How Our High-Poverty School Reduced Suspensions By 97%
Student behavior can have a positive or negative impact on academic achievement. Even just one student who is misbehaving can affect how much and how well an entire…
SEL
12 apps to help students improve their self-control
Building social and emotional learning (SEL) skills such as self-control requires face-to-face interaction, meaningful discussion, and reflection.
Are educators using SEL to empower or to manipulate?
Our 30 years of experience researching, teaching, and implementing social-emotional learning (SEL) has established that the purpose of SEL is to produce mental health and well-being outcomes for…
5 ways we develop SEL in our students
These days, words like bullying, isolation, suicide, peer pressure, and anxiety are more and more commonly used among students, parents, and educators. As educators, we hear these words…
5 easy ways to get parents involved in SEL
Social-emotional learning (SEL) equips students with the skills to regulate their emotions, build resilience to stress and challenges, make responsible decisions, collaborate well with others, and empathize and…
7 discoveries from an active learning classroom
There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning…
Middle school movies that support SEL in the classroom
No matter how we discover them, the best films move us in ways we’ve never imagined. No matter how old we are, they can make us both laugh…
Age-appropriate tips for addressing gender stereotypes in the classroom
Common Sense’s 2017 research report, Watching Gender: How Stereotypes in Movies and on TV Impact Kids’ Development, showed that kids who are fed gender stereotypes may internalize those…
Student wellbeing & SEL are more important than you think
Through monthly articles on the eSchool News and eCampus News media platforms, The Brzycki Group & The Center for the Self in Schools will cover the latest psychological, educational,…
6 ways to find the motivation you’ve lost
Feeling unmotivated is a common challenge. Our motivation is what drives us to meet our goals and losing that sense of determination can leave us feeling confused and…