| By: Committee for Children Part 2: Teaching extroverts… Part 1 of this blog was about teaching introverts. In this second part, I will discuss teaching extroverts and their needs in the classroom.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Part 1: Teaching introverts… There is such a buzz these days about the word “introvert”. Author Susan Cain has created a new awareness with her bestselling book, “Quiet”. She and other experts explain an introvert is not someone who is shy. It is someone who gains his or her energy from being alone. This is unlike an “extrovert” who gains their energy from being around others. And of course there is a spectrum from highly social to not at all.Read More
| By: Committee for Children iGrad principal encourages community input to help quell fighting and bullying https://www.cfchildren.org/advocacy/about-us/e-newsletter/articletype/articleview/articleid/48214/igrad-principal-encourages-community-input-to-help-quell-fighting-and-bullying.aspxRead More
| By: Committee for Children Mundelein School District 75 notes: ‘Spring Thing’ and bullying curriculum http://mundelein.suntimes.com/2014/05/28/mundelein-school-district-75-notes-spring-thing-bullying-curriculum/Read More
| By: Committee for Children Congressional Briefing, New Bill on Social-Emotional Learning What’s Happening On April 30, 2014, Seattle-based Committee for Children and the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) hosted a congressional briefing that focused on effective social-emotional learning (SEL) programs in all stages of the educational system from preschool through college… Read More
| By: Committee for Children A New Model of School Reform http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vicki-zakrzewski-phd/a-new-model-of-school-ref_b_5375221.htmlRead More
| By: Committee for Children Student Support Plan This planning tool from the Second Step Child Protection Unit can help you choose and implement strategies that will meet the social-emotional needs of a student who needs support. Read More
| By: Committee for Children A New Model of School Reform Oakland Unified is transforming its schools by embedding social-emotional learning into the district culture—one adult at a time. This article first appeared on The Greater Good on May 21, 2014. Read More
| By: Committee for Children In Massachusetts, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Advocates Meet to Plan for Effective SEL in Every School More than 150 mental health providers, teachers, and school administrators gathered at Wellesley College on May 22nd for the Social Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts’ (SAM) third annual conference, entitled “Leveraging Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in an Era of Accountability.” SAM’s mission is to bring the educational process known…Read More
| By: Committee for Children Federal Legislation to Promote Social-Emotional Learning Passes the House On March 8, the House of Representatives passed the Strengthening Education Through Research Act (HR 4366) with bipartisan support. The bill reauthorizes the Education Sciences Reform Act and makes it easier for states and school districts to access timely information on successful education practices, including…Read More