Editor: We are dismayed by the uptick in harassment and the fear that some children are now experiencing. Over the next few weeks, we plan to share resources that we believe will be particularly useful to schools. If you are still wondering, as a teacher, how to be what your students need after the 2016 election, you are not alone. Dionne Grayman, a Morningside Center developer, has listed some Morningside Center resources and lessons for you in her blog article ‘Post-Electio

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I did the exercise myself, and here are some of my observations from my personal 40 day challenge: I could be more compassionate. I don’t always extend the same compassion to my family as I do to others. Sometimes it is just too time consuming to follow-up to help others. Oh, I am not as compassionate as I thought. It became easier to be compassionate when I took on one to two projects and decided not to try to “be everything to everyone.” It helped to “feel real” when I had

Those of you who are following our heart-centered work will be aware that we are using these themes to drive social emotional learning (SEL) and social justice.  This summer I presented at a conference in Finland. As one of the keynote speakers, I followed Dr. Kamran Namdar from Sweden who spoke on a related issue: globally competent schools.  Our message: schools are falling short of what the we need, what the world needs for its future.  We need to intensify our efforts to

The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, weighs heavily on my mind. Those of you who have followed Wow!Ed and the Center for Educational Improvement know that we are grounded in the concept of “heart centered education.” Since I have come to the National Association of Elementary School Principals, Gail Connelly, the Executive Director of NAESP has helped to expand this to the concept of Heart Centered Leadership. Courage, compassion, confidence, con