Arkansas A.W.A.R.E.

MTSS Triangles, triangles. A multi-tiered system of support outlines evidenced-based interventions for different levels of need. Students have academic needs, and they have behavioral needs. Do you know what your systematic interventions are for either type of need? https://casel.org/sp_faq/multitiered-systems-of-support/ https://schoolguide.casel.org/focus-area-3/school/integrate-student-supports...

SEL & PBIS We have tons of acronyms for you today! Betsy, Stacy & Nicole discuss how SEL and PBIS fit together and how the perspective you take about them factors into everyday life in a school. How it all fits together Resources for Arkansas Educators: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/special-projects/addressing-unfinished-learning/academic-playbook--guide-for-life Welcome to Season...

Mentoring in Schools I want a mentor! How about you? How can we strategically develop more mentoring opportunities in our schools… for students and staff? Brene Brown, in her book Dare to Lead, talks about the difference between “being a knower & being right vs. being a learner & getting it right.” Harvard Business Review article mentioned Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. pod...

Social Belonging & Our Approach Today the team talks about the implications of our being “wired to connect,” what works, and even how they got to where they are professionally. Find out more about PCIT here Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conv...

Belonging and Self Care "Fitting in is the opposite of true belonging – Brene." "True belonging doesn’t require that we change who we are; it requires us to be who we are. – Brene" “Connection: Connection is the energy that is created between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment. Belonging: Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of...

Thwarted Belongingness "Why people are rejected" Undesirable behavior Disruptive, aggressive, impulsive, hygiene Social skills Less obvious or extreme than undesirable but maybe just awkward, anxious, withdrawn Different physical or behavioral characteristics Culture, ethnicity, race, disabilities, physical attractiveness Reputation Pattern of previous rejection, self-fulfilling prophecy Defensive...

Social Pain Think of the most painful experience of your life. Not only is social pain literally painful. Praise is literally pleasurable. Social pain motivates us to be together and work together. Historically – belonging was necessary for survival – but is it really any less so today? Social rejection looks the same (from a neural perspective) as physical pain. Social pain is the same in the bra...

Finding My Fit "The primary goals of adolescence" “Fitting in, or gaining peer acceptance, is a primary objective of youth in the high school context and, for many adolescents, may be more important than academic goals.” (Crosnoe, 2011 Eccles & Roeser, 2011). Perceived belonging and the data students collect on it becomes the “source material” for important outcomes like dropout rates, academi...

Social Cognition Maslow had it wrong. Food shelter water are on the bottom. But infants can’t get those things on their own. They need a committed caring adult to consistently provide them. So SOCIAL NEEDS must be the very bottom of the pyramid. According to Maslow it’s the 3rd tier up – as if it’s optional, or just nice. For every primary need on the bottom of the pyramid there is a corresponding...

The Need For Belonging "Maslow’s hierarchy and the layer underneath" Maslow had it wrong. Food shelter water are on the bottom. But infants can’t get those things on their own. They need a committed caring adult to consistently provide them. So SOCIAL NEEDS must be the very bottom of the pyramid. According to Maslow it’s the 3rd tier up – as if it’s optional, or just nice. For every primary need o...

Supporting Virtual Students Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and pack...

Behavior Wrap-up Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with inf...

Responding to Grief Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with...

It's Not Fair Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with inform...

Follow Through Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with infor...

Dangling the Carrot Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with...

Replacement Behavior Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with...

Absence of Behavior Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with...

The Producer Gets a Mic Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. This week we take a break from our normal show format and talk to the producer, Donnie Lee. Nicole and Donnie discuss how the A.W.A.R.E. podcast got started and how it has positively affected everyone involved in the production. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related...

Here's Your Wand: Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with in...

The Domino Effect: Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with i...

The Nitty Gritty: Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with in...

The Upside of Stress: Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed wit...

Empathy: The Power of Sitting on the Couch: Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into smal...

Emotional Labor: Welcome to Season 2 of the Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. podcast series. Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with inf...