SEL Unfiltered: Empowering the SEL Guide In You
By The Mind Trek
The Mind Trek SEL Program is an engaging, trusted, standards-aligned, Social Emotional Learning curriculum for 7th through 12th grade, giving students the tools for self-awareness, social awareness, mindset, and relationship skills.
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SEL Unfiltered: Empowering the SEL Guide In YouDec 20, 2022
Holiday Self-Care
This week we are starting our series on SEL and the Holidays. The holidays can be stressful, but we see just how much our students need, and they can be a great opportunity to teach SEL Skills. In this series, we will cover teaching "gratitude for Thanksgiving, ways for students to give back, how to meet student needs, holiday diversity, self-care for the holidays, and of course, a little holiday fun.
Today's episode we are going to play "Name that Tune-Christmas Edition," discover ways to be recharged to care for others by caring for ourselves, and answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Holiday Fun
This week we are continuing our series on SEL and the Holidays. The holidays can be stressful, but we see just how much our students need, and they can be a great opportunity to teach SEL Skills. In this series, we will cover Teaching Gratitude for Thanksgiving, ways for students to give back, how to meet student needs, holiday diversity, self-care for the holidays, and of course, a little holiday fun.
In today's episode, we are going to play "Holiday Heads Up," explore more than 15 fun activities to try with your students and answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Holiday Diversity
This week we are continuing our series on SEL and the Holidays. The holidays can be stressful, but we see just how much our students need, and they can be a great opportunity to teach SEL Skills. In this series, we will cover Teaching Gratitude for Thanksgiving, Ways for students to give back, how to meet student needs, Holiday Diversity, Self-Care for the Holidays, and of course, a little Holiday fun.
In today's episode, we are going to share some of our holiday traditions, explore holidays celebrated around the world, learn how to celebrate in the classroom, and answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Supporting Students’ Holiday Needs
This week we are continuing our series on SEL and the Holidays. The holidays can be stressful, but we see just how much our students need, and they can be a great opportunity to teach SEL Skills. In this series, we will cover teaching "gratitude" for Thanksgiving, ways for students to give back, how to meet student needs, holiday diversity, self-care for the holidays, and of course, a little holiday fun.
In today's episode, we are going to play "Holiday Who am I?" discover multiple ways to support your families in need, and answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Ways to Give
This week we are continuing our series on SEL and the Holidays. The holidays can be stressful, but we see just how much our students need, and they can be a great opportunity to teach SEL Skills. In this series, we will cover Teaching Gratitude for Thanksgiving, Ways for students to give back, how to meet student needs, Holiday Diversity, Self-Care for the Holidays, and of course, a little Holiday fun.
In today's episode, we are going to play Thanksgiving Categories, brainstorming a plethora of ideas that you can use to get your students involved with giving and answering your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Thanksgiving: Teaching Gratitude
This week we are starting our series on SEL and the Holidays. The holidays can be stressful, but we see just how much our students need, and they can be a great opportunity to teach SEL Skills. In this series, we will cover Teaching Gratitude for Thanksgiving, Ways for students to give back, how to meet student needs, Holiday Diversity, Self-Care for the Holidays, and of course, a little Holiday fun.
In today's episode, we are going to play Thanksgiving Trivia, Explore ways to teach Gratitude, and Practice it in the classroom. Finally, we will answer our question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Employability Skills: Communication
This week we are continuing our series on Career Readiness. Ultimately we all want our students to graduate from high school and become productive members of society. In this series, we are covering how to give students a career-ready mindset, career exploration, how to obtain a job, and the employability skills you will need to maintain a job.
In today's episode, we are going to play “Flashback Friday”, discover ideas about teaching communication employability skills such as using the telephone, appropriate use of email, and how to write a letter, and finally answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Landing the Job
This week we are continuing our series on Career Readiness. Ultimately we all want our students to graduate from high school and become productive members of society. In this series, we are covering how to give students a career-ready mindset, career exploration, how to obtain a job, and the employability skills you will need to maintain a job.
In today's episode, we are going to play “I Think I Can Thursday”, learn some tips and tricks to help students apply and land a job, and finally answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Career Exploration: Virtual
This week we are continuing our series on Career Readiness. Ultimately we all want our students to graduate from high school and become productive members of society. In this series, we are covering how to give students a career-ready mindset, career exploration, how to obtain a job, and the employability skills you will need to maintain a job.
