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Ideas for happier, kinder schools where everyone belongs. Posting from the education team on UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. #EduSky
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Greater Good Educators Program (2025-2026)
Discover practical ways to create kinder, happier schools where students and educators truly belong. Connect with a community of educators from around the world exploring the science of individual and...
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If you're an educator looking for connection, support, and inspiration, we’d love to welcome you into our Greater Good Educators community, a space to grow alongside others who believe in creating kinder, happier schools where everyone belongs. 💛 Join here: bit.ly/greatergoode... #EduSky
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The Greater Good Science Center and Berkeley’s Center for Workplace Culture & Innovation present Why Kind Leaders Win — a live + livestream event with UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, top CEOs, and scientists on how kindness drives success.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The Greater Good Science Center and Berkeley’s Center for Workplace Culture & Innovation present Why Kind Leaders Win — a live + livestream event with UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, top CEOs, and scientists on how kindness drives success.
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/kindleaderswin
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/kindleaderswin
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In the face of the burnout and disconnection that both students and teachers are experiencing, being able to laugh and smile is essential. @greatergoodedu.bsky.social
How to Bring More Joy Into Your Classroom
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How to Bring More Joy Into Your Classroom
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How to Bring More Joy Into Your Classroom
In the face of the burnout and disconnection that both students and teachers are experiencing, being able to laugh and smile is essential.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In the face of the burnout and disconnection that both students and teachers are experiencing, being able to laugh and smile is essential. @greatergoodedu.bsky.social
How to Bring More Joy Into Your Classroom
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How to Bring More Joy Into Your Classroom
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Read about how educators are creating space for joy in their classrooms, and what the research on joy suggests. (via @greatergoodedu.bsky.social) buff.ly/0wchKMj #EduSky
How to Bring More Joy Into Your Classroom
In the face of the burnout and disconnection that both students and teachers are experiencing, being able to laugh and smile is essential.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Read about how educators are creating space for joy in their classrooms, and what the research on joy suggests. (via @greatergoodedu.bsky.social) buff.ly/0wchKMj #EduSky
How does empathy increase trust, belonging, and engagement in schools? This October, join our Greater Good Educators Community of Practice to explore how moving beyond our own points of view can foster greater caring and connection in schools. bit.ly/cultivatinge... #EduSky
Cultivating Empathy in Schools and Classrooms (October 2025) - Greater Good Educators Communities of Practice
Join the Greater Good Educators Program at UC Berkeley! Our monthly Communities of Practice are designed to help you care for yourself—and the students, colleagues, and friends who care for and who d...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
How does empathy increase trust, belonging, and engagement in schools? This October, join our Greater Good Educators Community of Practice to explore how moving beyond our own points of view can foster greater caring and connection in schools. bit.ly/cultivatinge... #EduSky
Today's the day! Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about cultivating honesty and integrity in schools with Arthur Schwartz (Character.org) and Margaret Golden of GGSC. Free on Zoom! 3:30 pm (pt) / 6:30 pm (et) ➡️ bit.ly/honesty25 #EduSky #AcademicSky
How do we foster honesty, integrity, & moral courage in our schools? Join us in an inspiring conversation with Arthur Schwartz of Character.org & Margaret Golden of @greatergoodmag.bsky.social. Free! Made for educators, open to all. Register here: bit.ly/integrityinedu
August 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Today's the day! Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about cultivating honesty and integrity in schools with Arthur Schwartz (Character.org) and Margaret Golden of GGSC. Free on Zoom! 3:30 pm (pt) / 6:30 pm (et) ➡️ bit.ly/honesty25 #EduSky #AcademicSky
Our monthly Happiness Calendar for Educators is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This months, find daily tips help you connect to your sense of purpose in work and life.
Download the clickable calendar with daily tips here:
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Download the clickable calendar with daily tips here:
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August 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Our monthly Happiness Calendar for Educators is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This months, find daily tips help you connect to your sense of purpose in work and life.
Download the clickable calendar with daily tips here:
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#EduSky 🤗
Download the clickable calendar with daily tips here:
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#EduSky 🤗
Happening now! #EduSky #AcademicSky
We’re live! Join our special livestreamed event, How Forgiveness Changes You and Your Brain, and explore the science of forgiveness with insights from renowned experts and the Greater Good Science Center. It’s free to attend—tune in now on YouTube Live at 10:00 AM PT! www.youtube.com/live/mNga9zp...
