives

We’d like to share an exciting SEL funding opportunity from the NoVo Foundation. The NoVo Foundation is accepting applications from teachers and districts who will implement SEL initiatives in...

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Teach Social Skills with Academics for Optimal Learning (Lesson Included)

To transform our classrooms into optimal learning environments, we must teach more than academic skills. It’s vital to teach social skills to our students as well. If you’re thinking...

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Managing "Scared" at the Start of School: How Parents and Teachers Can Help

Managing “Scared” at the Start of School: How Parents and Teachers Can Help

The start of school can be scary for students, parents and staff. How do we manage this powerful feeling of scared? Understanding this feeling is important as we adjust...

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Leadership Strategies for Intentional Coaching

Research says that a school leader’s primary role is to coach and develop their staff. Maintaining this priority leads to an increase in student achievement, as well as a...

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The Power of Yet

I was recently visiting the classroom of a high school math teacher with a marvelous bulletin board conveying a powerful message. (She was quick to tell me that it...

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