In today's episode, we are going to play “Wordy Wednesday”, explore virtual opportunities for career exploration, and finally answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Career Exploration: Engaging with the Community
This week we are continuing our series on Career Readiness. Ultimately we all want our students to graduate from high school and become productive members of society. In this series, we are covering how to give students a career-ready mindset, career exploration, how to obtain a job, and the employability skills you will need to maintain a job.
Today's episode we are going to play “Two for Tuesday”, dive into ways that you can get your students engaged with the community to explore careers, and finally answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Why Career Readiness?
This week we are starting our series on Career Readiness. Ultimately we all want our students to graduate from high school and become productive members of society. In this series, we are covering how to give students a career-ready mindset, career exploration, how to obtain a job, and the employability skills you will need to maintain a job.
Today's episode we are going to play “Make a Change Monday", briefly explain why career readiness is important, give you tips and tricks to help you get your students on board with career readiness, and finally answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
How Do You Create Community in an Online Classroom?
This week we are finishing our series on classroom community where we will discover what community in the classroom can look like, discuss how to create a classroom community virtually or in person, and why they are so valuable.
In today's episode, we are going to have a mock snowball fight, discover some great ideas to cultivate classroom community in a virtual environment and answer your question of the day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
The Benefits of Creating Classroom Community
This week we are continuing our series on classroom community where we will discover what community in the classroom can look like, discuss how to create a classroom community virtually or in person, and why they are so valuable.
In today's episode, we are going to play "Yay for the Day!," discover some benefits to classroom community such as improved academics and behavior, and answer your Question of the Day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
How Do You Create a Classroom Community?
This week we are continuing our series on classroom community where we will discover what community in the classroom can look like, discuss how to create a classroom community virtually or in person, and why they are so valuable.
Today's episode we are going to play "If You Really Knew Me," discover three ways you can immediately start building classroom community, and answer your Question of the Day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
What does it mean to build Community in the Classroom?
This week we are starting our series on "Classroom Community" where we will discover what community in the classroom can look like, discuss how to create a classroom community virtually or in person, and why they are so valuable.
In today's episode, we are going to play "Stop the Drama Thumb ball," discover what community in the classroom can look like, take a peek at the research and answer your "Question of the Day."
Fall '22 Kick-off
Welcome to SEL Unfiltered. If you are a teacher, counselor, or educator looking for additional SEL resources and encouragement, you are in the right place. This episode is a little different than our normal shows. We are going to kick off the start of the school year and fill you in on what is to come here at SEL unfiltered this year!
Looking Ahead
- Building Classroom Community
- Career Exploration and Readiness
- SEL and the Holidays
Resilience and ACE Scores
This week we are finishing our series on Overcoming the Impact of COVID. In this series, we are looking at the impact of COVID on SEL skills and how to recover and excel from those deficits.
In today's episode, we are going to play "Heads Up," explore ACE scores and how to empower our students to become resilient and finish things off by answering our question of the day.
Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Reversing Apathy
This week we are continuing our series on Overcoming the Impact of COVID. In this series, we are looking at the impact of COVID on SEL skills and how to recover and excel from those deficits.
In today's episode, we are going to do Fun Fact Friday, take a look at how we can reverse apathy in our students, and finish things off by answering our question of the day.
Reducing Anxiety
This week we are continuing our series on Overcoming the Impact of COVID. In this series, we are looking at the impact of COVID on SEL skills and how to recover and excel from those deficits.
In today's episode, we are going to share how to have a question/worry wall, dive into ways to help students reduce anxiety and finish things off by answering our Question of the Day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Recovering from the Impact of COVID
This week we are continuing our series on Overcoming the Impact of COVID. In this series, we are looking at the impact of COVID on SEL skills and how to recover and excel from those deficits.
In today's episode, we are going to play "What’s Good? Wednesday," look at how we can recover from the impact of COVID and finish things off by answering our Question of the Day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
The Impact of COVID on SEL Skills
This week we are starting our series on Overcoming the Impact of COVID. In this series, we are looking at the impact of COVID on SEL skills and how to recover and excel from those deficits.
In today's episode, we are going to play a classic, Hangman, review what the research is showing concerning the impact of COVID on SEL skills and finish things off by answering our Question of the Week.
Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Initial Implementation of an SEL Program
This week we are finishing our series on Creating and Implementing an SEL program at your school. In this series, we are covering all of the topics so that you can seamlessly create and implement the perfect SEL program for your school.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick round of The Worst-Case Scenario Game, discuss how to begin the implementation of your new SEL program and finish things off by answering our Question of the Week.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Choosing an SEL Program
This week we are continuing our series on Creating and Implementing an SEL program at your school. In this series, we are covering all of the topics so that you can seamlessly create and implement the perfect SEL program for your school.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick round of Funny Friday, talk about how to choose the perfect SEL program for your school and finish things off by answering our Question of the Day.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Developing Your SEL Framework
This week we are continuing our series on Creating and Implementing an SEL program at your school. In this series, we are covering all of the topics so that you can seamlessly create and implement the perfect SEL program for your school.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick round of Top 3, talk about how to develop an SEL framework for your school and finish things off by answering our question of the day.
Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Creating an Advisory Council
This week we are continuing our series on Creating and Implementing an SEL program at your school. In this series, we are covering all of the topics so that you can seamlessly create and implement the perfect SEL program for your school.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick round of Thankful Thursday, explain why an advisory council is so impactful and how to set one up. We will finish things off by answering our "Question of the Week."
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Creating an Advisory Period
This week we are continuing our series on Creating and Implementing an SEL program at your school. In this series, we are covering all of the topics so that you can seamlessly create and implement the perfect SEL program for your school.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick round of classroom "Guess who?", explain why and how to set up an Advisory Period and finish things off by answering our Question of the Week."
Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Benefits of SEL
This week we are starting our series on Creating and Implementing an SEL program at your school. In this series, we are covering all of the topics so that you can seamlessly create and implement the perfect SEL program for your school.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick round of Teaser Tuesday, share some of the benefits to SEL and what you can expect in your school. We will finish things off by answering our Question of the Week.
- Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post.
Getting Community Buy-In for SEL
This week we are continuing our series on Buy-in for SEL. In this series, we are covering all of the bases so you can create an SEL program that has buy-in from your principal, staff, community, and students.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick game of Story Cubes, share some great tips on how to get your community involved, and increase their buy-in for your SEL program. We will finish things off by answering our "Question of the Week."
Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post at https://themindtrek.com/2022/02/sel-unfiltered-gaining-community-buy-in/.
Getting Student Buy-In for SEL
This week we are continuing our series on Buy-in for SEL. In this series, we are covering all of the bases so you can create an SEL program that has buy-in from your principal, staff, community, and students.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick game of 20 seconds. Next, we will dive into the topic of gaining student buy-in for an SEL program and what can we do to avoid the notorious eye rolls? We will finish things off by answering our Question of the Week.
Dive deeper and check out all of the links from today’s show by visiting our blog post: https://themindtrek.com/2022/01/sel-unfiltered-generating-student-buy-in/
Getting Teacher Buy-In for SEL
This week we are continuing our series on Buy-in for SEL. In this series, we are covering all of the bases so you can create an SEL program that has buy-in from your principal, staff, community, and students.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick game of "This or That," share some of the big mistakes we made trying to get teacher buy-in and how you can avoid them when getting teacher buy-in for your SEL program. We will finish things off by answering our Question of the Week.
Dive deeper and get all of the links to everything covered in this episode here on our blog: https://themindtrek.com/2022/01/sel-unfiltered-generating-teacher-buy-in/
Getting Principal Buy-In for SEL
This week we are starting our series on Buy-in for SEL. In this series, we are covering all of the bases so you can create an SEL program that has buy-in from your principal, staff, community, and students.
In today's episode, we are going to play a quick game of "Would You Rather," share some of the best ways to get your administrators to buy into implementing an SEL program at your school and finish things off by answering our Question of the Week.
If you'd like to learn more on this topic, you can find many resources on our blog: https://themindtrek.com/2022/01/sel-unfiltered-obtaining-principal-buy-in/
SEL Unfiltered: Season One Promo
Welcome to the SEL Unfiltered Podcast. I’m Michelle Shepherd, school counselor and founder of The Mind Trek. If you are a teacher, counselor, or educator looking for additional SEL resources and encouragement, you are in the right place. I can’t wait to share creative resources with you and answer the tough questions surrounding social-emotional learning.
Follow now in your favorite podcasting app so you don’t miss Episode One coming at the beginning of 2022. This season is going to be amazing! We will dive into building relationships with students, obtaining community, teacher, and student buy-in for your SEL program, and so much more. We want to hear from you and address your difficult questions! Contact us today at podcast@themindtrek.com.
The SEL Unfiltered Podcast is sponsored by The Mind Trek SEL Program, guiding people of all ages to make the impossible possible by giving them the tools to overcome stress, build stronger relationships, and "climb their Everest." You can begin your journey at themindtrek.com.
If you have feedback or want us to answer your SEL questions email us at podcast@themindtrek.com. We would love to hear from you!
Join us next time to empower the SEL guide in you!