SHS Character Counts

Somerville High School's Character Education Committee

[SocialEmotionalLearning @SELearningEDU]

12 Home Activities that Build Social-Emotional Skills via @Pathwy2Success #SEL #parenting

[edutopia @edutopia]

Here’s how to get started transferring *inclusive practices* to virtual spaces.
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[CASEL @caselorg]

Prepare to continue the discussion about racism & inequity when school resumes this fall by reviewing resources that can support classroom teaching about the current moment. Check out this article in https://t.co/vGtozOQ7hb

[CASEL @caselorg]

Why is an equity lens critical during #COVID19? Hear from Kathleen Osta of @equityproject in this clip from the #CASELCARES webinar, “Leading for Equity in Challenging Times.” Watch the entire webinar on the CASEL CARES page: https://t.co/NxZvIJg3FM #SEL

[LifeSkillsSHS @SkillsShs]

This week, the Peer2Peer club had their own virtual spirit week! Staying positive and staying connected!! Always so proud of these kids! #InThisTogether #inclusion @GFoleySHS @TanyaEMcDonald @Ville_Sup @SONewJersey

[Somerville High School @SomervilleHSNJ]

SHS Junior Class Officers made signs of thanks and a lunch delivery of 50 subs to the staff of RWJ. Great job! #VillePride @GFoleySHS

[RAK Foundation @RAKFoundation]

"May you all be safe, healthy and we can meet each other again for many sessions to come."
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[CASEL @caselorg]

Check out the "kernel" approach to #SEL. https://t.co/MzmhgXxEUu

[edutopia @edutopia]

Executive function takes time to fully develop. These tips on offering support can help in the classroom.
https://t.co/loCqAwAS7u

[RAK Foundation @RAKFoundation]

Have you heard? We have taken our CASEL approved, highly effective, evidence-based #KindnessintheClassroom social emotional learning curriculum and made it even better. 📚 Get your FREE resources: https://t.co/84fINHLobo

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

“That, in miniature, is the process of education: To view the world with enough empathy and distance to see struggle that overlaps with one’s own ... To find the tools to ease that struggle, and wield them, at last, to change the world.” https://t.co/9rOcEAFAnB

[Random Acts @RandomActsOrg]

Day Four of The 12 Random Acts of Kindness: Smile at people. Completely fabricated (but still entirely true) statistical evidence says that 96.72% of smiles are contagious, so get out there and brighten everyone’s day with your gorgeous grin! #GetKind https://t.co/r2raashM4Z

[Dr. Danielle Zurawiecki @DrZurawiecki]

Join us for a Night of Conversation tomorrow, November 13, in the Somerville Middle School cafeteria from 6:30-8pm! Discussion will focus on preventing drug abuse & promoting mental health. @Ville_Sup @GFoleySHS @TanyaEMcDonald @JDePace

[CASEL @caselorg]

The Atlantic: British schools teaching how to combat loneliness. https://t.co/lxUowoAo9y

[NBCU Academy @NBCUAcademy]

Students across the country may be casting their first ballot during the midterms in November. How does media literacy play into their decisions? And how do we help students be informed consumers of information? Join us for our #ToolkitTalk Tuesday October 16th at 7pmET!

[edutopia @edutopia]

Why parent workshops? As one teacher puts it: "Our students' success depends on our families and schools working together." #FamilyEngagement @Design39Campus

[CHARACTER COUNTS @CHARACTERCOUNTS]

Character is not about getting kids to behave better. It is about how a school should be administered.

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

With social studies increasingly pushed to the side in instructional standards, teachers are grappling with the best ways to nurture students as the engaged, informed participants our democracy needs. #SocialStudies #Teaching #sschat https://t.co/k1bFI2jQ6U

[CASEL @caselorg]

Education Dive: 8 ways to prevent chronic absenteeism—school climate is key. https://t.co/f59LIt9NzH