BIG PICTURE Social Emotional Learning Podcast

The 21st century with its previously unimagined challenges and colossal opportunities is where we've landed, and I’m won... Read more

Rusty May is a great example and a true inspiration for educators to understand and connect with all students, which res... Read more

It’s SO important to understand how praise effects young kids, and to distinguish between the kinds of praise that deepe... Read more

Are your students engaging with and growing their social emotional skills with your current approach, whether or not it’... Read more

MYTH #1: Empathy needs to be taught to children. (There are at least 2 reasons why it is just plain WRONG to think that ... Read more

3 Habits that get in the way of being the kind of listener that creates real connection and mutual respect with young s... Read more

Fortunately, today's educators can be even more effective than our own teachers thanks, in part, to contemporary brain s... Read more

Creating Cultures of Thinking, by Ron Ritchhart, is a book so rich with benefits for every classroom in the world … incl... Read more

There are BIG differences, and BIGGER consequences to be considered, when we compare parenting and teaching approaches. ... Read more

Young children are just naturally the center of their own universes, but one of our many responsibilities, as  teachers,... Read more

Empathy is a wide-ranging topic. We began by clarifying the differences between emotional empathy, perspective taking, a... Read more

Children pick up on our attitudes and feelings towards them - no doubt about it. This episode’s topic is deeply personal... Read more

Learn why a facilitation approach deepens young students' ownership of the social, emotional and life skills that make l... Read more

Kids DO understand consequences, and they are capable of making choices that result in happier consequences more and mor... Read more

Here's the LINK to everything you need to try out the ideas presented in this episode:  BLOG on Kids' Own Wisdom, dated ... Read more

Here's a practical question for you: how much time, effort and rewards are required to motivate kids so they'll engage w... Read more

Busting this myth requires us to recognize that there are many different ways to teach, because within every class there... Read more

With a reasonable mindset adjustment, the fact that kids pay so much attention to each other can turn into a powerful te... Read more

Sometimes, even when it's awkward and causes discomfort, change needs to happen for progress to continue at an optimal p... Read more

There are so many ways to  build healthy belonging in schools... ways that require little to no formal training in order... Read more