Social emotional learning requires students to be conscious of their own emotions and social interactions. But teachers also have to be healthy and conscious of SEL if they are to support students in their own […]
“Make contact before you need to make contact.” These are the words of one of my most admired mentors. As a school principal committed to building a great learning environment, she made sure that each […]
Happify, a Mayerson Academy partner, was recently profiled on the Getting Smart blog. In “Happify: The Science of Emotional Wellbeing in a Mobile App,” Tom VanderArk states, “the app is designed to build skills for emotional […]
One of my favorite descriptions of education of late, comes from a recent EdWeek blog post by Tom VanderArk in which he says, “Learning occurs as a series of experiences but an education is more […]
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 […]
In the run up to our Thriving Learning Communities Professional Learning Programs session in August we are revisiting a short documentary featuring Jay Sharp, a 4th grade teacher at Bella Vista Elementary School in Salt […]
In “Personalized Learning: What or Who?” Jillian Darwish asks if learning can be personalized based on strengths. “Might we need a different type of personalization to create intrinsic and sustained engagement? What if we combined […]
This month more than 800 Northern Kentucky University (NKU) staff members spent the day exploring a strengths-development approach to work led by Michelle McQuaid internationally acclaimed strengths-based teacher and best-selling author. Sponsored by Mayerson Family […]
More than 100 Ohio principals and administrators will participate in a blended learning course through a grant funded from the Friday Institute at North Carolina State. Through the course (delivered in a blended learning format […]
How some schools are catalyzing individual character strengths to create Thriving Learning Communities: Learn more about the growth and expansion of the Thriving Learning Communities program.