It’s no secret that educators who champion the whole-child approach also laud social and emotional learning (SEL) for its scientifically linked success in creating a productive, positive, less ...

Carey Arensberg, an elementary school teacher in Alabama, uses a “reflections of me” lesson to teach her 4th grade students about kindness, empathy, and the power of words. The lesson starts with ...

Along with Anne Arundel County Public Schools passing its $243 million fiscal year 2024 capital budget the Board of Education also passed their 2024 operating budget which includes $300,000 to ...

On a recent morning at School 30 in Yonkers, Afsaneh Parandian held a Clifford the Big Red Dog puppet up to her class of pre-K students and posed a question: “What sort of feelings are there?” Her ...

“No time.” Again and again, teachers tell me this is why they can’t teach social-emotional skills to their students—and it’s no wonder given the demands placed upon them. But while a 30-minute ...

Campbell Elementary is seeing strong results from its newly reshaped social emotional learning program, with struggling students getting help sooner and students’ wellbeing improving “Over the last ...

Five years ago, we had about 900 students in our K-5 elementary school, with roughly 40 percent of them either eligible for free or reduced lunch. Being in a geographic area that’s challenged by ...

Teach students SEL language. We intentionally teach students the terms and phrases that go along with our SEL lessons. For example, they know what self-awareness and social identification mean and how ...