Join us for a conversation with Amy Marek, Principal at Stuttgart Junior High as she shares innovative ways that her school is utilizing student voice and implementing Student Success Plans to assist students with achieving readiness for college, career, and community engagement.

Arkansas Leadership Academy: Student Voice:
https://www.arkansasleadershipacademy.org/institutes/student-voice/

DESE - Student Success Plan:
http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/learning-services/student-success-plan

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports:
http://www.pbis.org

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts

Join us for a conversation with 2020 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Joel Lookadoo about social emotional learning and being intentional about integrating SEL into the secondary classroom/school setting. Learn tips and strategies for creating safe, supportive learning environments where all students can succeed both in face to face and virtual settings.

Resources/Links:

Joel Lookadoo social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2020ATOY
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2020atoy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachLookadoo

Arkansas Leadership Academy: https://www.arkansasleadershipacademy.org/

Jon Gordon: https://www.jongordon.com/

Danielson "Framework for Remote Teaching": https://danielsongroup.org/downloads/framework-teaching

The Well Rounded Educator podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-well-rounded-educator

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts

G.U.I.D.E. for Life personal competency development shouldn’t stop when the final bell rings. It is
critical that we involve families in social-emotional practices to help students apply these
concepts to life outside of the classroom. How can educators support families in fostering these
skills at home?

In this episode, Molly Calhoun, guidance counselor at Des Arc Elementary School shares
strategies for partnering with parents,families, and the community to support social and
emotional development so that students can succeed in school, career, and life.

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts

G.U.I.D.E. for Life personal competency development shouldn’t stop when the final bell rings. It is
critical that we involve families in social-emotional practices to help students apply these
concepts to life outside of the classroom. How can educators support families in fostering these
skills at home?

In this episode, Molly Calhoun, guidance counselor at Des Arc Elementary School shares
strategies for partnering with parents,families, and the community to support social and
emotional development so that students can succeed in school, career, and life.

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts

G.U.I.D.E. for Life personal competency development shouldn’t stop when the final bell rings. It is
critical that we involve families in social-emotional practices to help students apply these
concepts to life outside of the classroom. How can educators support families in fostering these
skills at home?

In this episode, Molly Calhoun, guidance counselor at Des Arc Elementary School shares
strategies for partnering with parents, families, and the community to support social and
emotional development so that students can succeed in school, career, and life.

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts

Empathy is our ability to recognize, feel, and respond to the needs and perspectives of others.
While it is one of the most important competencies for young people to have, empathy can also
be one of the most difficult skills to teach.

In this episode, Jessica Brown, teacher at Parker’s Chapel High School and the 2019 Gilder
Lehrman History Teacher of the Year for the state of Arkansas shares how civic engagement can
be used to develop empathy in students and create caring and engaged citizens who contribute
to the betterment of society.

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Personal Competency Page: Empathy:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/empathy-be-aware-of-others

Arkansas Declaration of Learning Program:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/curriculum-support/arkansas-declaration-of-learning-program

Parker’s Chapel High School 2019 Civic Engagement Project Short Film: Forgetting
Ourselves: https://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/iframe?v=YzZiN2JhMDk2ZWZjOTI5ZTllZTBiMDZjODc5OWQxMjQ

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts

Empathy is our ability to recognize, feel, and respond to the needs and perspectives of others.
While it is one of the most important competencies for young people to have, empathy can also
be one of the most difficult skills to teach.

In this episode, Jessica Brown, teacher at Parker’s Chapel High School and the 2019 Gilder
Lehrman History Teacher of the Year for the state of Arkansas shares how civic engagement can
be used to develop empathy in students and create caring and engaged citizens who contribute
to the betterment of society.

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Personal Competency Page: Empathy:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/empathy-be-aware-of-others

Arkansas Declaration of Learning Program:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/curriculum-support/arkansas-declaration-of-learning-program

Parker’s Chapel High School 2019 Civic Engagement Project Short Film: Forgetting
Ourselves: https://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/iframe?v=YzZiN2JhMDk2ZWZjOTI5ZTllZTBiMDZjODc5OWQxMjQ

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts

Empathy is our ability to recognize, feel, and respond to the needs and perspectives of others.
While it is one of the most important competencies for young people to have, empathy can also
be one of the most difficult skills to teach.

In this episode, Jessica Brown, teacher at Parker’s Chapel High School and the 2019 Gilder
Lehrman History Teacher of the Year for the state of Arkansas shares how civic engagement can
be used to develop empathy in students and create caring and engaged citizens who contribute
to the betterment of society.

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Personal Competency Page: Empathy:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/empathy-be-aware-of-others

Arkansas Declaration of Learning Program:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/curriculum-support/arkansas-declaration-of-learning-program

Parker’s Chapel High School 2019 Civic Engagement Project Short Film: Forgetting
Ourselves: https://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/iframe?v=YzZiN2JhMDk2ZWZjOTI5ZTllZTBiMDZjODc5OWQxMjQ

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts

This episode provides insight into the G.U.I.D.E. for Life personal competency of decision making.
Shay Hopper, Virtual School Coordinator at the Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale,
Arkansas shares how self-directed learning equips students with the skills they need to achieve
their goals for college, career, and community engagement.

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts

This episode provides insight into the G.U.I.D.E. for Life personal competency of decision making.
Shay Hopper, Virtual School Coordinator at the Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale,
Arkansas shares how self-directed learning equips students with the skills they need to achieve
their goals for college, career, and community engagement.

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts