026: No Words emotional literacy emotions May 26, 2022

I am a big fan of developing emotional literacy and learning to accurately name emotions we are feeling. Sometimes, though, there are a lot of emotions all jumbled up together and it feels like it takes too much energy to process through and sort...

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017: Need an emotional boost? Have a "Peptoc!" emotional literacy self-management Mar 17, 2022

Today, I worked with 120 high school students on topics that THEY wanted to discuss - identity, diversity, inclusion, equity, allyship. I was inspired by their passion and commitment to making their area of the world a more inclusive space.

During...

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016: Emotional Literacy emotional literacy emotions Mar 10, 2022

I imagine the five SEL competencies each on their own continuum. Several times throughout each day, I conduct a quick self-assessment on how I’ve been doing in each of the five CASEL competencies. The reality is, even as adults, we are not...

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