• Use Real Life to Develop Problem-Solving Skills in Kids

    As your children begin to transition back into the classroom, life will yet again change for your family. Routines, either altered or dropped as we moved into the COVID online learning world, will need to be re-established and tailored to fit the new reality of our kids going back to school. It can seem overwhelming […]

  • The Journey to Understanding Trauma and Resilience

    “The question we should be asking is not what’s wrong with that child, but what happened to that child?” – Oprah Winfrey “The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely they will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.” […]

  • How Teachers Engage Students and Stakeholders in Problem Solving

    Many schools are transitioning back to hybrid and in-person education, inviting students back into the halls and classrooms that have stood empty for over a year. The logistics are daunting. Despite all of the safety precautions required to accomplish this move, the transition also offers us a chance to reimagine how our education system operates. […]

  • Lowell Elementary’s Educational Enhancement Site

    When the pandemic hit last year and school buildings were shut down, the staff at Lowell Elementary in Seattle quickly saw the disproportionate impact remote learning was having on many of their students of color and those without stable housing. While some students in their school had the technology and support from their caregivers to […]

  • Listen to Build Connection with Your Kids

    Even at the best of times, when we are balancing work, our households, and activities, it is difficult to make the time to connect in a meaningful way with our kids. Now, of course, we add remote school, working from home, and staying safe, and the difficulty is even greater. Yet, connection is key to […]

  • The COVID One-Year Mark: Let’s not go back

      We will not go back to normal. Normal never was. Our pre-corona existence was not normal other than we normalized greed, inequity, exhaustion, depletion, extraction, disconnection, confusion, rage, hoarding, hate, and lack. We should not long to return, my friends. We are being given the opportunity to stitch a new garment. One that fits […]

  • Including Student Voice in Transition Planning

    Education is undergoing another major transition. There are voices of power from state governments, districts, and school administrators attempting to balance pandemic safety needs and the learning needs of youth. All stakeholder voices should be heard in the planning and reimagining of education, including students’ voices. Students have a unique perspective on classrooms, schools, and […]

  • Teacher Panel Shares Experience Transitioning to Hybrid and In-Person Learning

    “Nothing is going to be perfect, and that’s o.k.” When Sound Discipline convened a group of educators to discuss the transition to in-person learning, this is how Christine Mooney, the Principal of Redwood Elementary School, opened our discussion. Redwood Elementary is in Grants Pass, Oregon. They started the 20-21 school year with grades K-3 in […]

  • A Trauma-Responsive School Transition – Resources for schools shifting to hybrid or in-person learning

    Many schools and districts are planning and preparing for a transition back to some form of hybrid/in-person learning. In our conversations with school administrators and staff, we are hearing the need for practical and useful resources and ideas to help respond to these transitions. In response to our conversations with you, we are creating and […]

  • Transitioning Back to School: Redwood Elementary Shares Their Experience

    “Nothing is going to be perfect, and that’s o.k.” This is how Christine Mooney, the Principal of Redwood Elementary School, opened our discussion in a Zoom event on February 11th about their school’s experiences with transitioning from in-school to distance learning and back again. Several teachers, Lisa Jaraslow, Annie Blanchard, Crystal Pump, Lorelei Dean, and Missy […]