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Why Restorative Practices Begin with the Adults
Restorative practices only work when adults lead by example first. If we want schools to be spaces where students feel safe, connected, and accountable, we must first build that same culture among the adults.
Audrey Lappe
Aug 112 min read


Encouraging Lifelong Learning - Employability Skills: Learning Strategies
Part Two – Decision Making and Problem Solving, Initiative, and Attention to Detail Employability skills are a set of skills outside of technical or academic competencies that are considered imperative to being a successful employee and team member. In an effort to ensure these skills are integrated into academic settings, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has arranged these competencies into four categories : mindsets, work ethic, learning strategies, and social emo
Dianne McKinley
Jan 4, 20236 min read


Employability Skills: Mindset
Employability skills are a set of skills outside of technical or academic competencies that are desired by potential employers and considered imperative to being a successful employee and team member. This set of skills might include things like: communication, teamwork, initiative, problem solving, planning and organizing, self-management, and more. You may have heard them referred to as “soft-skills.” Personally, I believe they are as important as anything else we teach,
Dianne McKinley
Dec 9, 20228 min read


Encouraging Lifelong LearningEmployability Skills: Learning Strategies
Part One: Creating the Conditions, Effective Communication, and Aptitude Awareness Employability skills are a set of skills outside of technical or academic competencies that are considered imperative to being a successful employee and team member. In an effort to ensure these skills are integrated into academic settings, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has arranged these competencies into four categories : mindsets, work ethic, learning strategies, and social em
Dianne McKinley
Feb 8, 20229 min read
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