Committee for Children Blog

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Spark Your Start! Top Tips for Launching Second Step® SEL for Adults in a Way That Works for You

If you’re an educator committed to implementing social-emotional learning (SEL) professional development for adults and are wondering how to fit it in and make it happen, this article is for you. You already know about the “why” of adult SEL. Let’s talk about how to get started in a way that works for your school or district.Read More


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Empowering SEL Through Policy and Advocacy

As schools navigate evolving COVID-19 regulations and transition from distance learning to in-person classrooms, social-emotional learning (SEL) is critical to the monumental task of rebuilding community and social support systems that are inclusRead More


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Family Engagement Resources for Building Stronger Communications at Your School

Family engagement is an integral part of Second Step® social-emotional learning (SEL) programs. Each program contains a variety of resources and communications to help you connect with families, share social-emotional learning goals, and provide insight into how parents can support and reinforce social-emotional skills and concepts at home.Read More


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Upstander Advocacy

In this blog, learn how you can help prevent bullying by promoting cultural responsive pedagogy.Read More