Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) for Everyone!

April 2025: Cherokee Month of the Flower Moon “One day . . . or day one.” -- Anonymous   SEL                    #3 Self-Management            #5 Responsible Decision-Making Digital Learner  #2 Global Collaborator         #6 Innovative Thinker A kind word to one in trouble is often like a switch in a railroad track. . .an inch between wreck and smooth sailing.                                                                            – Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) I can go into brain-freeze when faced with too many choices and too few resources. At the end of the school year, we laugh about brain-fog and goofed logistics when weather cancels sports events. The powerful YouTube vide...

 March 2025: Cherokee Month of the Windy Moon “One day . . . or day one.”   - Anonymous   SEL                       # 1 Self-Awareness                  #3 Self-Management                                                 Digital Learner    #3 Digital Citizen                      #6 Computational Thinker A kind word to one in trouble is often like a switch in a railroad track. . .an inch between wreck and smooth sailing.                                                                          ...

January 2025: Cherokee Month of the Cold Moon “One day . . . or day one.” -- Anonymous SEL                      # 2 Social-Awareness                  #5 Responsible Decision Making                              Digital Learner   #5 Knowledge Constructor         #7 Innovative Designer A kind word to one in trouble is often like a switch in a railroad track. . .an inch between wreck and smooth sailing.                                                                                    – Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) ABRAHAM LINCOLN WROTE: "A child is a person who is going to ca...

December: Cherokee Month of the Snow Moon “One day . . . or day one.” -- Anonymous SEL:                       # 1 Self-Awareness                 #4 Relationship Skills                                                    Digital Learner:    #1 Empowered Learner           #4 Creative Communicator A kind word to one in trouble is often like a switch in a railroad track. . .an inch between wreck and smooth sailing.                                                                               -- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) ...

 BROKEN PIECES November: Cherokee Month of the Hunt Moon  “One day . . . or day one.” -- Anonymous SEL: #3 Self-Management                                      #5 Responsible Decision Making Digital Learner: #3 Digital Citizen                           #7 Innovative Designer A kind word to one in trouble is often like a switch in a railroad track. . .an inch between wreck and smooth sailing.                                                                                  --  Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)                              ...

October: Cherokee Month of the Harvest Moon “One day . . . or day one.” -- Anonymous SEL: #3 Self-Management      #4 Relationship Skills Digital Learner: #2 Global Collaborator                         A kind word to one in trouble is often like a switch in a railroad track. . .an inch between wreck and smooth sailing.                                                                                                                                                     ...

September: Cherokee Month of the Nut Moon “One day . . . or day one.” -- Anonymous SEL: #1 Self-Awareness       Digital Learner: #2 Global Communicator       #3 Digital Citizen   A kind word to one in trouble is often like a switch in a railroad track. . .an inch between wreck and smooth sailing.                                                                                                                                                               – Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) My students are trying to figure out where they are going t...