SEL & Mindset
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the deliberate commitment to including a framework of essential skills and dispositions that complement academics but historically have not been a part of curricular design. Learners acquire and effectively apply the skills necessary for self-regulation or managing and talking about emotions, forming relationships, setting goals and demonstrating empathy during their learning.
Personalized Learning
Spring Into New Opportunities for SEL
By: Rachelle Dene Poth. Rachelle shares seven tools for promoting SEL in any classroom.
SEL & Mindset
Your “Passion” Probably Isn’t Your Passion
By: Aaryan Harshith. If there’s one thing that matters in life, it’s what you are passionate about. But, is that right?
Equity & Access
School Superintendents Advocate for Whole Child Development
A recent new report was launched by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, making the move towards holistic learning.
Future of Learning
Safety Loss: Using the Social Engagement System to Find ‘Felt Safety’
By: K. Munger & M. Marcus. Providing experiences of emotional safety and support for both educators and students is crucial to restore safety and catalyze learning in the wake of Covid-19.
Future of Learning
Helping Teachers Prioritize Social Emotional Learning
By: JoJuan Armour. JoJuan shares three approaches to support teachers and allow them to prioritize their own social emotional wellness.
Leadership
Perfection vs Improvement: The Problem With Expecting Student Perfection
By: Jane Mueller. The quest for perfection is linked to burnout, anxiety, and stress. Jane shares how the world’s greatest achievers pursue improvement over perfection and what you can do to foster a similar mindset within the classroom.
Leadership
A New Vision for a New Administration: Whole-Child Development, Learning and Thriving
We need whole-child design now more than ever. It is essential to keep neuroscience and development at the core of learning.
Equity & Access
Guidance Gap: The Biggest Challenge We Face and How to Close It
The dynamic employment market and expanding array of high school and postsecondary learning options make advisory services mission critical. A look at the growing guidance gap and why it's crucial we work to close it.
SEL & Mindset
‘Imagine Project’ Turns Trauma into Strength, Empathy and Sense of Community
The Imagine Project is a seven-step journaling process that provides young people a simple way to express their stress and/or trauma, as well as be encouraged to imagine a new story for themselves.
Future of Learning
Teacher Care: Apps and Ideas for Finding Balance
Rachelle Dene Poth shares apps and ideas for teachers to focus on self-care and mindfulness.