A.R.E : Establishing a New Normal provides students tools to develop self awareness, self regulation and self empowerment so they can create A New Normal in their learning environment. A.R.E Strategies integrate evidenced based practices into the learning environment to promote social emotional responsibility

Brown, LaSonya D.

Humphrey, William

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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern National Youth-At-Risk Conference Savannah 2020 Draft Conference Program Mar 10th, 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM ARE: Establishing A New Normal William Humphrey Thomasboro Academy, william.humphrey@cms.k12.nc.us LaSonya D. Brown Thomasboro Academy, lasonyaw.brown@cms.k12.nc.us Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah Recommended Citation Humphrey, William and Brown, LaSonya D., "ARE: Establishing A New Normal" (2020). National Youth-At-Risk Conference Savannah. 69. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2020/2020/69 This presentation (open access) is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences & Events at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in National Youth-At-Risk Conference Savannah by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@georgiasouthern.edu.   TITLE ARE:  Establishing  A  New  Normal  RELEVANCE A.R.E:  Establishing  a  New  Normal  is  relevant  to  the  Heart  Conference  Strand.   This  program strives  to  improve  social  emotional  learning  and  create  a  sense  of  community  in  classrooms  & schools.  The  strategies  taught  within  this  program  aim  to  identify   ineffective  social  and relational  norms  and  replace  them  with  evidence  based  norms  to  increase  academic  resilience and  student  empowerment. Brief  Description  A.R.E :  Establishing  a  New  Normal  provides  students  tools  to  develop  self  awareness,  self regulation  and  self  empowerment  so  they  can  create  A  New  Normal  in  their  learning environment.   A.R.E  Strategies  integrate  evidenced  based  practices  into  the  learning  environment to  promote  social  emotional  responsibility.  SUMMARY: A.R.E .  is  a  holistic  approach  to  foster  positive  shifts  within  the  school  community.   Establishing a  New  Normal  is  an  action  based  paradigm  shift  of  identifying  effective  ways  of  investing  in teachers  and  students  for  optimal  outcomes;  academically  and  interpersonally.  This  is  a  shift  of changing  how  school  leaders,  teachers  and  students  interact.  Unfortunately,  students  learn  from adults  that  are  closest  to  them  and  adults  are  not  always  the  best  examples  of  how  to  deal  with noise,  conflict  and  confrontation.  The  Old  Norms  only  focused  on  the  student  interactions,  but The  New  Norm  will  focus  on  healthy  and  effective  ways  to  deal  with  these  distractions.   Mindfulness  is  an  evidenced  based  practice  of  focusing  one’s  awareness  in  the  present  moment, while  calmly  acknowledging  and  accepting  one’s  feelings  thoughts  and  bodily  sensations. Awareness,  Regulation  and  Empowerment  (A.R.E.)  can  not  exist  without  Mindfulness.   A.R.E:  Establishing  a  New  Normal  is  a  train  the  trainer  model  of  teaching  skills  to  increase self-awareness ,  self-regulation  and  self-empowerment .  The  who,  what,  when,  where  and  why  of  self  awareness  is  crucial  to  understanding  why  students react  and  relate  to  their  peers  the  way  they  do.   Self  regulating  actions  can  not  occur  if  you ignore  the  bodies  signals  when  we  are  challenged  or  feel  uncomfortable.   Self  empowerment happens  when  students  recognize  and  communicate  how  they  feel,  what  they  think  and  what  they want.    We  will  highlight  A.R.E  Strategies  and  provide  examples  and  learning  opportunities  through group  discussion,  role  plays  and  motivating  take  and  shares.   Presentation  will  provide  an overview  of  ineffective  norms  embedded  in  noise ,  conflict  and  confrontation  and  transition  to  a New  Normal  of  awareness,  regulation  and  empowerment.  EVIDENCE  Research  shows  that  SEL  not  only  improves  achievement  by  an  average  of  11  percentile  points, but  it  also  increases  prosocial  behaviors  (such  as  kindness,  sharing,  and  empathy),  improves student  attitudes  toward  school,  and  reduces  depression  and  stress  among  students  (Durlak  et  al., 2011).  Several  disciplines  and  practices  can  cultivate  mindfulness,  such  as  yoga,  tai  chi  and  qigong,  but most  of  the  literature  has  focused  on  mindfulness  that  is  developed  through  mindfulness meditation  —  those  self-regulation  practices  that  focus  on  training  attention  and  awareness  in order  to  bring  mental  processes  under  greater  voluntary  control  and  thereby  foster  general  mental well-being  and  development  and/or  specific  capacities  such  as  calmness,  clarity  and concentration  (Walsh  &  Shapiro,  2006).  Presentation  Format Individual  Presentation  to  30-50  people  with  PowerPoint  presentation  Biographical  Sketch: Mr.  William  Humphrey  is  a  School  Social  Worker  at  Thomasboro  Academy  in  Charlotte,  NC. Mr.  Humphrey  has  worked  with  Title  I  students  for  over  18  years  and  is  very  passionate  about helping  students  overcome  barriers  to  be  successful  in  the  classroom.   Mr.  Humphrey  believes  all people  want  to  be  respected  and  children  are  no  different.   Respect  means  being  open  minded and  diverse  in  finding  ways  to  meet  the  social  and  academic  needs  of  our  children.  Mrs.  LaSonya  Brown  is  a  School  Counselor  at  Thomasboro  Academy  in  Charlotte,  NC.   She  has worked  with  Title  I  Schools  for  many  years  and  continues  to  find  ways  to  meet  the  needs  of  our students  and  the  surrounding  community.   Mrs.  Brown  believes  students  want  to  learn  and  it’s our  job  to  eliminate  all  barriers  that  hinder  their  learning  process  and  breaking  down  barriers  See  attached  Resume  and  Curriculum  Vitae  for  additional  information  Contact  Information: Thomasboro  Academy 538  Bradford  Dr.  Charlotte,  NC  28208 980-343-6000 980-343-6017  (fax) william.humphrey@cms.k12.nc.us lasonyaw.brown@cms.k12.nc.us                 

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