Lesson Tag: school

The way adults—both parents and educators—talk about their own abilities and challenges sends powerful messages to the youth they influence. This session explores how fixed and growth mindsets impact self-esteem and motivation in children and students. By understanding the connection between adult self-talk, feedback language, and student behavior, educators can better guide parents and foster a supportive environment for learning and personal growth.

This class, originally created for parents, offers valuable insights for educators as well. It provides tools to support conversations with families about mindset and self-esteem, helping to create a community-wide approach to empowering students.

Research has shown that once youth understand how their brain works and what they can do to optimize brain health, their social emotional health and motivation to learn increases. In this session, parents and educators can learn about the relationship between executive functions and emotional regulation, and how that affects academics in addition to stress and well-being.

Many students are struggling with academic loss, decreased motivation, and widening achievement gaps. Educators and parents alike are searching for ways to rebuild confidence, close learning gaps, and restore a love for learning. Research suggests that the best place to start is with empathy and a supportive approach. This session explores strategies to help students regain foundational skills, develop resilience, and engage in learning with a fresh perspective.

This class was originally created in response to the unique challenges educators faced after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the principles and strategies shared remain relevant for supporting students and fostering a positive learning environment in any classroom setting.

Building a strong home-school connection is essential for student success, but effective communication between educators, parents, and school staff can be challenging. Teachers and administrators juggle multiple responsibilities, making it difficult to align academic and personal goals across all stakeholders. This session provides practical strategies to foster productive conversations, set shared expectations, and empower parents to support their children’s learning journey.

By strengthening these connections, educators can create a collaborative environment where students feel supported both at home and in the classroom.

The way we praise children affects how they see themselves. The language we use can actually help or hinder their desire to learn and their level of effort, as well as their ability to stick with a challenging task. You might be surprised to learn that telling your child how smart they are can actually decrease effort. Research tells us that we can help even discouraged children cope with frustration and see failure as an opportunity to learn rather than giving up. Use specific, powerful feedback to encourage your child to take appropriate risks and feel more confident to try new things. 

Does your child seem unmotivated, stressed or just bored when it comes to school?

Do you play homework police instead of connecting positively with your child?

Are you confused about what will really help?

Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. How can you nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning? This class will help support your child’s learning and motivation in ways that work. You will discover how to advocate in meaningful ways when necessary. 

Students, parents, and educators are facing dramatically increased academic loss and a widening of the achievement gap. How can we address the loss and build understanding? Evidence suggest that we start with building empathy. Compassion will help us embrace the academic challenge as a community. In this class we will look at the effects of school absences due to health, behavior, and current events. We will also introduce and review effective strategies to build a strong academic foundation.

Parents can take steps to ease their school age children—and themselves—back into the school year with a positive attitude. Help your family develop effective routines, positive connections, and healthy stress-coping skills. Learn strategies to help the whole family approach online or in-person learning at school with excitement rather than worry. 

The time has come for your precious “baby” to start daycare or preschool, and you may be feeling a range of emotions. There are steps that you can take to help your family make a smooth, positive transition into this next chapter of your life.

• Does your child seem uninterested, stressed or just bored when it comes to school? 
• Do you play homework police instead of connecting positively with your child? 
• Are you confused about what will really help? 

Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ school. This class will give you ways to help your child to care more and do better in school. You will learn how to work with your child’s school and to speak up when they need you to. 

After this class you will be able to: 

• Recognize where your child needs help and how to help them
• Work with your child and their teacher to stop arguing about homework and get it done
• Use simple, practical ways of getting your child to care about school without taking over 
• Know when and how to get in touch with a teacher about your child’s school challenges