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We use the power of emotions to create a healthier & more equitable, innovative, & compassionate society. @rulerapproach is our evidence-based approach to #SEL.

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A child who looks “angry” may not be angry.

That split-second misread can change the adult’s tone, the consequence, and the relationship.

Research spotlight: Anushay Mazhar and Craig S. Bailey

RULER training at Yale helps educators build a shared approach to emotion.
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Which student emotion do adults most often misread?

#RULER #EmotionalIntelligence #SocialEmotionalLearning #SchoolClimate #Educators

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Creative work can feel risky before it feels rewarding.

@drmarcbrackett and @ZoranaPsych talk about what students need in the messy middle of creativity, and why “I’m not creative” may be telling us more than we think.

Full episode on Dealing with Feeling.

🔗https://t.co/SFQGHkbw4L

#EmotionalIntelligence #RULER #SEL #Education #Creativity #StudentWellbeing #Teaching #SchoolCulture #DealingWithFeeling

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A lot of schools have someone protecting the work, reminding people why it matters, and keeping it alive when everyone is busy, tired, or stretched thin. That care matters, but RULER cannot become one person’s memory, energy, or belief.

RULER Institute Online gives school teams a place to build shared practice.
🔗https://t.co/zGG9mQx2kL

#RULER #EmotionalIntelligence #SocialEmotionalLearning #EducationLeadership #SchoolClimate

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It is one thing to name the skill. It is another to get clear about how that skill is actually taught.

New research pushes SEL toward a more precise conversation about instruction, practice, and what classrooms are really asking students to learn.

Read more here: https://t.co/bCGSoc11ip

#RULER #EmotionalIntelligence #SocialEmotionalLearning #EducationLeadership #StudentWellbeing

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Your phone can tell you how many times you picked it up today, but it cannot tell you whether that habit left you more settled, more scattered, more connected, or more alone.

That is the data most screen-time reports leave out, even though it explains why two hours online can either help you reset or leave you worse than when you started.

Jessica Hoffmann is asking us to notice that difference. That is also what the free RULER Technology Self-Study Resources are designed to help students practice across elementary, middle, and high school: noticing how technology is actually affecting the way they feel (and honestly, a lot of adults may need that practice too).

Free resource: https://t.co/jkDyjpvQqq

#Screentime #Anxiety #FreeResource #EmotionRegulation

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“They’re always on their phones” has become one of those sentences adults say when they are frustrated, worried, or out of patience.

But Jessica Hoffmann’s research makes that sentence feel a lot less useful than it sounds. Because when every reach for a phone gets treated as the same problem, adults can miss what is actually happening underneath it.

A student finishing an assignment, texting for connection, scrolling out of boredom, comparing themselves to others, or trying to calm down before bed may all look “too online” from the outside. But those patterns do not all call for the same response.

The better question is what the behavior is doing before we decide what to do about it.
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#screentime #anxiety #phones #parenting #emotionregulation

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We keep flattening teen screen time into one question: how much?

Jessica Hoffmann’s research asks a better one: what are teens going online for, what emotional need are they trying to meet, and is the strategy actually working?

Read more: https://t.co/u9KzxDS0Op

#ScreenTime #Anxiety #EmotionRegulation

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We spend a lot of time helping students name what hurt. We spend far less time helping them name what is still strong, still possible, and still theirs to grow.

A student can explain what happened, but still struggle to name what they can practice, what they are good at, or what kind of future they are allowed to imagine. Pain should not be ignored, but pain cannot be the only mirror a student is handed.

Because if every adult conversation keeps returning to what went wrong, even with care, a student may start to believe the wound is the most important thing about them.

From the vault, Dealing with Feeling with @drmarcbrackett and @sbkaufman. Send this to someone who helps students see more than one version of themselves.

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#FixedMindset #GrowthMindset #EmotionalIntelligence #EmotionRegulation #Education

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One hard classroom moment can follow you home fast.

That is part of why this research matters. The first meaning your mind lands on is not always the one that helps you lead well.

Sometimes the better move is simpler and more grounded: I do not know the full story yet. I can slow down. I can decide what comes next.

We’ll be bringing research like this into practice at the YCEI Leadership Symposium.
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#CognitiveReappraisal #EmotionsMatter #EmotionalIntelligence

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We often assume leadership belongs to the oldest kids, the most polished kids, or the ones who already look ready.

But what Brian shares is a better lesson: when students are trusted with meaningful work, passion can matter more than experience, and confidence can grow faster than anyone expected. 

If your team wants to create more of that kind of growth, RULER Institute Online is a powerful place to begin.

🔗 https://t.co/5sTfvRL7Or

#Leadership #ProfessionalDevelopment #Education #EmotionsMatter

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Students need more than warnings about harmful online spaces. They need tools for the feelings those spaces exploit.

Building on @drmarcbrackett's new @EdWeekOpinion essay, we think schools have to move past “be careful online.” When “I was just joking” protects harm, when belonging comes at someone else’s dignity, and when shame gets turned into contempt, adults need more than concern. They need language, routines, and the confidence to interrupt the script without turning every moment into a lecture.

Emotional intelligence and digital literacy belong in the same conversation. Read Marc’s full essay in Education Week and bring this conversation into your school community.

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#LouisTheroux #Manosphere #SchoolLeaders #Education

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What stands out here is not only the role itself, but what it says about the kind of school culture PrepaTec is choosing to build.

A Feelings Mentor is not there to hover or take over. They are there to be an emotional ally, someone close enough to notice, steady enough to guide, and consistent enough to help students grow before struggle turns into crisis. That kind of support does not happen by accident.

It reflects a deeper belief, one @drmarcbrackett has helped put language to for years: emotions shape how students learn, connect, decide, and move through the school day.

That is the kind of shift RULER is here to help schools build.
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#feelingsmentor #emotionsmatter #emotionalintelligence #RULER

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You cannot ask students to regulate in environments adults have not made emotionally safe. What Lily shares from @WillowsSchool is not just a touching moment. It is what becomes possible when leadership, language, and culture align, and when a child knows there is another path before the breaking point. 

That is the kind of leadership we build at YCEI Leadership Symposium this July.
🔗 https://t.co/grmXiuuPBl

#Leadership #EmotionalIntelligence #emotionsmatter #education

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Had a quick chat with @WTNH this morning. Always grateful for their team. A little Dealing With Feeling in real life :)

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#dealingwithfeeling

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We forget that teachers are feeling the school day too.

If Teacher Appreciation Week only rewards endless calm, we miss the harder human work happening in classrooms every day. Students are not learning from perfect adults. They are learning from adults who can feel pressure, care, concern, frustration, and all the things a school day brings, then pause, name what is real, repair, and keep the room safe enough for students to do the same.

Debra Turner reminds us that RULER is not just language students use. It is a culture adults live in front of them. Dr. Dawn Brooks-DeCosta helped build the foundation for it, and @drmarcbrackett and RULER keep asking schools to take this seriously.

#TeacherAppreciationWeek #Educators #RULER #EmotionalIntelligence

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Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere should bother us because this does not end when the documentary cycle moves on.

Boys are not the manosphere. Adults cannot leave them alone with a script that turns shame into blame and domination into belonging. More in @educationweek: https://t.co/0lKblM3aLq

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For too long, children’s mental health has been treated like something we only notice once there is a problem. By then, the child has often already learned a brutal lesson: this feeling is too much, and so am I.

What children need is not panic, dismissal, or constant rescue. They need language, strategies, and adults who know how to stay with them. That is why this conversation between @drmarcbrackett and Eli Lebowitz still matters.

From the vault for Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month: Dealing with Feeling on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Links below!

YouTube: https://t.co/iFtirbDNrc

Apple: https://t.co/X6Zm5S0ouI

Spotify: https://t.co/wZdGA6cb81

#childrensmentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalintelligence #anxiety #dealingwithfeeling #emotionsmatter

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Some people think RULER is something you design for the kids. A program. A set of lessons. Something that goes into the classroom.

But year one of RULER belongs entirely to the adults. Before any student receives a single lesson, educators spend a full year doing their own personal and professional learning with our RULER skills.

Dr. Jessica Hoffmann and her team looked at school climate data from students across 37 partner schools in Mexico, before and after that adult learning year. The results were clear. School climate had already improved across every dimension they measured, before the kids had been taught a single thing.

The students felt the difference because of who their teachers were becoming. That is what RULER is built on. The adults go first. And when they do, the whole school feels it.

Training and support 🔗 https://t.co/pgG82ahGri

#EducatorSupport #EducatorLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment #RULER #EmotionalIntelligence #Emotionsmatter

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🏫 Enhance student & educator well-being! High schools can access RULER training, 2-year support, & networking at no cost as part of a new study. Learn more & apply here: https://t.co/dXin41GInl #EducationMatters #SchoolClimate