Sarah Pourney

@MrBono214 Your positive outlook is priceless! What a gift to be able to share with friends and colleagues!

Today I am thankful. I am thankful that I am alive and healthy. I am thankful that I have a great support system. I am thankful for opportunities and experiences. Tomorrow is a fresh start.

“Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” -Maya Angelou We’re bringing sunshine and smiles to school today! #thefranklindifference @JamieBlattel @aprgarner

Morning message with my first kindergarten reading intervention group of the day ❤️ #TheFranklinDifference

Build a sentence intervention activity #TheFranklinDifference

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Fun with sound boxes! #TheFranklinDifference

Kindergarten writing during RTI is super fun! I had to share! “I wish that I was a mermaid and a unicorn.” 😆🥰😀 #TheFranklinDifference @MrsLHuey @MisterCompas @JamieBlattel

What a beautiful day to go outside and have sight word fun! #TheFranklinDifference

How important is The School Family when it comes to implementing consequences with Conscious Discipline? Find out the answer and more in our latest podcast episode with principal and Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor, Amy Niemeier: bit.ly/2IpCrN4 #iHeartCD

We get asked a lot, "Can Conscious Discipline work with older kids?" The answer is, "Absolutely!" Here are a few tips to get you started from Certified Instructor, Kristin Abel. Full podcast here: bit.ly/2Pq8iQc Teach older students? Share your CD success story below.

And this is why connections are so important! ❤️👀🧠 Thanks for sharing @mrs_spight! #iHeartCD

The skill that connects to this week's Power of Unity is Encouragement, and the heart of Encouragement is noticing (instead of judging). Do you have a recent example of how you used noticing when encouraging a student? Share it below!! #iHeartCD

In this podcast, Dr. Heather Finn shares a helpful tip to model ”noticing” for teachers and students, as well as a variety of CD strategies for new principals. Listen to the full podcast here: youtu.be/wHUf38snUFw and share your favorite takeaway below. #iHeartCD #noticing

The skill that connects to this week's Power of Free Will is Choices. Specifically, two positive choices with the formula: “You have a choice! You may ____ or ____. Which is better for you?” Do you have a recent example of two positive choices? Share it below! #iHeartCD #choices

Often times with toddlers (& children of any age) we make the mistake of telling them what we DON’T want them to do, as opposed to what we DO want them to do. Listen in as Master Instructor Kim Jackson explains the difference here: bit.ly/2tMDO1P #iHeartCD #assertiveness

Trauma-sensitive teachers @MrsLHuey @MisterCompas @JamieBlattel

@lorilaramore I requested it for my birthday present this year. LOL! I am pretty sure my sister ordered it off of Amazon. 😁

@SarahPourney Where did you get it?

Try this game! The kids absolutely LOVE it! #TheFranklinDifference

If you have not found Ms. Ginny Dowd’s “Hunks and Chunks” video, you are missing out! #TheFranklinDifference