The Power of Gratitude

About the Author

Morgane Michael has been an elementary school educator with the Greater Victoria School District in British Columbia, Canada, since 2008. Michael is a passionate advocate for social-emotional learning, kindness education, and educator well-being, and she leads professional development initiatives aligned with those efforts throughout her province. Michael pursued her interest in developing positive school culture through kindness and self-compassion practices, by promoting effective social collaboration, by nurturing creativity, and through building self-efficacy that is responsive to students’ needs. She established a culture of high expectations by launching her podcast, KindSight 101, in 2018. She has interviewed some of the world’s biggest names in education on the topics of kindness, well-being, selfcompassion, and promoting positive school culture. Michael is also the creator and founder of the Small Act Big Impact 21-Day Kindness Challenge, which seeks to promote and cultivate safe and supportive school culture. She shares insights from her podcast and lesson ideas on her blog, Small Act Big Impact (www .smallactbigimpact.com).

Michael received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and is currently completing a master’s degree in educational leadership. She lives with her family in Victoria, British Columbia.

To learn more about Morgane Michael’s work, visit Morgane’s website and blog, Small Act Big Impact (www.smallactbigimpact.com), listen to her KindSight 101 podcast, follow @smallactbigimpact on Instagram, or follow @MorganeMichael on Twitter. To book Morgane Michael for professional development, contact pd@Solution Tree.com.