Compassionate Communication
Social-Emotional Learning is central to Da Vinci Innovation Academy, is integrated into the daily workings of our programs and involves all students, families, teachers, and community members. We have named our brand of Social Emotional Learning as Compassionate Communication—strategies to teach and reinforce core concepts such as tolerance, compassion, self-efficacy, flexibility, self-responsibility, empathy, positive conflict resolution, and collaboration. The goals of these tenets are to:
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Books that Make us Think:
• How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk (Faber & Mazlish)
• Mindset (Dweck) • The Ethics of Excellence (Berger) • The Whole-Brain Child (Siegel & Bryson) • A Whole New Mind (Pink) • Beyond Discipline (Kohn) • Cooperative Discipline (Albert) • Unconditional Parenting (Kohn) • The First Six Weeks of School (Responsive Classroom) |
Articles that Make us Think:
E• "Social Emotional Learning and Mathematics" (Inside Mathematics)
• "Keeping Morning Meeting Greetings Fresh and Fun" (Responsive Classroom) • "Bullying--And the Power of Peers" (Educational Leadership) Extrinsic Motivation: It Might be Even Worse Than you Think |
Videos that Make us Think:
• Empathy vs Sympathy (Brown)
• Boundaries, Empathy & Compassion (Brown) • Shame & Empathy (Brown) |
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