Pause & React: A tool for creating strong teacher-student relationships

Over the past several years, I’ve been heartened to see that Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) within PreK-12 education has proven to be much more than a passing trend. Rather, the body of research around SEL continues to build and continually validate what so many educators have always known to be true: Strong relationships in the classroom form the very foundation of student engagement and learning. 

What I arrived at to help address this need is a practical and straightforward resource for approaching relationship-building—a tool I call, PAUSE & REACT. It’s meant to be simple—not another thing to add to a teacher’s plate, but an intuitive and structured way to leverage and strengthen relationships with students. 

Side by side, the model reflects the flow from left to right, of the thoughtful building of potential energy within the PAUSE phase into the informed and intentional response of REACT.

for the full scope of how this tool can be used, read more here…