Supporting Your Teachers and Staff

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Meditation

Who are you walking with?

What kind of animal is it?

What does the animal do?

How big is the house?

Describe what is on the table?

What kind of cup is it?

What kind of body of water is it?

How wet do you get?

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Teacher or Warden

One BIG Difference? Caring, secure and purposeful relationships throughout the ENTIRE building.

What is SEL?
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is a process through which children and adults learn to recognize and manage emotions, demonstrate care and concern for others, develop positive relationships, make good decisions, and behave ethically, respectfully, and responsibly. (CASEL)

Why Social Emotional Learning?

• Emotions affect how and what we learn
• Schools are safe places: relationships provide a foundation for learning
• Reduces barriers to learning such as stress
• Critical to Success in School and Life

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First Day = Best Day

School Wide Team Building

FISH

PLAY
"Work made fun gets done, especially when we choose to do serious tasks in a lighthearted, spontaneous way. Play is not just an activity; it's a state of mind that brings new energy to the tasks at hand and sparks creative solutions."

Crazy Hat Days

Elvis Has Entered the Building

Dance Breaks

Faculty and Staff
Baby Bullentin Board

Make Their Day
"When you make someone's day or moment through a small kindness or unforgettable engagement, you can turn even routine encounters into special memories."

Person or Teacher of the day or week

Golden Apple Awards

Know Your Staff...
Beyond School

Raise the Praise and Minimize the Criticize

"Attaboy or Attagirl"

Be There
"The glue in humanity is in being fully present for one another. Being there also is a great way to practice wholeheartedness and fight burnout, for it is those halfhearted tasks you perform while juggling other things that wear you out."

Phone Call Home

Thanks for Making a Difference

Form Relationships with your Staff

Choose Your Attitude
"When you look for the worst you will find it everywhere."

Positive Quotes around the School

Trust Your Staff

Have Your Teachers Backs

Be a Safe Place

Get in the Trenches

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