Early Childhood is a Critical Time for the Development of Executive Function Skills
A report from CoLab has highlighted the importance of developing executive function skills and self regulation in early childhood. Click...
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Stephanie Williams
- May 19, 2020
Second Step in New Zealand - New River Primary School
Earlier this year, the team at Positive Pieces Education were lucky enough to visit a Second Step school in Invercargill, New Zealand....
Stephanie Williams
- May 12, 2020
Guest Blogger: Monique O'Keefe - My experience teaching Second Step
This guest blog is written by Monique O'Keefe, Specialist Educator with Samaritans. In this article, Monique shares her experience...
Stephanie Williams
- Feb 10, 2020
Empathy - Guest Blogger, Roslyn Green
Our guest blogger, Roslyn Green is a Guidance Officer at a Brisbane state school. She holds qualifications in Psychology and is a...
Stephanie Williams
- Jan 28, 2020
Supporting students in the aftermath of the bushfires
Most students will be returning to school today, many of whom have been directly or indirectly affected by the devastating bushfires that...
Stephanie Williams
- Dec 6, 2019
Fostering School Belonging
Recently, I was privileged to attend a Positive Education Schools Association seminar on school belonging presented by Associate...
Stephanie Williams
- Nov 22, 2019
Principals Are More Ready Than Ever to Bring SEL to Their Schools
Recently, the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) presented a webinar on principals' perspectives of Social...
Stephanie Williams
- Oct 30, 2019
SEL: A review of the evidence
As many of you know, the Positive Pieces team recently attended the inaugural CASEL Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Exchange in Chicago...
Stephanie Williams
- Sep 20, 2019
Celebrating 70 years of Guidance Officer services in Queensland - Guest Blogger, Ros Green
This year marks 70 years of Guidance Officer services in Queensland state schools. We have come a long way in this time. Who of us...
Stephanie Williams
- Aug 9, 2019
Guest Blogger: Roslyn Green - SEL from a Guidance Officer's Perspective
Recently, I shared the below info-graphic with our wonderful teacher assistants at my school. As you can see, it really does cover...
Stephanie Williams
- Jul 26, 2019
The Economic Value of SEL
There is a widely used statistic looking at the economic benefit of SEL programs. Columbia University's 2015 study found an 11:1 return...
Stephanie Williams
- Jul 24, 2019
Second Step in Australian Schools
Have you seen our new video showing a Second Step lesson in action? The wonderful Year 4 class at Belmont State School in the suburbs of...
Stephanie Williams
- Sep 25, 2018
Class of 2030 - Preparing our children for workplace readiness in a volatile world
A new report created by Microsoft and McKinsey and Company's Education Practice, highlights the skills our students will require to...
Stephanie Williams
- Sep 5, 2018
From the Committee for Children Blog: Don’t Miss These Connections Between SEL and Trauma-Informed
Trauma effects many children in our schools. The diagram below outlines the primary types of harm inflicted on abused children in...
Stephanie Williams
- Aug 13, 2018
Important Read: "The Future of Education Depends on Social Emotional Learning: Here’s Why"
This article, written by Giancarlo Brotto for Edsurge, titled The Future of Education Depends on Social Emotional Learning: Here’s Why...
Stephanie Williams
- Jun 28, 2018
Webinar now available! Social Emotional Learning and the Second Step program
The team at Positive Pieces Education is happy to advise that our Webinar is now available to watch on our website. This Webinar explains...
Stephanie Williams
- Jun 6, 2018
In Case You Missed It - What is SEL and Why it Matters article
Generation Next, A social enterprise providing education and information to protect and enhance the mental health of young people,...
Stephanie Williams
- May 10, 2018
A video message for Australian Schools from Finland!
Positive Pieces Education is proud to be part of an international network of Second Step publishers. Finland is one of those countries...
Stephanie Williams
- May 1, 2018
Opinion: Gonski Review - How Second Step Can Help
The second instalment of the Gonksi education reforms were announced yesterday to mixed reviews. Among many suggestions provided in the...
Stephanie Williams
- Mar 16, 2018
Bullying Prevention - Bystander Power
Friday 16th March marks the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) so we thought it fitting to commemorate this...
Stephanie Williams
- Jan 31, 2018
Second Step Webinars
Happy New Year! All Australian schools are now back for Term 1 so there's no better time to get back into the swing of things! We hope...
Stephanie Williams
- Oct 28, 2017
21st Century Learning
The New Basics report which was delivered to many school principals this year and authored by Foundation for Young Australians (FYA)...
Stephanie Williams
- Oct 18, 2017
Practising Mindfulness
According to Mindful.org, "Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and...
Stephanie Williams
- Oct 13, 2017
Let's talk about Empathy
We talk a lot about empathy in the Positive Pieces office. You could say it's becoming a bit of a buzz word at the moment and for good...
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