Here’s Why this Principal Started a School Turnaround with SEL
February 7, 2020 By Belinda Vasquez – Principal at Bluebonnet Elementary I worked in juvenile probation for eight years before becoming a teacher, so I’ve seen the potentially devastating effect of the...
View ArticleEquity Starts with Empathy
December 19, 2019 By Jeff Waller, Co-Author and Co-Creator of the 7 Mindsets Follow Jeff on Twitter @JeffMWaller If we want to truly invoke Equity in education, it will happen at the tip of the spear;...
View ArticleA Different New Year’s Resolution
January 3, 2020 By Tracey Smith – Elementary School Principal, Speaker, Writer Follow Tracey Smith on Twitter @tbsmith01 My New Year’s Resolution for 2020 is to work. That’s right! I want to work....
View ArticleThree Ways to Promote Teacher Retention
By Tracey Smith | September 3, 2019 Brookwood Elementary has a high teacher turnover rate, but not for the reasons you might expect. Last year I had two teachers leave for administrative positions....
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Wow-Factor Schools: 8 Ways to Build an Awesome School Culture
The following article originally appeared in Concordia University-Portland blog By Jennifer Gunn • June 27, 2018 Some schools have such a positive school culture that you can see and feel it as soon as...
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Know What Matters and Make It Work
The following article originally appeared in NASSP By Angela K. Doll | December 12, 2017 A parent request for hourly behavior updates. A student sent to the office for repeatedly trying to staple...
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Using the 7 Mindsets to Shift School Culture
The following article originally appeared in Class Tech Tips By Monica Burns | March 21, 2019 In San Antonio earlier this year I sat down with Jeff Waller and Tracey Smith. Although conferences like...
View Article7 Mindsets at Vista PEAK Exploratory
By 7 Mindsets | May 2017 School Profiles | Parent & Community Impact Vista PEAK Exploratory | K-8 School in Aurora, Colorado | Introducing Vista PEAK Exploratory: a K-8 School in Aurora,...
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Make your school Ridiculously Amazing Webinar
Adult SEL: Nurturing the Whole Teacher to Develop the Whole Child Sustainable school culture starts and ends with the educators and how they interact. Learn the critical conditions that must be created...
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The Mindsets of Hope and Optimism amidst fear of the Coronavirus
The Mindsets of Hope and Optimism amidst fear of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) By Jeff Waller, VP of Educational Services and Co-Founder of 7 Mindsets In times of great uncertainty, unrest, and even...
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5 Ways to Stay Connected During Challenging Times Caused by COVID-19
5 Ways to Stay Connected During Challenging Times Caused by COVID-19 By Tracey Smith and Jeff Waller, Authors of Ridiculously Amazing Schools, Creating a Culture Where Everyone Thrives We have been so...
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3 Assets We Must Cultivate to Make Every Educator their Most Authentic and...
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SEL 2.0 – A Shift to Mindsets
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4 fun ways principals can boost teacher self-care
The following article originally appeared ineSchool News By Tracey Smith | May 2, 2019 Reminding teachers to be good to themselves and practice self-care is good for them and their students....
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SEL 2.0 – A Shift to Mindsets
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Mindsets-Based SEL and the Brain
By Jeff Waller (@JeffMWaller) In 1997, new camera technology allowed us to view the brain at levels far exceeding anything ever conceived in the past. 99% of what we know about the brain has...
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7 Mindsets and Panorama Education Partner to Provide Mindsets-Based SEL...
Schools and districts that partner with Panorama Education now have access to a set of interactive lessons from 7 Mindsets designed to foster transformational social-emotional learning (SEL). Each...
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Adult SEL: 5 Components to Build Healthy Relationships Amongst Educational Teams
Tracey Smith – Principal, Brookwood Elementary, Forsyth County Schools, Forsyth GA (@TBSmith01) Jeff Waller – VP Education, 7 Mindsets, Atlanta GA (@JeffMWaller) If we could improve one thing in...
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6 Strategies to Empower School Leadership Teams Through the Pandemic
By Tracey Smith (@tbsmith01) and Jeff Waller (@jeffmwaller) When we interviewed successful educators for our book (Ridiculously Amazing Schools), we had one final question. We would ask, “What one...
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3 Ways to Celebrate Your Principals and Educators and Keep Morale High
By Jeff Waller (@jeffmwaller) COVID-19 has caused a great deal of heartache and chaos in 2020, making it sometimes difficult to find the ‘positives’ in everyday life. But if there was a silver lining...
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