052: Empowering Student Leaders: Building A Leadership Academy to Promote Student Voice and Agency behavior c a s e l developmental relationships leadership May 11, 2023

One of the things I'm most proud of during my teaching career occurred while I worked in the district was the opportunity to co-create a student leadership organization with two of my very dear friends.Ā 

I served six years as a high school Student A...

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042: Trust: The Conversation We're Not Having developmental relationships language relationship skills resource trust Oct 27, 2022

We all know that trust is a cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Yet, how often do we intentionally talk about it—especially with students?

We want to trust our students to:

  • treat one another with respect and dignity,
  • act responsibly when ...

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036: UnFROGettable Mrs. Y developmental relationships relationship skills Sep 15, 2022

I was in third grade when my family moved to a new school district. It was just after winter break, and my new classmates had already settled into their routines, inside jokes, and lunch table rituals. I arrived as "the new kid"—unsure of where to si...

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