SELF-REG IN
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We help K-12 teachers, principals and school teams learn to apply the brain-body science of stress, dysregulation, and self-regulation. Self-Reg allows us to reframe and respond to challenging student behaviours, enhance student resilience and get back to teaching and learning.
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SELF-REG SCHOOLS FEATURES
Self-Reg for Elementary Teachers
If we are going to “lend students our calm,” we first have to understand our own stress and know how to manage our own energy and tension. Self-Reg can help us understand and respond to the roots of behaviour, learning, motivation and social problems in…
From Seed to Glitter
When I started learning about Self-Reg the idea of planting seeds of knowledge aligned well with my journey. I was starting the journey on my own, so I was able to look at my own regulation but also spread a LOT of seeds along the way. I was able to plant seeds by…
The Self-Reg View of: Schools as “Self-Reg Havens”
a Self-Reg Haven is a school in which everyone, students and staff, feel emotionally as well as physically safe. But then, such an answer might seem to border on the trite. After all, scientists have been reporting on the importance of…
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MOST RECENT SCHOOL BLOGS
What Are Your Choices for Self-Reg?
March Break is coming to an end. Just like Doug Peterson, it's one of my favourite holidays. I've definitely enjoyed the time to read, relax, nap, sleep in, walk the dog, and connect with some family and friends. It's now the weekend in lead-up to going back, and I...
Have Your Say: Cognitive Domain
The Cognitive Domain is a biggie isn’t it? We place a high value on physical, emotional, social and moral development and well-being. And well we should. But the Cognitive Domain, is one we use constantly to learn, understand what’s going on and make decisions....
The Thayer Matrix
Based on the work of psychologist Robert Thayer, this matrix is one of the key scientific underpinnings of Shanker Self-Reg®, helping us understand the relationship between stress, energy and tension. Every day our brains and bodies are subject to constantly shifting...
The Self-Reg Show Episode 10: Where Did My Energy Go?
“You are the energy that you have”. At some point, we’ve all experienced burnout. What if there were ways to regulate our energy to manage, or even avoid it? Could we self-regulate our energy in order to feel younger? Join Stuart and Susan as they dig deeper into the...
The Triune Brain
The Triune Brain is one of the key scientific underpinnings of Shanker Self-Reg®. Developed by neuroscientist Paul McLean, the Triune Brain model has proven very useful in helping educators, parents and others who work with children. It's a tool help understand and...
Planning For Professional Development: What Happens When We Start With Self-Reg?
Friday is a Professional Development Day. The whole day is focused on school-based priorities, which also includes a focus on reading instruction. With a Snow Day on Thursday, followed by a Reading Specialist Meeting at the Board Office on Friday, I was glad that I...