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Join Lynn Ochs, The Ohio ASCD spring conference will take place on May 2 at the Xenos Conference Center in Columbus. The conference theme, Exploring What Is Working — Examining Tools, Resources, and Supports for SEL, will focus […]
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- Strong Organizations
- Strong Cincinnati
- Organizational Consulting
- Strong Schools
- Thriving Learning Communities
Moments That Take Your Breath Away: Champions Institute Reflections 2017
As a lifetime educator I have experienced moments that cause me to pause, stand still, and absorb every sight, sound and emotion that surrounds me. These are the moments that take my breath away. They […]
Hope on the Rise!
Hope! A resounding theme at the most recent Learning and the Brain Conference: Positive, Resilient Minds: The Science of Promoting Student Grit, Gratitude, and School Success. Threaded throughout the keynotes of positive psychology experts such […]
It All Begins Here: Amplify Your Students’ Strengths This School Year
Educators who believe in the importance of social and emotional learning know the place to begin each new school year is by raising students’ self-awareness. This means helping all students identify early on what is […]
Teachers Meet the Challenge
Picture this: Teachers across the county are waking up early, hitting those alarm buttons and slipping into their superman/superwoman (pick one?) attire (a suit designed to generate hero worship and also deal with mess). It’s out […]
Flip Your Switch to the Positive
Superintendents and school board members are gathering this week from across the country at AASA’s national conference, Leading for Excellence. Shawn Achor, renowned positive psychology researcher, speaker, and author of The Happiness Advantage is keynoting. […]
The Invisible Grades: Addressing the Social and Emotional Needs of Middle School Students
Have we lost sight of our middle school students somewhere between the origins of the Middle School Movement, with its laser focus on small learning communities, mentor relationships and flexible curriculum, and our more recent […]
Character Day? Every Day!
What is character really? Why a whole day to celebrate? Every day, from the moment we rise to the moment our head hits the pillow at night, we draw on our strengths. Whether it’s self-regulation when […]
Blending the Best… to Be our Best
Exploring our Strengths thru Blended Learning What happens when you combine the best of professional learning design, with a research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) program… and an award-winning game platform? Why, Thriving Learning Communities […]