Meet the need underneath the behavior.

The fastest way to create new neural pathways is also the most fun...with friends! Our brains evolve faster when we’re in relationship. 33voices.com/interviews/how… Bruce D. Perry, M.D.,Ph.D. NMT/NME Network

“Great schools are not just led by the administration; they are led by teachers too. In great schools everyone owns the vision...and everyone is on a mission.” #EssentialTruths Danny Steele

Today would be a great day for President Biden and Vice President Harris to #CancelStudentDebt.

In this podcast principal Sandy Mummey shares her experience implementing Conscious Discipline at Oceanlake Elementary School in Lincoln City, Oregon, and she shares a powerful exercise that you can lead with your own staff. Full podcast here: bit.ly/2G1KcMk #iHeartCD

Friends of Public Education - if we are looking for someone to champion public education - Duane may just be the guy - integrity, passion and common sense - thank you Duane and Ed Counsel for saying what we all feel!

If you want to be filled with hope for the future, spend time with educators. If you want to make an impact on the future, do what you can to take really good care of educators. When we take good care of the adults in our schools, it allows them to take really good care of kids.

Children do not develop mature inner speech until around age seven. So, how do young children self-regulate? They don't! Adults are children's regulators and co-regulators. How we respond to children's upset will inhibit or enhance their self-regulation skills. #iHeartCD

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“One of the main questions to always ask yourself is, ‘When I leave the school building and I am around the person I love the most, who am I?’ The work is to find acceptance in that person and to operate as that person at all times, especially when teaching young people.”

Every single pediatrician I know was first in line to immunize their children against #COVID19 That should tell you something.

I just became the first U.S. Secretary of Education to call on President Biden to unilaterally cancel student loan debt. Can I count on you to retweet and help me hit 35k followers so we can spread the word?

Expand your understanding of equity and social justice during this 21-day challenge. Learn more & sign up here: ow.ly/hRIr30sgHhS. Presented by YWCA Metro St. Louis

It’s not hard: 1. Honor the dignity of all people. Start there. 2. Don’t let what you’ve been taught distort what you see. 3. Have Brave Conversations. That’s what I’ve always done and what I’ll continue to do. I challenge you to do the same.

SEL is a strategy for systemic improvement, not just an intervention for at-risk students. SW-SEL can be a lever for increasing equity&excellence. Elevate your Ss voice to notice/name/act on inequities in their schools and communities. Promote agency&Engagement. Talk to your Ss.

If you are a K-12 teacher who started teaching prior to 2020 and want to aid in my dissertation research on what you want from admin, please follow this link: forms.gle/VPpjcc4eWNSgBK…

Often the trouble isn't a scarcity of "DEI" strategies and initiatives, but that most popular "DEI" strategies and initiatives pose no threat to racism or any other injustice. The trouble is the prevalence of high-optics, low-impact "DEI" stuff. Let's list some examples.

“Success is not an accident! Relationships MATTER!!” Fantastic keynote with Weston Kieschnick #MAESP #TheNeedToLead