As educators, we often hear the term "social emotional learning" everywhere- conversation with peers, professional development, teacher training. You name it, we've heard it. Personally, I have been a huge advocate for SEL since before I heard the terminology, however, I realized quickly when I had my first classroom that it was very easy to be left behind. Although all educators are large advocates for SEL, I began to see how it became part of a scheduling block as opposed t

One of the most important and difficult aspects of teaching is creating resources that work for students as opposed to lessons themselves. During my initial teacher training an emphasis was always on the power of anchor charts. However, I quickly realized that simply writing information in front of students (even with scaffolding) did not always guarantee long-term retention. To truly engage a classroom of diverse learners, I shifted my approach from teacher-created displays