Time to Take Care of Yourself As the holiday season approaches, it has become a tradition to give my most important advice to all of you folks working in education: take time to take care of yourself. All of you have experienced a seemingly endless list of challenges...
No Good Deed is Too Small When Building School Culture November has arrived, and the momentum of the school year has all of us sailing along once again. Due dates are marching toward us, and the often uphill battle of working in education can put even the most...
Free SEL Films to Use in Class or at School Every year we sponsor the TEEN TRUTH: FILM FESTIVAL. This is our chance to feature student voice and the power of filmmaking! We receive student films from all over the world and select the very best ones for you to use on...
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School Culture: The Value of Listening to Your Students As we cautiously step forward from summer into fall, we’re faced with a daunting task. Namely, we must find a way to rebuild our school culture. Prior to Covid, I traveled around the country helping hundreds of...
New Vaping Film from TEEN TRUTH for Schools & Teens Principals, counselors, and students have often asked me to produce a TEEN TRUTH film on vaping. As someone who works in schools, I know that this is a huge issue for our students as well as the adults who care...
3 Simple Strategies That Can Build School Culture! Jared Scott, Caleb Campbell, and I have been on the road helping schools kick off their school year and the #1 strategy that we love to use to build school culture and empower student voice is our leadership summit...
Have you set your intention for this school year? Seems like our world is at a fevered pitch right now. School board meetings are erupting. Students are working hard to get back to normal. And teachers are doing everything they can to push forward. Between COVID,...
Are you looking for fun, engaging, and educational student leadership activities? TEEN TRUTH is here to help! Over the years, our team has developed valuable student leadership materials and programs for our Student Leadership Summit. We are happy to share some of...
The main goal for a guest speaker for schools isn’t just to create a dialogue for a particular topic but also to motivate and offer real-world advice that could significantly impact students during and after high school. Guest speakers for schools offer enlightened...
Learn Specific Strategies that Build Self-Driven Children with Dr. William Strixrud Did you watch the interview I posted last week with Ned Johnson, the co-author of The Self-Driven Child? He offered some amazing insight into why building self-driven children is so...
Learn How to Build Self-Driven Students with Ned Johnson For an upcoming virtual event, one of our clients asked me for advice on how to encourage her remote learning students to show up while at home. It has been a struggle these last few weeks as more and more...
TEEN TRUTH’s JC Pohl was able to visit with Dr. William Strixrud and Ned Johnson, co-authors of the popular book The Self-Driven Child. Watch below to learn how educators, counselors, and parents can work together to build self-driven students! Interview #1...
Would an extra $6,000 help your SEL efforts? You want great curriculum for students. You want amazing programs to build school culture. You want student leaders and staff members to feel supported. But all of that can cost money! What if we could create $6,000 for you...
The class of 2021 is hurting… This idea can help! Do you feel that your students and staff need a little hope right now? That is why I sat down to interview Vincent A. Lanci. He, just like your students during COVID, got side swiped unexpectedly. No. Literally. He...
The class of 2021 is hurting… This idea can help! If the class of 2020 felt side-swiped, the class of 2021 probably feels royally screwed over! I have heard it on virtual summit after virtual summit… “It’s not fair.” “I can’t get motivated.” “I miss school.” “I miss...
Here we are in 2021 and I’m pumped. I think this will be our best year yet! I know that you are already a Culture Warrior for your school. But, I want to offer you a powerful New Year’s Journal Activity to help make you even better! #1 – REFLECT Write a...
4 Tips for Helping Teens Stay Motivated During Virtual Learning COVID-19 has forced many students and parents to embrace the digital world, both for virtual learning and remote working. Whether a child is fully remote or hybrid learning, chances are this new normal...
Use Your CARES Act Money Before it Expires! Many of our TEEN TRUTH schools have reached out this month to discuss their CARES Act money that is set to expire at the end of the month. If you or your team members are looking to utilize your CARES Act money to support...
Transformative Principal Podcast I was recently featured on the Transformative Principal Podcast. Jethro Jones and I had an awesome conversation about building resilient students during these challenging times. Listen below or find the Transformative Principal...
The Cornerstone of Great School Culture Every morning before the first bell rang at my school, my buddy Sean could be found on the basketball court, practicing free throws. He was a bit of an oddity freshman year. While other players were just rolling in, he was...
How to Inspire Student Resiliency During Covid TEEN TRUTH’s CEO, JC Pohl, was able to visit with Brian Williams of the Rockstar Teachers podcast. During this 40-minute discussion they talked about simple strategies that you can use to help inspire student...
Building School Culture in a Virtual World I know you care about students. It’s why you read this blog! You didn’t have to, but you’ve chosen to be a part of this team. Why is this important to building culture in a virtual world? Because it means you are...
50% Off Your Guide to Building Campus Relationships Relationships are the secret sauce to building strong school culture. Without solid relationships, a campus will lack connection and direction. My dad taught 6th grade for 38 years. During his career he would have...
