Guided imagery is a relaxation technique that involves dwelling on a positive mental image or scene. It is a tool that students and school staff can learn and use at any time. Check out this free guided imagery app that is offered in 28 languages and 330 different animation combinations.
90-minute documentary – eight transgender kids, ranging in ages from 9 to 19, speak with striking candor and remarkable insight about their deeply personal experiences.
Futures Without Violence is a health and social justice nonprofit with a simple mission: to heal those among us who are traumatized by violence today – and to create healthy families and communities free of violence tomorrow. Their website includes resources about social justice and healing from trauma.
Gender Inclusive Schools provides parent and educator training to proactively create safe learning environments for LGBTQ+ young people. Their website has resources on sample policies, practices, and interpretations of state and federal laws that affect LGBTQ+ young people.
Look to Illinois School District 214 for ideas to make educational equity a reality in your district. SD 214 addresses educational equity through 5 pillars: Systemic; Employment and Retention; Professional Learning for Student Success; Student Voice, Climate, and Culture; and Family and Community Engagement.
Fly Five is a kindergarten to eighth grade social and emotional learning curriculum developed on the core belief that, in order for students to be academically, socially, and behaviorally successful in, out of, and beyond school, they need to learn a set of social and emotional competencies, namely cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control (C.A.R.E.S.)
Learn how exclusionary discipline practices like suspensions and expulsions can increase misbehavior and negatively impact school climate, particularly among Black students, who face disproportionate rates of these punishments. Discover how restorative practices, which focus on conflict resolution and community building, can address the root causes of misbehavior, reduce racial disparities, and improve overall school climate and academic engagement.
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This is the 2016 online version of Fostering Resilient Learners, which helps cultivate a trauma-sensitive learning environment for students across all content areas, grade levels, and educational settings.
Antiracism is an active stance to deconstruct the internal, relational, and systemic structures that prevent us from having true equity in the world. Emotional intelligence can play a role in the “inner work” toward a just society. This website provides information, resources and videos about how emotional intelligence plays a role in this work.
Essentials for Childhood famework proposes strategies and resources communities can consider to promote the types of relationships and environments that help children grow up to be healthy and productive citizens so that they, in turn, can build stronger and safer families and communities for their children.
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