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Buddy Program

The Buddy Program

Giving Older and Younger Children What They Need To Thrive at Mt. Tabor Elementary Mentors help guide us at every age and in every stage of life. Mt. Tabor...

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Playing Field

Embracing Homeless Children into a School Family with Conscious Discipline

It’s time to rethink everything we know about “the way things are” in childcare. Educators in America’s Heartland are breaking through the barriers that divide affluent from homeless, throwing...

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The Feeling is Bright explainer video

The Feeling is Bright: Self-Regulation through Rhythm and Rhyme

In this video, musician, educator and C.A.R.E. Room Supervisor Rob Leytham offers useful self-regulation tips and performs “Stop, Pause, Breathe and Think” from his recent collaboration with Dr. Becky...

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Evidence-Based District Success

Struggling with discipline issues, turnover and learning gaps? Conscious Discipline is an evidence-based, adult-first approach that improves every facet of teaching and learning in preschool through 8th grade. Conscious...

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Teach As If You Are Blind

Teach As If You Are Blind

Former Gang Leader Calls For Teachers To Embrace Connection Feeling connected, cared for and truly “believed in” empowers us to rise to our highest potential. DJ Batiste is a...

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Healing Trauma - This Teacher Changes A Child's Story With A Moment Of Connection

Healing Trauma – This Teacher Changes A Child’s Story With A Moment Of Connection

When a destructive young girl meets a teacher who is committed to seeing her differently, something amazing happens. The perceptual shift from seeing misbehavior as “bad” to seeing it...

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Parents In Prison Are Giving Back To Schools And Their Own Children

With the help of the Feeling Buddies and a local prison, the principal of a Missouri early childhood center with more than 700 referrals per year transformed her school...

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Bullying Road Sign #5 – Critical Interventions for Teenagers

Bullying is a relationship issue that surprisingly begins at birth. The short film, How To Make A Bully (from Scratch), shows the road signs that a bully is in...

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