| By: Committee for Children Diversifying Children’s Illustration with Nick Butler Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS In this episode, host Shauna McBride speaks with Nick Butler, artist and illustrator of Committee for Children’s Captain Compassion® comic series. Nick explains how he used every design choice to carefully and intentionally craft a visual identity for Captain Compassion® and her sidekick Kid Kinder®. Read More
| By: Jonathan Woods The Origins of SEL, Its Evolution, and Today’s Work in the Field with Dr. Maurice Elias Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS On this episode of Grow Kinder, host Andrea Lovanhill is joined by special guest host Joan Cole Duffell, our executive director at Committee for Children. Together they chat with Dr. Maurice Elias, professor of psychology at Rutgers University, about his work in social-emotional learning (SEL), which spans over four decades.Read More
| By: Jonathan Woods Why Social-Emotional Skills Are Important in the Military with Gen. Craig McKinley Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS On this episode of Grow Kinder, we talk with General Craig McKinley, commissioner of the Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development and former president of the Air Force Association. A four-star geRead More
| By: Committee for Children How Building Community Helps Kids Learn with Mandy Manning Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS On this episode of Grow Kinder, we talk with 2018 National Teacher of the Year Mandy Manning, an English-language-learner educator for immigrant and refugee students at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, WA. Both frank and inspiring, Read More
| By: Committee for Children How to Make Kindness a Habit in School and Communities with Maya Enista Smith Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS On this episode of Grow Kinder, we sit down with Maya Enista Smith, executive director of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, for a conversation about improving the mental well-being of young people through evidence-based programming.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Introducing Grow Kinder Full Episode Apple Podcasts RSS Meet Andrea Lovanhill and Mia Doces, the hosts of Committee for Children’s new social-emotional learning-centric podcast, Grow Kinder. In each episode, they’ll talk with thought leaders in the world of education, technology, business,Read More
| By: Committee for Children Coming Soon: The Grow Kinder Podcast To kick off our 40th anniversary we’re launching Grow Kinder, a social-emotional learning-centric podcast hosted by Mia Doces and Andrea Lovanhill. This first-of-its-kind podcast features conversations with thought leaders in education,Read More