Episodes

Episode Highlights: Implementing practical, actionable strategies when facing massive burnout Finding five minutes to give yourself permission for self-care intentionally Embracing the 5 S’s - stillness, silence, space, subtr...

Episode Highlights: Evolving to meet the SEL needs of students after COVID Building a connected community vertically through grades 4, 5, and 6 Empowering staff and students to lead, redesign, and refine the system Embracing ...

Episode Highlights: Promoting a mentality of continual growth and betterment Setting a doable progression of steps toward achieving big goals Fostering an environment where taking risks and asking for help is encouraged and h...

Episode Highlights: Fostering SEL skill development through four art forms: drama, music, dance, and visual arts Developing confidence in art forms to connect with students and integrate SEL skills into the learning Adapting ...

Episode Highlights: Thinking strategically and stretching ourselves to reimagine education in the name of serving students Changing the narrative through curriculum, course placement, discipline, and hiring practices Checkin...

Episode Highlights Learning about education through many different lenses and contexts Finding a mentor and building upon your educational passion Implementing an action research process to collect data and fail forward Foste...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Story-weaving is finding inspiration in individual stories to embrace how our connection. Hold each other by leaning in and actively listening to one another. Each of us carries the gift of empathy, hope, ...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Aligning administrator, staff, and student perceptions of experiencing the learning environment Unpacking perception data to enhance dialogue about and support for student success Investing in building com...

Episode Highlights: Creating the reflection we want to be proud of, that we can be at one with, that promotes connection with others Honoring time and space for students to be fully present and aware Seeing and promoting the ...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Connecting SEL to diversity, equity, and inclusive practices Promoting self-care among the caregivers Calling someone in as a gift of feedback for growth Addressing the four “Is” of Oppression Understandin...

Episode Highlights: Creating a program for students who are not necessarily cognitively impacted or need special education services but thrive in smaller educational settings Cultivating a self-efficacy mindset among students...

Episode Highlights: Engaging in courageous conversations Ensuring representation of students in literature Leveraging language to close access gaps Utilizing the Five Part Belief Check to self-reflect and build relationships ...

Episode Highlights: Connecting physiology to engage in productive thinking patterns Consciously using breathing to self-regulate; the power of responding versus reacting Aligning identity with the situation Teaching SEL with ...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Using mathematical discourse and productive struggle to enhance social emotional learning skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, growth mindset, and emotional regulation Leveraging Universal De...

In this episode, Craig and Krista speak with Dr. Anthony Martin , the Director of School Resources and Support for a K-12 district in central California Dr. Lori Stollar , the Director of Partner Success at Resonance Educatio...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Telling your story can empower others to find their voice. Our young people need brave spaces where the adults will listen empathetically and actively to what they believe they need to thrive, especially i...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Recognizing SEL in everyday instructional practices Naming SEL, claiming it, integrating it, and directing it towards the outcome desired Being a learning organization that refines and creates structures a...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Defining Pie Crust Character and Leadership SEEing to Lead - Support, Engage, and Empower Being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character through your daily decisions. Reimagining faculty m...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Creating physically and emotionally safe, and inclusive educational spaces for queer and trans youth Establishing signs visibility for young people to see when they come into their/your building and classr...

Episode Highlights: Forming and showing our full identities while contributing positively to a team Connecting identity with self-image, self-esteem, self-confidence, trust, and communication Making time beyond the agenda to ...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Differentiating Applied Positive Psychology from Positive Psychology Examining what is right with people instead of focusing on what is wrong with people (Clifton) Fostering FLOURISHING in educators and st...

EPISODE 005 HIGHLIGHTS: Developing the advocacy language to support multilingual students in the classroom Empowering 'See Hear Feel' to foster ownership of the classroom culture Building upon self-awareness to construct the ...

EPISODE 004 HIGHLIGHTS: “The arts are the key to change. Arts are not fluff; arts are the fuel.” The arts help create whole human beings. Highlight the best of each student through arts integration and the five SEL competenci...

EPISODE 003 TITLE: Co-Collaborating for Powerful SEL Integration with Adia Vellaccio and Amanda Trecker EPISODE 003 HIGHLIGHTS: Co-collaboration elevates teacher capacity for SEL integration. The PAUSE helps create trusting r...