Social Emotional Learning Archives - Kristie Pretti-Frontczak

July 5, 2019 by kristie

What’s At Your Core?

Our beliefs and values work together to create our mindset. In turn, our mindset impacts our thoughts, feelings, actions, and decisions. Have your beliefs and values manifested into a fixed or growth mindset? Toward a view of the world where there is scarcity or abundance? Do you tend to see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Social Emotional Learning

April 3, 2018 by kristie

Guiding Questions That Will Raise Your EQ And Transform PD

The other day, I took my emotional intelligence self-assessment (EQ quiz for short), and found that I have some room for growth in the areas of self-regulation and spirituality. UGH! What's an ECE {r}evolutionary to do? Particularly one who "preaches" all the time about the need to "stop, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, Professional Development, Social Emotional Learning, Wholeness

July 24, 2017 by kristie

When We Compare…It Comes At A Cost

It's human nature to compare and to even judge...but at what cost? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, Self-Awareness, Social Emotional Learning Tagged With: contemplativepractices, reflectivepractices

July 9, 2017 by kristie

Carl Jung stated, “If there is anything we wish to change in the child, see if there isn’t something we can change in ourselves first.” Beginning a journey toward change, however, can feel like an overwhelming task. You might wonder, “Where do I start?”, “What steps might I need to take to affect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, Self-Awareness, Self-regulation, Social Emotional Learning Tagged With: contemplativepractices, professional development, reflectivepractices, SEL

May 29, 2017 by kristie

Triggering The Positive Emotional Attractor To Achieve A Change In Practice

We are all looking for more buy-in, greater fidelity, and strategies that will get to a change in practice. Right? So how can this be achieved and how does identifying our superpowers help? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Professional Development, Self-Awareness, Social Emotional Learning

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