Feb 20 / Teach for Wellness

February Wellness Newsletter

FEBRUARY 2025

Happy February, from Teach for Wellness! 

The landscape of our country and the education field is changing every day, and it can be hard to navigate the emotions and challenges that accompany those shifts.

Take a look at this month’s resources to stay informed, access new strategies, use your expertise to lead, and take space to heal.

Social Emotional Learning 2025: New Priorities Emerge

  • Even though many schools and states have woven SEL into their communities, it’s important to stay in conversation with the trends, priorities, and patterns emerging in the world of SEL. Take a look at this collection of articles from EdWeek to learn more.


Apply to present at the 2025 SEL Exchange!

  • CASEL’s SEL Exchange, Blueprints for Tomorrow: Designing the Next Era of Learning is accepting submissions to present at the SEL Exchange in November. Proposals are due March 21, 2025 at 11:59pm CST, so don’t miss your chance to lead and inspire!
  • Click here to learn more about the process and submit your proposal. Questions? Contact conference@casel.org to learn more! 
Join us for a free Teach for Wellness webinar!

Have you heard about mindfulness and SEL, but don’t really know how to use either of them? Maybe you’re familiar with both ideas, but are curious about how they work together? Perhaps you’re noticing more emotional needs pop up in your classroom, and are eager for practices to address them?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, join us for the next Teach for Wellness Webinar, Mindfulness and SEL: Powerhouse Practices on Thursday, March 13th from 4:00-5:00 PM! 

We’ll be joined by Peter Franklin, Swampscott teacher, and founder of Mindful Educator, who will bring his expertise and share best practices around how to harness the power of mindfulness in your classrooms. As a Certified Mindfulness Instructor, Peter will share strategies and tools for how to transform your schools and communities into safer, happier, and more engaging learning spaces. 

Please register at tinyurl.com/tfwwebinar, and we'll send you a confirmation email and Zoom link!
Teaching in Troubling Times: A Conversation with Parker J. Palmer

Our country and our world at large are fraught with changes and challenges, the effects of which are being felt by students, educators, and communities alike.  

Struggling with how to stay connected to your sense of purpose as an educator? Curious about ways to build community and foster resilience in your practice? Looking for tools to navigate the emotional challenge of working in education in hard times? 

Join Parker J. Palmer, acclaimed author of The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness, and Let Your Life Speak, for an intimate and inspiring conversation about teaching in today’s complex and divided world with Margaret Golden, Education Community Manager at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center.

Registration is free, but space is limited, so don’t miss your chance to secure your spot! Click here to register!

Venue: Zoom
Date: Monday, February 24, 2025
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM EST
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