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The positive action website is Evidence-Based Bullying Prevention Programs & Curriculum, selling bullying prevention kits. Positive action prevents all types of bullying, physical, verbal, social, and cyberbullying. There are kits and curriculum for students grades pre-k all the way up to high school, with more than 1800 lessons. They offer group and individual activities in the bullying kits, where students learn the tools and vocabulary necessary to confront bullying in constructive and healthy ways, as well as specific strategies to defuse situations when an aggressor would typically bully another student.

The program has great structure. “The Thoughts-Actions-Feelings Circle (TAF) illustrates how this works in life: our thoughts lead to actions and those actions lead to feelings about ourselves which in turn lead to more thoughts.” When this cycle is negative, students do not want to learn. When this cycle is positive, students want to learn. The point of the program is to emphasize those actions that promote a healthy and positive cycle. The Positive Action program works through these concepts in a systematic way.

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Review the outcomes of the research trials performed on the Positive Action program.

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Help students develop productive behaviors

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Help students develop productive behaviors

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Positive behavior strategies:
- Highlight and praise students positive work
- Post student work around the classroom
- Post visual trackers such as RP
- Share personal growth trackers
- Make positive phone calls and emails
- Give shoutouts and awards

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Resilience as defined in this book is classified as, "Our capacity to acknowledge and attend to personal difficulties while still working toward expectations."

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"This is my new mission for schools. It's not that unreasonable or outside the realm of possibility, is it? As educators, we have an obligation to provide an opportunity for all students - each and every single one of them - to learn and grow and become the best they can be. I want every adult in education to see all kids and each other as competent, special, and awesome! The demands on educators are ridiculously high, and it remains our responsibility to ensure that every child has an opportunity to learn in a safe and caring environment.

Many of us would agree that our systems are less than ideal; indeed, some might argue they're downright busted. While well intended in their design, our systems - education, mental health, medical, family services, legal, and others - are not equipped with the resources or the vision to truly achieve what is needed. No matter which of these fields you're in, your jobs are difficult and challenging and, at times, overwhelming. Many of you are underappreciated and not acknowledged for the hard work that you do. That gets old and is tiring.

I am here to tell you that we can change that. We may not be able to change systems overnight; however,we can make a difference every day in the lives of those we serve." (RRR, pg 1)

The reality is this does not just apply to education professionals. It applies to all of us... parents, early learning providers, first responders, mental health professionals, medical personnel, community members and anyone what has a heart and a wish to support human. I am excited to share that our work, while still dedicated to supporting our students and education professionals, is expanding to serve all of our community members. It takes all of us to ensure that we are doing the best we can for everyone! Please have patience with me as I am in the process of updating our website. Thank you for visiting our site. Click on the tabs above to explore all that we have to offer. Thank you for the belief in this work and for your support!

~Kristin Van Marter Souers

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FOSTERING RESILIENCE: PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

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Integrated communication for schools, districts, and other organizations

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myON is here to help ensure your students can keep reading and learning even if schools close. To support you and your students, please see the learning and implementation resources available on our Renaissance at Home hub.

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myON is here to help ensure your students can keep reading and learning even if schools close. To support you and your students, please see the learning and implementation resources available on our Renaissance at Home hub.

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The yellow areas in the classroom are the hard corners, which is an area in the room where students can not be seen from the classroom door window. In a lockdown this is where the students would go as well is into the bathroom.

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The process of creating a classroom contract helps children identify what is important in a classroom and to take responsibility for maintaining that. A classroom contract is something that is built with the participation and ideas from everyone. It becomes something quite strong and powerful. It is also a nice alternative to traditional classroom rules. It is important to identify these procedures from the very beginning. The students will work together to agree on a classroom contract.

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The Reward Board is a good incentive to keep the students motivated. The rewards encourage positive behavior and is a great addition to add to a classroom management routine!

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From the very beginning it is important to share with the students that we are all a family. When introducing a new topic or idea to your class, a read-aloud is always a perfect way to introduce them.

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The class can work together to create their very own Class Family Album at school and take turns each day taking it home to share with their families at home.

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This process helps children identify what is important in a classroom and to take responsibility for maintaining that. A classroom contract is something that is built with the participation and ideas from everyone. It becomes something quite strong and powerful. It is also a nice alternative to traditional classroom rules. It is important to identify these procedures from the very beginning.

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U-Shape desk arrangements offer students the chance to engage in eye-contact with one another, work in groups/partners while also never having your back to the teacher or front of the classroom.

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Large and bright classroom calendars are good for helping keep students on track of upcoming dates, knowing the current date and learning how to read a calendar. The calendar should be displayed at the front of the classroom and for everyone to see. I specifically like this calendar and bulletin board because it also shares the days weather and the season.

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Displaying student work in the classroom helps promote student confidence. Student work bulletin boards also provide chances for students to learn from each other as well as giving students responsibility for an important part of the classroom.

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Attention grabbing word walls like this one provide a permanent model for students to refer to when needed during any classroom activity.

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I love the bright and light feel to this little book nook, corner of the classroom. The books are in bins which makes them easy to organize by either genre, series or by levels. The benches and round rug give the comfy and inviting feel, hoping students will want to relax and snuggle up with a good book.

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End the day with a funny read-aloud. I love this book because it always gives the kids a reason a to giggle. I would end the day gathering all my students on the carpet, sending them home with big smiles.

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Our class begins the day by having all my students join the teacher on the carpet and sharing how they are doing.