The Satchel Pulse Blog | Faith Smith

SEL Teachers and Teaching
Jan 09. 2023

Leadership in life skills programs starts with sharing the why

In his 2011 book, "Start with Why", Simon Sinek offers powerful advice for leaders: start any endeavor with “why.” Why are we trying something new? Why do we need to make ...

author: Faith Smith

Nov 09. 2021

Leading with kindness

Have you heard the news? Saturday, November 13th is World Kindness Day! We believe a robust systemic social and emotional learning program starts with kindness and empathy. On ...

author: Faith Smith

SEL Teachers and Teaching
Oct 06. 2021

Teaching with empathy: SEL during testing

The first time I truly realized the impact of standardized testing on my students’ emotional health is burned into my memory. I was just finishing a successful testing session: ...

author: Faith Smith

SEL Involvement and Engagement
Sep 28. 2021

Three powerful staff engagement strategies to launch systemic SEL

Few can argue that Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is having a moment in education, and rightly so. Even before the

author: Faith Smith