NPR is featuring an audio article on the importance and impact of promoting resiliency to kids. The clip highlights a middle school that is introducing resilience techniques to 10 year olds to show them how to take control of their negative thoughts, and fight depression. The piece is part of their "Small Changes that Can Make a Difference in Health" series, and is a fascinating quick listen: Click here to listen to the story and here to read the accompanying article.
What resources, such as books, media or activities, do you use to promote resiliency to your students or kids? What have been the effects of doing so? How has playing detective with your own thoughts helped you in the classroom or home? Please share your resources or comments with other educators in the comments below.
More information to promote resiliency in kids:
Earlier this month, Yvette Vignando (HappyChild) hosted a webinar with CSEE President Jonathan Cohen to talk about the link between emotional intelligence and our kids' academic success.
For those who missed the live event, click the link below to listen live. You'll learn about the research linking social emotional learning (SEL) to academic success and discover why it's important to give our children opportunities at home and at school to develop to their social and emotional skills.
Click here to listen to the webinar
Yvette runs Happy Child, a free parenting e-zine that shares resources to help parents promote social emotional learning (SEL) and to raise happy, successful kids with high emotional intelligence. When you sign up for the e-zine now, you'll also receive a free related e-book. Click here to sign up.
For more information about social and emotional education, sign up for CSEE's quarterly e-newsletter, School Climate Matters. You can also browse the archives here.
From 1996 to 2006, the number of English language learners in our nation’s schools jumped 60%. This is the fastest growing group of students in the country – and it’s a sad fact that they’re falling behind.
It’s not just about literacy. When school teams assess their climates for learning, it’s common for them to see that English language learners consistently rate the climate lower than native speakers, particularly across safety, interpersonal relationships and the environment.
So how can we best meet the needs of our learners? Limited resources and guidance are formidable adversaries but there’s no question that all our kids deserve a quality education and it’s our responsibility (and passion) to make sure they get it.
Here are some easy things you can do now:
CSEE believes that creating supportive and inclusive learning environments is everyone's responsibility, and we applaud the Special Olympics End the R-Word Day. This project takes an important step to raise awareness around the world about the hurtful and derogatory nature of the word "retard(ed)".
R-Word Day is 3/31/09, and high school and college students will be using the day to collect pledges to end the casual and pejorative uses of the word. It's up to us to change the conversation—teach your students to respect, value, and honor each other through their actions and words. Together, we can create a more caring community for all!
Get involved:
Click here to visit the Facebook event page
Visit the community on the Special Olympics website
