{"id":79257,"date":"2024-03-04T08:19:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casel.org\/?post_type=blogposts&#038;p=79257"},"modified":"2024-08-22T16:11:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:11:10","slug":"my-commitment-to-building-a-connected-community-in-middle-school","status":"publish","type":"blogposts","link":"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/my-commitment-to-building-a-connected-community-in-middle-school\/","title":{"rendered":"My Commitment to Building a Connected Community in Middle School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>To celebrate SEL Week, we invited you\u2014students, parents, teachers, counselors, school and district administrators, and community leaders\u2014to share your SEL story. <em>Of the many excellent entries we received, Christina, an educator and parent in Marietta, Georgia, is one of our 10 finalists.<\/em><\/em> <em>You can view all 10 finalists&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/SEL-week-blog-contest-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/5rreb0gnmdygwprf2cjas\/SEL-Story-Christina-Pickett.m4a?rlkey=pics2ik6tzdide2jw9x83kycb&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/Untitled-design-5.png?auto=compress&amp;fit=scale&amp;fm=png&amp;h=667&amp;w=1900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79261\" style=\"width:677px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/Untitled-design-5.png 640w, https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/Untitled-design-5.png 1900w, https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/Untitled-design-5.png 300w, https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/Untitled-design-5.png 768w, https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/Untitled-design-5.png 1536w, https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/Untitled-design-5.png 2048w, https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/Untitled-design-5.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The views in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of CASEL.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Christina Pickett<\/em><\/strong><em> is a learning and development consultant living in Marietta, Georgia, where she lives with her two sons. She started her career as a middle school teacher and has worked in education in many different spaces using SEL as her approach to student success.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/how-my-student-showed-me-the-power-of-positive-relationships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How My Student Showed Me the Power of Positive Relationships<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/expanding-the-vision-of-sel-to-cultivate-beloved-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Expanding the Vision of SEL to Cultivate Beloved Community&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/community-schools-an-idea-whose-time-has-come\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community Schools: An Idea Whose Time Has Come<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"write-for-us\"><strong>Write for Us<\/strong><\/h2><a class=top href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in writing for CASEL\u2019s blog,\u00a0<em>Constellations<\/em>?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zSZFveKA8xsmlCADpfDP8t-y9emN0qswHQh1MnfmqBI\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about what we\u2019re looking for and how to pitch your idea!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate SEL Week, we invited you\u2014students, parents, teachers, counselors, school and district administrators, and community leaders\u2014to share your SEL story. 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