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Taking the Toxic Out of Positivity
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis You get to work with five minutes to spare after you forgot to warm up your car. You check your pockets and … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged compassion, Free Spirit author, goal setting, positivity, self-care, self-talk
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Positivity Strategies to Develop Self-Regulation for Students’ Mental Health and Learning
By Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., author of Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn Part of our Cash in on Learning series by Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Click to read other Cash in on Learning posts. Recently … Continue reading
Grow Through What You Go Through: Finding Hope and Happiness During the Pandemic
By Shannon Anderson, author of Y Is for Yet: A Growth Mindset Alphabet “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” —Duke Ellington To say the spread of Covid-19 and the resulting consequences caused problems would be an … Continue reading
Posted in Social & Emotional Learning
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, hope, kindness, positivity
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Rose-Colored Glasses in the Early Childhood Classroom
By Livy Traczyk By now teachers have fallen into a rhythm with their students. It’s incredible how within just a few short weeks, school begins feeling like a second home for everyone. Now is the perfect time to pick up … Continue reading