Emotions
The HEART in Mind Model
There is one thing that educators always need more of... can you guess what it is? Time! When I did my doctoral dissertation on SEL, ...
Are SEL and Equity friends?
You may have heard that Social Emotional Learning (SEL) needs to be centered in equity to support all students. And you may be wondering, ...
It’s Launch Day!
Teaching with the HEART in Mind, a complete educator's guide to Social Emotional Learning, is out today! I am filled with BIG feelings—excitement, anxiety, ...
How Stress Impacts Learning
The pandemic has challenged educators and students in ways that we didn’t know were possible before COVID-19. We have witnessed the vast inequities that ...
New Year, New Book
The need to focus on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) couldn't be any greater, and I am SO excited to announce that I have a ...
On Gratitude
Gratitude is the quality of being thankful, the readiness to show appreciation and return kindness to others. German sociologist Georg Simmel (1858-1918) called it the moral ...
3 Things to Grow a Resilient Heart
Last week I spoke with HITN Learning about how moms can nurture their resilience to deal with these challenging times (if you missed the conversation, ...
Staying Connected and Sane during the Shelter-in-Place
The spread of the coronavirus is asking a lot from families, from homeschooling and work from home schedules to quarantine mandates and social distancing. It ...
Behavior is Communication
“What happened, Mom? What is going on?” My daughter asked the other night, while she climbed on a chair to look at my computer. I ...