#SELChat: How Schools Can Be a Refuge Amid Chaos

As leaders in our schools and communities, we must commit ourselves to speaking life to our students and our colleagues.

SELChatTamara FykeApril 17, 2019social-emotional learning, school, refuge, chaos, police, relationships, community, communication

#SELChat: Setting the Stage for a Unified Schoolwide Approach

We must ask ourselves, “What story is the data telling us – about the student, the teacher, the school, the leadership?” We need a holistic approach that uses data to strengthen and support people.

#SELChat: How Representation Changes Perspective

When I first started college, I attended a small Catholic university downtown. One of my favorite classes was Multiculturalism. The professor introduced me to a new way of thinking: She encouraged the class to question what we saw on television, read in magazines, and heard on the news.

SELChatTamara FykeFebruary 14, 2019social-emotional learning, race, culture, perspective, history

Boost Cafe: Let's Play!

Play is a beautiful way to connect with others and practice social and emotional skills, behaviors, and competencies. Play provides a safe space — a microcosm of society — in which children learn to cooperate and compromise with one another. It’s also a whole lot of fun!

From The HeartTamara FykeFebruary 7, 2019social-emotional learning, adventure, play, school, parents, children, cooperation, games

What If My Child Is The Bully?

From The HeartTamara FykeOctober 15, 2018conflict, connections, SEL, social-emotional learning, bullying, tips for educators, tips for families, understand, struggles, kindness, parent-childrelationships, model, restored