Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Student mental health goes virtual during a pandemic

April 21, 2020 by Laura Ascione

Adequately supporting student mental health is the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis

The global COVID-19 crisis could pave the way for teletherapy to become more widespread among school mental health systems, adolescent mental health experts say. Many students with existing…

Getting the most out of your SEL platform

April 20, 2020 by Kathryn McCall

An often-neglected aspect of the speech language field, social skills aren’t easy to teach to young students. Here’s how we’re using technology to change that.

Social skills are an area that has been so neglected in the speech language field, and something that I incorporate with all of my students--even those who don’t…

7 strategies to boost SEL skills in students

April 14, 2020 by Lindsey Dixon

If you’re teaching students to be employable, they better have strong SEL skills

The world may describe what we do as teaching employability skills. I call it social-emotional learning (SEL). Having social-emotional skills – skills such as self-management, forming positive relationships,…

Using SEL to inspire data-driven instruction

February 19, 2020 by Jenny Angelo

These happy children are using a laptop to learn SEL principles in school.

Beaumont ISD is a district of more than 18,000 students, with 80 percent of our students qualifying for free and reduced lunch. Our diverse student population has a…

Here’s why this principal started a school turnaround with SEL

February 7, 2020 by Belinda Vasquez

The academic needs were clear, but they all connected back to the need to build relationships among students, teachers, and family members, like these happy and confident students.

I worked in juvenile probation for eight years before becoming a teacher, so I’ve seen the potentially devastating effect of the emotional issues that kids deal with. Before…

5 ways to address trauma in the classroom

January 31, 2020 by Heather Dean, Ph.D. and Amber E. Wagnon, Ph.D.

Learning how to help students who have experienced trauma can make or break a troubled student's school experience and achievement, like this young boy who isn't happy in kindergarten.

I remember my frustration with this student. He was always absent. His work was not turned in. He was disengaged. He was also bright and brimming with potential.…

Emotional intelligence is key for students

January 10, 2020 by The American Psychological Association

Students with emotional intelligence get better grades and higher test scores, a new study says.

Students who are better able to understand and manage their emotions effectively, a skill known as emotional intelligence, do better at school than their less skilled peers, as…

Can data help schools address student mental health issues?

January 9, 2020 by Laura Ascione

A new analysis identifies key areas where mental health issues are on the rise--and offers suggestions to help students feel supported, like this brain and stethoscope.

Students in classrooms across the nation struggle with anxiety and thoughts of suicide, and with mental health issues on the rise, schools need better data to help students…

How we used SEL to transform discipline

January 3, 2020 by Afton Schleiff

Learn how a high-poverty district is using SEL to lower discipline rates, reach students, and turn classrooms into encouraging spaces.

Demographics Springdale School District serves more than 23,000 students across 31 schools. Southwest Junior High School serves 640 students in both 8th and 9th grades. Biggest Challenge We…

#1: 5 things to say to students suffering from anxiety

December 31, 2019 by Christine Ravesi-Weinstein M.Ed.

If we really want to support our students’ social and emotional health, we must learn how to approach students suffering from anxiety

Understanding anxiety is something that educators, parents, doctors, therapists, students, sufferers, and non-sufferers are still working on. Just like anything else we attempt to understand, we will never…

SEL

Student mental health goes virtual during a pandemic

Getting the most out of your SEL platform

7 strategies to boost SEL skills in students

Using SEL to inspire data-driven instruction

Here’s why this principal started a school turnaround with SEL

5 ways to address trauma in the classroom

Emotional intelligence is key for students

Can data help schools address student mental health issues?

How we used SEL to transform discipline

#1: 5 things to say to students suffering from anxiety

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