| By: Kim Gulbrandson Jump-Start Your School Year by Making These 5 Academic–SEL Connections Jump-start your school year by making the connections between social-emotional skills and academics and the benefits of those connections.… Read More
| By: Jasmine Williams Research-Based Tips for Engaging Middle Schoolers in SEL Middle schoolers need social belonging and motivation. Match learning environments with their developmental and psychological needs and give them a voice.… Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Out-of-School Time and Social-Emotional Learning: A Federal Policy & Funding Review News about 2019 federal legislation and funding for social-emotional learning in out-of-school time settings, after school or summer programs. Track or advocate for social-emotional and after-school learning.… Read More
| By: Matt Pearsall 3 Ways Social-Emotional Learning Supports Students’ Transition to New Schools Starting kindergarten, moving to middle school, the beginning of freshman year, the first days of college; for most kids these are major life events, and they can be very difficult to navigate successfully.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson What’s New with SEL in 2019? Interest in social-emotional learning (SEL) has grown exponentially. Catch the latest 2019 trends, including resources, policy, more.… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Trends in Social-Emotional Learning Research: What Are the Outcomes? Evolving research indicates that social-emotional learning (SEL) supports provide students with skills that both promote well-being and protect against negative outcomes. There are also both economic and long-term benefits of SEL.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Middle School Year-End Reflection: Summer Letter An activity for middle schoolers to reflect on what they are grateful for, what skills they learned, what challenges they anticipate, or who they can rely on for help in a letter they write to their future selves.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children 6 Action Areas for Community-Wide Suicide Prevention Suicide doesn’t discriminate. People of all genders, ages, and ethnicities can be at risk. Here are tips for communities and schools to prevent suicide and improve mental health.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Then and Now: Our Origin Story In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, we took the opportunity to sit down with Committee for Children (CFC) Executive Director Joan Cole Duffel to talk about the organization’s roots in abuse prevention, how our efforts have evolved over the past four decades, and why there’s no such thing as a finish line when it comes to child abuse protection. … Read More
| 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