Help Kids Cope with Big Feelings with Imagine Neighborhood Mommy blogger and parenting influencer offers an in-depth review of Committee for Children’s new podcast series that helps kids cope with big feelings and emotions.Read More Read More at Busy Mommy Media
Can dodgeball teach empathy? Director of Research, Dr. Sherri Widen, on the value of dodgeball in K-12 P.E. settings. Are there opportunities for dodgeball to support social-emotional skills, or should it be eliminated for encouraging bullying? Experts weigh in.Read More Read More at Education Dive
Why SEL is Integral to Workforce Preparedness (Podcast) Committee for Children’s Senior Policy & Advocacy Manager, Jordan Posamentier, recently sat down with WorkMinus to discuss why social-emotional skills are in high demand and how social-emotional learning (SEL) helps students prepare for work and life.Read More Read More at Workminus
What Families Need to Know About Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Committee for Children’s executive director Joan Cole Duffell talks to Q13 FOX about the things families need to know to keep kids safe.Read More Read More at Q13 Fox
Hey, Buddy, Will You Come Over and Sit with Us? At Broadmor Elementary, students and staff have come up with a clever way to promote new friendships and a school culture built on inclusion and kindness.Read More Read More at Wrangler News
Tackling Opioid Addiction Early Governor Charlie Baker has released his second major package to tackle the opioid crisis that has swept the country and ravaged Massachusetts in recent years. Read More Read More at Scout Somerville
Socio-Emotional Learning Is Vital, And This Mindfulness App Can Help These days, it seems like many grown-ups I know could use a crash course in socio-emotional learning too, but all joking aside, nurturing your child’s socio-emotional learning is everything and cannot be ignored. In fact, some experts believe that we need to pay more attention to our kids’ socio-emotional growth than things like academic greatness or other outward successes.Read More Read More at Scary Mommy
A Program to Gauge Mental Health in Middle Schools Concerns over growing teen suicides nationwide and youth mental health issues have prompted officials at Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 to start talking about it in class and assess whether students are at risk. This month the district rolled out a suicide prevention and depression awareness program, known as Signs of Suicide or SOS, for seventh- and eighth-graders. It’s the latest effort to address students’ social and emotional needs.Read More Read More at Daily Herald
How to do SEL in K-12 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a real thing and if teachers in your school, district or state are not already explicitly teaching SEL skills, it is likely that they soon will be. Several states have adopted SEL standards for K-12 curriculum.Read More Read More at Question Tank
Looking for SEL programs? New RAND report has answers A new report from the RAND Corporation identifies 60 elementary, middle and high school-level SEL programs that can meet ESSA’s expectations for using an evidence-based intervention. The report also lists which positive outcomes the program or practice might produce, such as reducing aggression, improving motivation or addressing test anxiety.Read More Read More at Education Dive