Mindfulness as a tool for reducing harm and building social emotional intelligence in schools, Pt. 2
By Anna Brinkhuis In our last post, we explored the idea of teaching mindfulness and social emotional learning in schools as a form of...
- Jun 30
Mindfulness as a tool for reducing harm and building social emotional intelligence in schools, Pt. 1
By Anna Brinkhuis As the old cliché goes, “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for...
- May 21
Schools should provide cultural- and trauma-informed SEL, not require students’ resiliency
By Carla Balvaneda For centuries, students of color across the country have been disproportionately placed in underperforming schools and...
- Apr 6
Balancing Safety and Student Success During COVID-19
By Emily Reed As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. surged amidst holiday gatherings and the continued spread of the highly-contagious Omicron...
- Mar 8
Social Media, News, and EdTech Research
By Yvonne Macias Photo by Tracy Le Blanc According to the Pew Research Center, 68% of Americans get their news from social media. ...
- Feb 3
Bud to Blossom Project: One Solution to Closing the Information Access Gap for SEL
By Yvonne Macias Photo by Carlos from Pexels All over my social media platforms, I have come across links to documents and spreadsheets...
- Jan 11
Prep for Prison or Prosperity: The Expansion of Anyon’s Hierarchical Structure for the 21st Century
By Clare Kennedy In 1980, Jean Anyon published her article, “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work,” which analyzed how social...
- Dec 14, 2021
School Counselors As A Tool for Justice
By Shira Small Photo by FILL IN A well-rounded education goes beyond adhering to an academic curriculum — students learn social skills,...
- Nov 16, 2021
Challenges with Mental Health in Urban Public Schools
By Megan Yeager Photo by Katerina Holmes from Pexels After a year and a half of online learning and decades of scarce resources, an...
- Oct 6, 2021
Police, Schools, and the Law: A Policy Examination
By Shira Small Photo by Erik Mclean Complex policy implementation in the United States makes it difficult to isolate a single law...