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These skills aren't necessarily taught at home.

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It is the work of our Promise- ALL kids need a safe environment before they can take a risk in learning.

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It is the work of our Promise- ALL kids need a safe environment before they can take a risk in learning.

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As a parent, too, it's the most important thing. I want all children to be safe and able to interact positively with others. It is a bedrock for any academic or life success. 

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As a parent, too, it's the most important thing. I want all children to be safe and able to interact positively with others. It is a bedrock for any academic or life success. 

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For students to achieve the Outcomes as outlined in The Promise, focusing on SEL increases success

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For students to achieve the Outcomes as outlined in The Promise, focusing on SEL increases success

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I want our kids to learn to be kind, empathetic, and have some control around what their amydalas are saying.

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I want our kids to learn to be kind, empathetic, and have some control around what their amydalas are saying.

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Because mean people suck.

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Connections and Relationships with each other matter

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Connections and Relationships with each other matter

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When people feel safe and feel a sense of belonging, they are more apt to take healthy risks that allow them to grow.

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Increases student ownership and engagement because of choice and voice.

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If we want each child to have equitable access to classroom learning, each child needs a true sense of belonging and each child  needs the skills necessary to collaborate and contribute in a meaningful way.

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For me it's the combination of all the ideas that we know help kids. Having at least one adult in the school who knows and connects to a child and creating opportunities for teachers to develop strategies to build culture will allow our work to be very focused this year.

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In order to build a more peaceful world, we must encourage collaboration, respect for divergent thinking, and learn about other cultures.

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In order to build a more peaceful world, we must encourage collaboration, respect for divergent thinking, and learn about other cultures.

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Developing social-emotional skills enables kids to collaborate, persevere, and be lifelong learners... They will be able to do amazing things!

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SEL promotes critical skills in our outcomes for kids - but with less knowledge about these and few measures of success, we fall back on better known academic proficiency. Important to me so that we get good at this for the whole child.

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SEL promotes critical skills in our outcomes for kids - but with less knowledge about these and few measures of success, we fall back on better known academic proficiency. Important to me so that we get good at this for the whole child.

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Students who struggle with behavior in the classroom could benefit to better understanding their feelings and how that is impacting their behavior.

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SEL and CEC are essential to simply create a foundation for learning and academic success

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SEL and CEC are essential to simply create a foundation for learning and academic success

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Workplace banter and competitive "jabbing" can quickly turn into bullying and a hostile work environment.

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SEL and CEC are foundational to any learning happening, ever.  Without a focus on the whole child, there is no real opportunity for engagement and growth.

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SEL and CEC are foundational to any learning happening, ever.  Without a focus on the whole child, there is no real opportunity for engagement and growth.

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if the social and emotional needs of students are not met then it will be challenging to address any other content that will allow students to have success

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if the social and emotional needs of students are not met then it will be challenging to address any other content that will allow students to have success

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My big take away from Paul Tough was that SEL is not developed through direct instruction but developed through the structures and environments kids encounter. Therefore if 2/3 of our promise outcomes are really SEL related then our classroom environments and cultures become paramount!

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Students without their basic social/emotional needs met cannot access academics to their full potential

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Students without their basic social/emotional needs met cannot access academics to their full potential

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This fits very well with Bellingham Promise in regard to the Character Section: Respectfull and Compassionate Human beings

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We want students to be able to engage in the learning and feel safe taking risks in class. 

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We want students to be able to engage in the learning and feel safe taking risks in class. 

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It makes everything else matter.

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Maslow has told us this for years.

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Students need to be confident enough and in a safe enough place to try

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Because healthy culture is king in class and trust is queen

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Because healthy culture is king in class and trust is queen

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Kids who feel supported and safe are more able to engage in rigorous learning activities, challenge themselves, and take risks.  They build resilience and independence.

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Kids who feel supported and safe are more able to engage in rigorous learning activities, challenge themselves, and take risks.  They build resilience and independence.

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Without safe classrooms there's no other learning taking place

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Without safe classrooms there's no other learning taking place

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If we don't develop trust, it's very difficult to ask students to risk in a challenge. SEL is an avenue that should permeate all we do.

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If we don't develop trust, it's very difficult to ask students to risk in a challenge. SEL is an avenue that should permeate all we do.

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Social emotional skills are second only to physical health & well-being to having a good quality of life.  Nothing is more important.

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We are working on fostering resilience by building relationships and a sense of safety and belonging. Mostly we've been talking with staff about staff actions in this effort. A good next step is to think about teaching students how to interact effectively with one another. The SEL focus will help with this.

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We are working on fostering resilience by building relationships and a sense of safety and belonging. Mostly we've been talking with staff about staff actions in this effort. A good next step is to think about teaching students how to interact effectively with one another. The SEL focus will help with this.

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Developing students that are life ready is part of the promise

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Because brain science tells us that our social emotional heath impacts everything else

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Because brain science tells us that our social emotional heath impacts everything else

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Because healthy kids behave in healthy ways and treat others with kindness and respect. When mutual respect and kindness are at the heart of the interaction, people perform at their peek and are able to learn at high levels

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Because healthy kids behave in healthy ways and treat others with kindness and respect. When mutual respect and kindness are at the heart of the interaction, people perform at their peek and are able to learn at high levels

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Without classroom environment and culture true learning can not happen.

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Without classroom environment and culture true learning can not happen.

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Because developing students that have the competency to collaborate, empathize, listen, problem-solve, and have awareness of self are skills that are as important in life as other skills, and because many times when kids struggle in school, it's because there is an underlying social-emotional deficit that is interfering with their ability to learn.

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Because developing students that have the competency to collaborate, empathize, listen, problem-solve, and have awareness of self are skills that are as important in life as other skills, and because many times when kids struggle in school, it's because there is an underlying social-emotional deficit that is interfering with their ability to learn.