Positive Education
Positive education is an emerging branch of positive psychology. The aim is to integrate positive psychological practices into the educational system to enhance both learning and wellbeing at the same time.
Negative Reinforcement: How It Promotes Desired Behaviors
Often mistaken for punishment, negative reinforcement is a powerful tool for shaping behavior. It works by removing an unpleasant stimulus to encourage a desired action, [...]
Improving Student Wellbeing: 16 Tools & Resources
Wellbeing: happiness and success? Or good physical and mental health? What is the crux of wellbeing for a student? There is no question regarding the [...]
7 Student Engagement Strategies for Improved Learning
Just because a student is not throwing spitballs and shouting out does not guarantee that they are truly engaged in learning. Having been in education [...]
Peer Support: A Student-Led Approach to Mental Wellbeing
Generation Z comprises most full-time students in further and higher education in 2024 and are the world’s first digital natives. Research has shown that Gen [...]
Ensuring Student Success: 7 Tools to Help Students Excel
Ensuring student success requires a multi-faceted approach, incorporating tools like personalized learning plans, effective time management strategies, and emotional support systems. By leveraging technology and [...]
EMDR Training & 6 Best Certification Programs
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has gained significant recognition for its effectiveness in treating trauma-related conditions and other mental health issues (Oren & [...]
Learning Disabilities: 9 Types, Symptoms & Tests
Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Sylvester Stalone, Thomas Edison, and Keanu Reeves. What do all of these individuals have in common? They have all been diagnosed [...]
13 Best Trainings & Courses for Counselors
Counselors come from a great variety of backgrounds often with roots in a range of helping professions. Every counselor needs to keep abreast of the [...]
How to Apply Social-Emotional Learning Activities in Education
As a teacher, your training may have focused more on academia than teaching social skills. Now in the classroom, you face the challenge of implementing [...]
What Is Social Emotional Learning Theory?
The days of just teaching kids their ABC’s are long gone. Modern educators are tasked with the seemingly impossible responsibility of ensuring today’s youth are [...]
