Reading, writing, empathy: Schools try 'Social Emotional Learning'
Yale researcher Mark Brackett says helping students to develop empathy can make teachers more effective and students more successful.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning in...
View ArticleEmotional Learning Brings Real Hope to Schools
A little-known movement helps kids understand the connection between the brain and heart, and improve their behavior (and test scores) too.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional...
View ArticleBrain's cortex plays an essential part in emotional learning
The cortex, which is the largest zone of the brain and which is generally associated with high cognitive functions, is also a key zone for emotional learning, according to new research.See it on...
View ArticleStrategies for SEL: Preschool and Elementary Grade Student Learning Standards...
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View ArticleNew investment: Edmodo, social learning network for teachers and students
Education is - besides health care - one of the verticals with the most amount of opportunity still left in the digital world.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning in...
View ArticlePrivate School Children Learn Skills to Manage in a Complex World
Founded in 1893, Brown School is one of the few private schools to integrate mindfulness -- the practice of cultivating awareness, attention, acceptance and non-judgement -- into its entire school...
View ArticleWhy We Must Teach Social Skills in School
There are two sides to many high school students--the funny, spirited one on IM, and the awkward, silent one in person.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning in Preschool...
View ArticleSocial and Emotional Curriculum: Compassion in Action | Edutopia
Filmmaker Randy Taran looks at compassion in action, the fifth door of her...See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning in Preschool through High School
View ArticleCombining SEL and Social Studies
Rutgers University professor Maurice Elias serves as director of the Social-Emotional Learning Lab and principal investigator for its Developing Safe and Civil Schools initiative.See it on Scoop.it,...
View ArticleBecoming A Man
Youth counseling and sports training in Chicago Public Schools could drastically reduce student violence and arrests, according to one of the first clinical studies of in-school mentoring programs....
View ArticleThe Social Express: An Innovative Tool for Overcoming Social Learning Challenges
By BECKY THOMSON Just like IQs, we each have a unique EQ, or emotional intelligence quotient. However, in the same way that IQs can be developed over time, EQs can be built through explicit learning...
View ArticleSocial Learning: How Are Schools Using Social Media?
Splash Media explores how schools are using social media as children around the country head back to school.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning in Preschool through High School
View ArticleIs Social-Emotional Learning a Luxury?
Why SEL is a necessity for children of every background.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning in Preschool through High School
View Article6 Innovations in Social Emotional Learning
Tom Vander Ark is an education advocate, advisor, and author of Getting Smart: How Personal Digital Learning is Changing the World. Tom is Founder and Executive Editor of Getting Smart and a partner in...
View ArticleSocial and Emotional Learning & Cooperative Learning
7 Reasons Why Online Interaction is Important for Businesses · Social and Emotional Learning & Cooperative Learning · Effective Presentation Guide-Effective Public Speaking|Dale Carnegie |...
View ArticleThe Global Search for Education: What to Do About Cheating?
The Global Search for Education: What to Do About Cheating?Huffington PostAn increased focus on social and emotional learning can improve the classroom climate and help kids see that the teacher truly...
View ArticleHow More Social and Emotional Learning (and Less Academics) Actually Builds...
Elementary school principal Scott McFarland explains why helping children relax and self-regulate also helps them become better students.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning...
View ArticleReplacing Teachers with Emotion
The Neuroscience of Emotion and Learning. Of course, there's neuroscience jargon that explains how emotion impacts learning. A 2007 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study explains: Emotion enhances our...
View ArticleMindfulness Programs In Schools Reduce Symptoms Of Depression Among
Mindfulness Programs In Schools Reduce Symptoms Of Depression Among ... Huffington Post This month, the first international conference for mindfulness in schools will take place in London.See it on...
View ArticleHow Emotional Connections Can Trigger Creativity and Learning
How Emotional Connections Can Trigger Creativity and Learning KQED (blog) FILED UNDER: Learning Methods, Research, creativity, inquiry learning, Neuroscience, science, social emotional learning · Print...
View ArticleDesigning a Resilient Community
The Center for Ecoliteracy presents "Designing a Resilient Community," an activity with extensive resources for instructors and students for project-based learning.See it on Scoop.it, via Social...
View ArticleIncreasing the Social Skills of a Student With Autism Through a...
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View ArticlePhotography for Enhancing Social-Emotional Learning
I spent the day attending a full day workshop on Phototherapy by Judy Weiser. This post is not about how to use photos for therapy, but the workshop reinforced the power of images for building...
View ArticleSocial-Emotional Learning the Focus of New NASBE Resource
The National Association of State Boards of Education exists to serve and strengthen State Boards of Education in their pursuit of high levels of academic achievement for all students.See it on...
View ArticleSocial-Emotional Learning: Why Now?
Yet a closer examination of the science behind social-emotional learning reveals a story of human development that suggests an even deeper reason for implementing it -- one that goes beyond teaching...
View ArticleOrienting Educators to SEL Through Video
Check out each of these distinctive videos that show educators, parents, and school leaders what social-emotional learning looks like in action in the classroom.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning...
View ArticleStudy: National school-based mental health program improves behavioral and...
A national school-based mental health program that is now reaching almost one quarter of all elementary school students in Chile appears to have produced significant improvements in both behavioral and...
View ArticlePeer Pressure Has a Positive Side
Schools are missing an opportunity to boost learning by not tapping the teenage fixation on social lifeSee it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning in Preschool through High School
View ArticleWhy Understanding Student Trauma is More Important Than Teaching ‘Grit’
“We are asking students to change a belief system without changing the situation around them.”See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning in Preschool through High School
View ArticleMindfulness: Beneficial or Baloney?
Scholars want to know whether the practice helps young kids of color succeed academically.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Learning and Emotional Learning in Preschool through High School
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