How Forgiveness Changes You and Your Brain
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July 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Happening now! #EduSky #AcademicSky
"One caveat is to beware of what Brooks calls 'boomerasking': posing a question simply because you want to answer it yourself, like “How was your weekend?” when you have an amazing Saturday-night story to tell." Here are a few fun practices for asking deeper questions... ⬇️
A new book explores everything we think we know—and often get wrong—about having good conversations.
10 Scientific Tips to Make You Better at Conversation
A new book explores everything we think we know—and often get wrong—about having good conversations.
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July 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"One caveat is to beware of what Brooks calls 'boomerasking': posing a question simply because you want to answer it yourself, like “How was your weekend?” when you have an amazing Saturday-night story to tell." Here are a few fun practices for asking deeper questions... ⬇️
🌱 "Belonging to a community with a shared identity is one of the most effective ways to foster deep, meaningful connections. A shared identity fosters deeper trust, emotional safety, and, crucially, a deep sense of belonging." greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
The Six Points of Connection We All Need
Research indicates that a variety of different social behaviors help prevent loneliness and foster a sense of community and belonging.
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July 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
🌱 "Belonging to a community with a shared identity is one of the most effective ways to foster deep, meaningful connections. A shared identity fosters deeper trust, emotional safety, and, crucially, a deep sense of belonging." greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
How do truth and honesty feel in the body? Here's a new practice to try with students: ggie.berkeley.edu/practice/tun... #EduSky #AcademicSky
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
How do truth and honesty feel in the body? Here's a new practice to try with students: ggie.berkeley.edu/practice/tun... #EduSky #AcademicSky
Fascinating! (And if you're interested in exploring your purpose and inspiring students in discovering more meaning and purpose in the classroom, join our September community of practice: bit.ly/ggepurpose) #EduSky
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16 Ways People Find Purpose Around the World
A new study suggests that even across cultures, there is a lot of similarity in where humans find purpose in life and how it brings us fulfillment.
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July 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Fascinating! (And if you're interested in exploring your purpose and inspiring students in discovering more meaning and purpose in the classroom, join our September community of practice: bit.ly/ggepurpose) #EduSky
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We all use the word forgiveness. Yet, what if I told you that a research study found that a majority of people who were asked what forgiveness is actually misunderstood it? #EduSky
After 40 years studying forgiveness, Robert Enright explores how we define it and why people are skeptical about it.
What Does It Actually Mean to Forgive?
After 40 years studying forgiveness, Robert Enright explores how we define it and why people are skeptical about it.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We all use the word forgiveness. Yet, what if I told you that a research study found that a majority of people who were asked what forgiveness is actually misunderstood it? #EduSky
How do we foster honesty, integrity, & moral courage in our schools? Join us in an inspiring conversation with Arthur Schwartz of Character.org & Margaret Golden of @greatergoodmag.bsky.social. Free! Made for educators, open to all. Register here: bit.ly/integrityinedu
July 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
How do we foster honesty, integrity, & moral courage in our schools? Join us in an inspiring conversation with Arthur Schwartz of Character.org & Margaret Golden of @greatergoodmag.bsky.social. Free! Made for educators, open to all. Register here: bit.ly/integrityinedu
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Small gestures such as eye contact or a smile, even from a stranger, can foster feelings of connection by signaling that our existence matters.
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How to Connect With Strangers in Public Spaces
If we all gave each other a little more of our attention in public, we might feel less lonely and more connected.
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June 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Small gestures such as eye contact or a smile, even from a stranger, can foster feelings of connection by signaling that our existence matters.
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Excited to introduce the 23 recipients of our 2025 Love Grants! They're telling powerful nonfiction stories about love, compassion, connection, and beyond. Learn more and follow their work: tinyurl.com/ggsclovegrant
June 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Excited to introduce the 23 recipients of our 2025 Love Grants! They're telling powerful nonfiction stories about love, compassion, connection, and beyond. Learn more and follow their work: tinyurl.com/ggsclovegrant
"Equality is giving everyone a shoe. Equity is giving everyone a shoe that fits." Sharing a new practice up on Greater Good in Education that may help in exploring the complexity of fairness with pre-K and elementary students: ggie.berkeley.edu/practice/is-... #EduSky
June 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Equality is giving everyone a shoe. Equity is giving everyone a shoe that fits." Sharing a new practice up on Greater Good in Education that may help in exploring the complexity of fairness with pre-K and elementary students: ggie.berkeley.edu/practice/is-... #EduSky
Empathy is a complex skill to learn and put into practice. We talked with middle schoolers about what it means to them.
