| By: Committee for Children Second Step Social-Emotional Learning for Out-of-School Time Is Under Development Committee for Children is excited to announce that we’re developing a social-emotional learning (SEL) program for out-of-school time (OST) contexts.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson 2018: Where We’ve Been and Where We Stand in Social-Emotional Learning Our SEL in Education contributing writer, Kim Gulbrandson, shares some of the big trends she saw in social-emotional learning over the past 20 years.… Read More
| By: Matt Pearsall 3 Practical Strategies that Teachers, Counselors, and Staff Can Use to Prevent Adolescent Bullying Addressing bullying is a difficult task for any educator, but it’s particularly challenging for those of us who work with adolescents.… Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya Bullying Prevention for a Safe School Year One of the biggest concerns parents have about sending their kiddos off to school is whether their children have the tools and skills to handle peer pressure and bullying.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Let’s Talk SEL: Parents, This Is for You! Social-emotional skills pave the way for positive life experiences by giving kids the strategies they need to manage strong emotions, navigating relationships, learn how to work effectively with others, solve difficult problems, and make responsible decisions.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson The Place of Explicit Social-Emotional Skills Instruction The decisions on how to support the development of social-emotional attitudes, skills, and behaviors reside with those who make the determinations about which SEL practices to adopt.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Four Tips for Aligning and Integrating Social-Emotional Learning Calling all teachers, administrators, school social workers, school psychologists, guidance counselors, specialists, and assistants! Are you functioning in burnout mode? Do you feel like you’re working too hard and doing too many things t… Read More
| By: Barry Landry Introducing Polly Stansell as VP of Product The newest member of our leadership team, Polly handles strategic product vision and guides product delivery and execution through its full delivery cycle.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Back-to-School Resources for Parents (Plus a Reminder) As kids head back to school, Second Step resources for both schools and families make it easier for all the adults in a community to help our children be happy, healthy, and productive.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Teaching the Second Step Middle School Program? Check Out These New Features for Fall We’re happy to share that updates and improvements have been made to the Second Step Middle School Program. If you currently teach the program, here are some of the changes you can look forward to in the fall.… Read More