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.
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.
Compilation of survey tools to use with families that you can save and download.
News story about Springfield IL schools using peace rooms in high schools to ensure students have a safe space to talk about what they’re going through.
District 186 opens new peace rooms in three high schools Read More »
The “doll test” is a psychological experiment designed in the 1940s in the USA to test the degree of marginalization felt by African American children caused by prejudice, discrimination and racial segregation. Given the considerable increase of the phenomenon of migration in Europe in recent years the filmmakers decided to re-create the test with Italian children in 2016.
Individual self-care planning involves identifying and incorporating specific self-care strategies for promoting resilience and maintaining a healthy work–life balance (e.g., exercise, good nutrition, supportive networks). Individual self-care plans involve scheduling restorative activities, recognizing personal triggers, and planning an action response that supports well-being. Compiled resources include links to local and national resources and tools for educators, including a Compassion Resilince Toolit for Schools.
This 4-session recorded webinar series includes handouts and resources on educator well-being and to support educators tap into their resiliency skills, increase self-compassion, create self-care routines, build a practice of gratitude and appreciation and celebrate – even those small successes – to support wellbeing.
This infogrphic illustrates educator wellness, which is the impact of a school’s organizational and individual systems (e.g., culture and climate, employee training and supports, etc.) on staff social, emotional, physical, and mental well-being. This influences staff stress through four main sources that create positive or negative working conditions and ultimately impacts the teaching and learning environment for students.
This 2020 article provides an overview of restorative justice (RJ) in US K-12 schools, discusses implementation challenges, and summarizes the most recent two decades of quantitative studies regarding the effectiveness of RJ at achieving a range of outcomes. While RJ has become increasingly popular, there is still relatively little quantitative research regarding its effective-ness. Still, available evidence suggests that RJ programs can improve school climates and reduce student misbehavior and school discipline. Results are more mixed regarding RJ’s impact on bullying, student absenteeism, and academic performance.
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