Social Emotional Learning Archives - Kristie Pretti-Frontczak

January 16, 2020 by kristie

The Case Against Ignoring

Just ignore the child because otherwise you'll inadvertently reinforce bad behaviors. The child is seeking your attention...don't give in. It's just attention seeking behavior...it's best to ignore and not let them get what they want. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Professional Development, Social Emotional Learning

November 20, 2019 by kristie

Reducing stressors and extending the green zone for children

“The more stress a child is under, the higher her baseline level of arousal, the more energy she’s burning while ‘at rest,’ and the more reactive she is to stress.” Stuart Shanker - Author of Self-Reg … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pre-K, Social Emotional Learning

October 25, 2019 by kristie

Superpower {R}evolution

The Essence Glossary™ The glossary promotes 32 attributes characteristics, which underlie our EQ. The glossary also provides a simple approach to understanding and supporting our wholeness and share humanity. Translations The Essence Glossary™ has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Emotional Learning

October 22, 2019 by kristie

Essential Life Skills That You’ll Never Be Required To Test…But Should

How often do you notice what has your attention? In particular, what has your attention when you are assessing children? For example, when you are completing a statewide assessment, or collecting day-to-day data…what has your attention? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Social Emotional Learning, Solutions

September 4, 2019 by kristie

Bag the behavior charts!

A teacher shared a story with me about how one time when using behavior charts, she was moving a child’s clip from yellow to red, and the child said, “Good! Go ahead! Then I don’t have to listen to you for the rest of the day!” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Change, Pre-K, Social Emotional Learning

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