Three tools for calm, connected classrooms. It walks through the Still Point of Grace, the Neurosequential Model (Regulate, Relate, Reason) and co-regulation, with concrete steps for helping a student who is upset.
Virtue built into every subject. It includes sample lessons from K–2 to high school, such as Seed Watch for patience and Anatomy of a Tragic Fall for humility. It also shows how social-emotional learning skills line up with the cardinal virtues.
The relationship is the center of learning. A student-teacher relationship where the child feels safe, seen, soothed and secure opens students up to learning and faith. The handout suggests simple ways to build that, like greeting every student by name.
Arlington | A New Year, A New Adventure
This handout goes with Sr. John Dominic, O.P.'s September 28 talk for Diocese of Arlington educators. It connects Catholic teaching on the human person with brain science to show how teachers can help students feel safe, known and ready to learn. Each section closes with a "Try It This Week" checklist of simple steps, so the ideas are easy to put into practice right away.
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