In the second episode of this series, we discuss how to create classrooms where students can focus on learning because they have built relationships and routines with social and emotional learning protocols that help them shift away from the survival-brain focus they have carried for the past 18 months. Our team of educators share their diverse experiences in helping students build comfort and familiarity with each other so that they can try something new. We explore the importance and grace of failure because it is through failure that we remember and come to own our learning by examining our mistakes. We also define the survival brain and the steps that we as educators can take to help shift our students into the learning brain this year. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.