| By: Kelly Doscher Funding Sources for SEL: Federal and State Opportunities In August 2017, Committee for Children and Jennifer House, President of RedRock Reports, hosted an in-depth webinarRead More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Is Gratitude Lacking in Your Life? Try These Ideas for Bringing It Back Gratitude is simple in that it involves being thankful and showing appreciation. November is National Gratitude Month, so it’s a perfect time to think about how to foster gratitude personally and professionally, for yourself and for others. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Internet Safety Tips—Keeping Youth Safe Online We all know that bullying is a problem in schools. But now that many students have their own computers and cell phones and are interacting more and more online, they may be at increased risk of exposure to a new form of harassment: cyber bullying.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Bystander Skills to Prevent Bullying—Activity Grades 3–8—Bystanders to bullying are adversely affected. These five activities for upper elementary and middle school students help develop Bystander Skills.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Bullying or Joking?—Activity Grades 6–8—In this activity, middle school students come up with bullying situations between friends, then come up with actions they can take to help stop bullying.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Begin Your School Year by Maximizing Students’ Social Brain Power “Being socially connected is a lifelong passion.” I read this quote from neuropsychologist Matthew Lieberman in a UCLA Newsroom Read More
| By: Committee for Children Friendship-Making—Activity Grades 3–8—In this activity meant for kids from elementary through middle school, students practice what to say and how to break the ice as a way of getting to know others when beginning a new friend.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson 3 Big Lessons Students Learned from the Second Step Middle School Curriculum Sometimes curricula are provided for students without their input. Students are passive recipients of the learning material, and their views have little influence over what and how that curriculum is taught. Those of you reading this post have proRead More
| By: Committee for Children Class Coat of Arms—Activity Grades K-8—This activity from the Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit is a great way to strengthen that supportive class climate, not to mention an opportunity for a history lesson in coats of arms and their meanings.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Teachers Reveal 4 Cool Features of the Second Step Middle School Program “If I was to talk to another teacher to share about the Second Step program, I would tell them it’s awesome. I would tell them I love it.” —TeacherRead More