A video project helps students hone their multimedia storytelling skills, while developing greater self-awareness and empathy for their peers.
Read moreIn High School, the Kids Are Not All Right
Research has already been done on putting more security measures in school - they don't work - building relationships with students is the way to go.
Read moreSecret Admirers and Classroom Management
This simple but powerful activity can change the climate of your classroom for the positive.
The Power of Being Seen
Read this article on how a school increased school connectedness through building educator-student relationships
Whole Brain Child Synopsis
A synopsis of The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Read more“How Do You Feel?” Teaching Emotional IQ in School
This video provides an example of a school that uses social emotional learning and its effects.
Read moreSocial-Emotional Learning: What It Is and Why It Matters
This video gives information on the importance and effectiveness of social emotional learning
Why Representation Matters
This article provides concrete tips on how to boost representation in your classroom.
Read moreSelf-Assessment Rubric for Social & Emotional Development
This tool can be used with teenagers to help them assess their own social emotional competency.
Read moreTools to Assess Social and Emotional Learning in Schools
This resource provides information on tools for measuring social emotional learning.
Read moreHow Do We Measure Social and Emotional Learning?
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Read moreNew Teacher Center
New Teacher Center provides a resource site for Social Emotional Learning.
Read moreLifelong Success Starts With Social-Emotional Learning
Check out these six simple strategies to develop social and academic aptitude.
Read moreHow Emotions Affect Learning, Behaviors, and Relationships
This article discusses the importance of emotional regulation for learning, and provides lessons guidelines for the movie Inside Out.
Read moreMomastery
This blog post provides an interesting idea for teachers to keep track of how their students are doing social-emotionally.
Read moreLearning by Heart
This executive summary based on studies of high schools integrating social-emotional learning into their campuses discusses the main elements important for success in these endeavors, as well as implications for policy.
Read moreThe Power of Mindsight
This TED Talk by Dan Seigel discusses the importance of focusing in schools on the social emotional three Rs of Relationship, Reflection and Resilience as well as the academic three Rs of Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic in order to maximize brain development.
Read moreSocial Emotional Learning Toolkit
This toolkit provides information on Social Emotional Learning programs and how they help prevent bullying.
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