| By: Kim Gulbrandson High Schoolers Voice the Value of Social-Emotional Learning: Middle School SEL Matters Researchers’ emphasis on the middle and high school years as a critical period for developing adolescents’ social and emotional competencies is echoed by secondary students themselves, who say even more about why social-emotional learning (SEL) should be at the forefront of middle and high school education.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Then & Now: Research at the Roots Research scientist Tia Kim, leader of an all-female education research team at Committee for Children, talks about the most influential women in education research and the value of evidence-based social-emotional learning (SEL).… Read More
| By: Committee for Children 3 Self-Care Tips for Teachers and Educators Educators, here are a few research-based self-care tips to sustain social-emotional well-being to help you finish the year out strong.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Then & Now: The Evolution of SEL in Education We sat down with CFC’s vice president of marketing and client relations, Andrea Lovanhill, to talk about SEL’s evolution in the classroom, her motivation to work in this field, and the future of SEL in the education space.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson New Schoolwide Social-Emotional Learning Implementation Resource A new Guide to Schoolwide SEL provides resources for social-emotional learning implementation and helps schools infuse SEL into all parts of students’ education.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Mark Your Calendars | Congressional Briefing: Preparing Teachers for SEL February 27, Committee for Children, in partnership with CASEL, is hosting a congressional briefing in DC, to discuss the importance of teacher preparedness in SEL education.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Avoid the Setback of Forgotten SEL Skills with 5 Teaching Tools Second Step involves five teaching elements that can ensure students learn social-emotional skills and use them for the long term.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Top 6 Considerations for Measuring Social-Emotional Learning New resources are available to help schools with social-emotional learning measurement and assessment.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Our Legacy, Our Future Committee for Children’s Executive Director, Joan Cole Duffell, shares the nonprofit’s grassroots beginnings, its audacious ambitions for the future, and why social-emotional learning (SEL) is more important than ever. … Read More
| By: Committee for Children Teaching If–Then Plans: Accomplishing Goals for Real If—Then Plans are a key part of the Second Step middle school program. They’re the core goal-setting strategy and make regular appearances throughout the program whenever students are asked to plan ahead for difficult situations.… Read More