Social-Emotional Learning
How schools can help children learn to understand and manage their emotions, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions
See also: Life Skills
School & District Management
Opinion
How Social-Emotional Learning Can Unify Your School Community: 7 Timely Tips
It鈥檚 a stressful political season. These SEL best practices can help school leaders weather the unpredictable transitions.
Teaching
Video
Teachers, Try This: Teach Kindness Through Words and Actions
This 4th grade teacher creates lessons and projects around showing kindness.
Student Well-Being
SEL Has Become Politicized. 69传媒 Are Embracing It Anyway
Eighty-three percent of principals report that their schools use an SEL curriculum or program.
Teaching
Opinion
The Hidden Benefits of Distraction in the Classroom
Distraction can support healthy emotional regulation鈥攂ut only when properly understood. Here鈥檚 what teachers need to know.
Teaching
Opinion
Struggling to Discuss the Election in Class? These 5 Steps Can Help
For many teachers, political anxiety is the elephant in the classroom. The science of emotional intelligence can offer clarity.
Teaching
Opinion
鈥楶eople Can Only Hear When They鈥檙e Heard': Navigating Divisive Conversations
M贸nica Guzm谩n offers advice to educators on teaching themselves and their students how to use curiosity to navigate divisive conversations.
Teaching
Q&A
How Teachers Can Build Civility as a Classroom Norm
Teachers can model how to deal with the discomfort that can accompany facing challenging ideas and texts.
Student Well-Being
From Our Research Center
Kids Are Getting Worse at Making Eye Contact. Here's Why
Educators express serious concerns about the decline of this social skill.
Student Well-Being
Q&A
How to Address Parents' Concerns That SEL Goes Against Their Values
A Texas instructional coach shares insights she has learned from talking with hesitant parents.
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Empower students to thrive. Learn how to integrate powerful social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies into the classroom.
Early Childhood
The State of Teaching
Young Kids Are Struggling With Skills Like Listening, Sharing, and Using Scissors
Teachers say basic skills and tasks are more challenging for young students now than they were five years ago.
School Climate & Safety
Video
3 Steps for 69传媒 to Use Relationships as a 'Prevention Strategy'
Research has shown that strong school relationships can be a prevention strategy for chronic absenteeism, misbehavior, and other challenges.
Student Well-Being
What鈥檚 Really Holding 69传媒 Back From Implementing SEL?
Principals see their schools as places that promote students' social-emotional growth.
Student Well-Being
What This School Used as the Main Ingredient for a Positive Climate
When systemic and fully integrated, the practice has the power to reduce bad behavior and boost teacher morale, experts say.