Social Emotional Learning ~ The Missing Piece In ESSA Compliance What is social and emotional learning? Social and Emotional Learning, or SEL, is a broad term. SEL is something most teachers have been doing on their own on some level for decades, out of necessity for their students. When you help your students work […]
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Special Education’s Most Popular Video Series Just Got a Makeover – See What’s New
Circles Intimacy & Relationships: Level 1 – New and Improved You asked, and we listened! The Circles Intimacy & Relationships: Level 1 curriculum has been totally updated. Featuring the same proven-effective paradigm as before, Circles Level 1 has been completely remade to teach students social boundaries through the most up-to-date examples of typical relationships. With […]
7 Engaging Ways To Teach Your Students Social Skills
How many can you think of? The new school year is just around the corner and with it comes plenty of excitement, stress, and planning. By now, you’ve reflected upon your last year and have determined which strategies, topics, lessons, etc., were successful and which flopped. With this insight, you can better organize your schedule. […]
How Teachers Can Promote Prosocial Behavior in Students
Bullying is arguably one of the most significant challenges our schools face today. Bullying happens often and sometimes results in catastrophic consequences. Kids who are victims of bullying have a hard time learning, they have reduced self-esteem, and are susceptible to depression. In the worst cases, bullying has led to suicide or violence toward other […]
Pop Culture in The Classroom: How & Where to Incorporate It
Let’s face it, when it comes to school, there are just some subjects kids aren’t interested in. Teachers have to get creative and find ways to pique their students’ interest. Incorporating pop culture into the classroom, when done right, engages students and can help make content more relevant. What Can You Teach With Pop Culture? […]
Improv in the Classroom: 5 Skills it Teaches & Activities to Nurture Them
Improv is a tool you probably haven’t thought of using in the classroom, but you should. Improv and teaching have more in common than you might think. Teachers improvise frequently, and no, this doesn’t mean they don’t prepare. It means that despite thorough preparation, nothing ever goes exactly as planned. Any teacher can tell you […]
How to Teach Students Assertiveness to Respond- Not React- to Conflicts
Most people fall somewhere on a continuum of communication styles. At one end of the continuum, they are passive, while on the other end fall those who are aggressive. Kids sometimes tend to hang out at one end or the other. Sometimes they are Cold, and hang out on the passive side getting trampled on, […]
Benefits of Humor & Why You Should Incorporate it into Your Classroom
Everyone enjoys a good laugh. But did you know humor has scores of mental and physical health benefits? Plus, humor can help students learn! How Humor Affects Your Body Laughter has many positive effects on your body and your brain. When you laugh, your brain releases chemicals and hormones that help lift your mood and […]
4 Steps to Make 2018 Your Best Year Yet
Bring. It. On How You Can Make the Most of the New Year It’s time for a new year! You might look ahead to 2018 with anticipation that in the new year things can be better. Or perhaps you feel overwhelmed. When January hits, it’s time to get back down to business at school. There […]
How to Use Technology to Help Students Develop Empathy
5 Steps to Empathetic (Digital) Citizens You likely already know the importance of empathy in the classroom, and the basics of teaching this vital trait in your students. You may not know the steps to teach it or the value of technology to aid you in your quest. Where to Start Step 1: Assess your […]
8 Tips to Teach Effective Communication Skills
Practice these methods to keep the art of conversation alive! Only a teacher can truly know the joy of walking into a classroom and seeing a group of cherubic faces smiling up at you, eager to learn, hanging on your every word, and never interrupting. Yeah, right. If you’re a teacher, you know this Utopia […]
Circles Curriculum Bundle
The Circles® VideoModeling® Curriculum consists of three programs that teach social and relationship boundaries, interpersonal skills, and relationship-specific social skills in an easy to understand format. The Circles Curriculum is useful across School, Home, Social and Vocational settings.