Social-Emotional Learning
Being Safe and Feeling Safe In Schools
By: Jeff Rose. Jeff, CEO of Leading Ed Solutions discusses the physical and social-emotional safety of students and how to implement the right solutions and policies in schools.
Educators: 10 Ways to Make Time for Self-Improvement
As an educator, summer is a time for me to focus on a lot of things that tend to slip by throughout the school year. One of the most important is self-care. In order to bring our best selves to our classrooms and our schools, we must make time for…
Tips for Successfully Implementing SEL
By: Kristen Kopczynski. While incorporating SEL skill development in schools is not always easy, it's just as essential to students' success in the future.
Schools That Get Outside and Empathize
By: Andrew Marinopoulos. Looking for a way to positively shift the culture of your learning community? Join Andrew as he highlights the importance of an empathetic approach to refreshing your mission.
OECD Learning Compass 2030 Provides Teachers, Students, and Employers with Milestones for Workforce Success
OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030 used inputs from policy makers, researchers, school leaders, teachers and students from around the world to create Learning Compass 2030, which aims to build a common understanding of the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values students need in the 21st century. We analyze the report and provide guidance on how this will impact teaching and learning for the next decade.
RULER: A Comprehensive Approach to Emotional Intelligence
Recognizing the importance of social-emotional intelligence and its relation to academic performance, Michael shares RULER's approach and its connection to increased student success.
Beware of Bias and Value Variability As You Promote Persistence
Tom Vander Ark explores persistence and shares ACT’s holistic framework’s value determination of “ability to sustain effort” as an important predictor for education and work success. Learn more on the blog he unpacks valuable lessons along his journey that defined the power of persistence.
Building a Kinder World: How Maker Education Can Solve Problems and Foster Empathy
By providing tools and mindsets for real-world problem solving, maker education encourages the development of essential academic skills, creativity, and empathy. Alesha Bishop delivers a powerful blog on the integration of social emotional learning that equips students to invent solutions to the problems they see in the world.
All Youth Deserve Performing Arts Experiences–They Promote Agency, Empathy, and Project Management
Performing arts offer opportunities for students to learn lifelong skills that go beyond performance. Theatre is a solution rich, deeper learning experience that provides opportunities for problem-solving, empathy building and project management. Read more on why these experiences matter for youth.
CASEL’s New Guide Provides Actionable Steps for SEL Implementation
CASEL recently published a comprehensive framework and toolset on social-emotional learning (SEL) to help bring clarity on, and provide actionable steps for, how to proceed in ensuring the healthy development of students.