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What Middle Schoolers Can Teach Us About Empathy
Empathy is a complex skill to learn and put into practice. We talked with middle schoolers about what it means to them.
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June 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Empathy is a complex skill to learn and put into practice. We talked with middle schoolers about what it means to them.
greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item... #EduSky
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Education leader Dr. Maurice Elias offers six practical ways to encourage students to move beyond hate when encountering others who are different from them:
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6 Ways to Counter Hate and Build Welcoming, Supportive Schools - CASEL
Key Points Back to top Regardless of what might be going on in the wider world, schools must strive to be places where understanding is elevated and hate is minimized. We know children cannot learn ef...
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June 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Education leader Dr. Maurice Elias offers six practical ways to encourage students to move beyond hate when encountering others who are different from them:
casel.org/blog/6-ways-... #EduSky
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"When kids are curious, they are more motivated to learn and more adept at retaining information." @deborahfarmerkris.bsky.social via via @mindshift-kqed.bsky.social
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How Experiencing Wonder Helps Kids Learn | KQED
Being in awe of something can prime kids for learning new things.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"When kids are curious, they are more motivated to learn and more adept at retaining information." @deborahfarmerkris.bsky.social via via @mindshift-kqed.bsky.social
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Explore love as a lens for understanding the good, messy, and deeply human parts of ourselves. Join our June community meeting with Dr. Shamari Reid. Free! Register on Zoom: bit.ly/humanswhoteach Made for educators, open to all. #EduSky #AcademicSky #booksky
June 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Explore love as a lens for understanding the good, messy, and deeply human parts of ourselves. Join our June community meeting with Dr. Shamari Reid. Free! Register on Zoom: bit.ly/humanswhoteach Made for educators, open to all. #EduSky #AcademicSky #booksky
Many educators feel caught in a bind: They want to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students and foster inclusivity but fear pushback for engaging with topics some consider “controversial.”
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How Social-Emotional Learning Can Foster LGBTQ Inclusion at School
SEL helps children build empathy, self-awareness, and the ability to navigate difference with compassion.
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June 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Many educators feel caught in a bind: They want to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students and foster inclusivity but fear pushback for engaging with topics some consider “controversial.”
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Let’s build kinder, happier schools where everyone belongs! Be inspired and supported during a new, year-long virtual community of practice program with educators around the world! 🌍 Here are three themes we will be exploring. Thanks to @grantdraws.bsky.social for the amazing illustrations! #EduSky
June 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Let’s build kinder, happier schools where everyone belongs! Be inspired and supported during a new, year-long virtual community of practice program with educators around the world! 🌍 Here are three themes we will be exploring. Thanks to @grantdraws.bsky.social for the amazing illustrations! #EduSky
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By encouraging connectedness and valuable friendships in schools, educators can help improve children’s sense of self-worth. @greatergoodedu.bsky.social
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How Classroom Rituals Help Create Community
Small practices, repeated regularly and with intentionality, can help students feel a sense of belonging at school.
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May 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
By encouraging connectedness and valuable friendships in schools, educators can help improve children’s sense of self-worth. @greatergoodedu.bsky.social
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We're gathering now on Zoom with our friend John Muir Laws and the Wild Wonder Foundation to connect with nature and explore the power of nature journaling. 🌿 bit.ly/letsconnectwithnature #EduSky
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Connecting with Nature Through Journaling. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
What happens when we slow down, observe the natural world around us, and put pencil to paper? This month, the Greater Good Science Center invites you to discover the power of nature journaling—an insp...
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May 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We're gathering now on Zoom with our friend John Muir Laws and the Wild Wonder Foundation to connect with nature and explore the power of nature journaling. 🌿 bit.ly/letsconnectwithnature #EduSky
Some studies show that only teaching about the negative consequences of lying may not be as effective as also teaching about the positive consequences of honesty. Here's a new, free practice on GGIE that focuses on a holistic view of honesty and lying: ggie.berkeley.edu/practice/tru... #edusky
May 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Some studies show that only teaching about the negative consequences of lying may not be as effective as also teaching about the positive consequences of honesty. Here's a new, free practice on GGIE that focuses on a holistic view of honesty and lying: ggie.berkeley.edu/practice/tru... #edusky