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Our Resource Center provides the latest research, news, and trends on social-emotional learning, character development, and school culture and climate. For full access to our resources enroll in the Academy today.
Rutgers Launches New Social Justice Prep Program for Future Educators
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Summary: This article reports on a new program offered by the Rutgers Graduate School of Education to help prepare aspiring teachers to to teach diverse groups of students. Another aspect of this work is to encourage and enable teaches to use culturally responsive materials and resources in the classroom.
Source: Pat Donachie, Education DIVE, October 25, 2017
Categories: Social Justice, SEL Teacher Training, Professional Development, Restorative Practices, Educational Equity
Teachers Can Impact Bullying More Than They Realize
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Summary: This article reports on programs that can help stop bullying and the role that SEL can play in creating safe spaces for students. The role that teachers can play in stopping bullying is also outlined in this article.
Source: Amelia Harper, Education DIVE, October 24, 2017
Categories: Anti-bullying, Positive Relationships, Classroom Practices, SEL Basics
Developing Professional Relationships That Work
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Summary: This article shares reflections on the importance of developing positive professional relationships with colleagues and supervisors, offering some “guiding principles” on developing a positive climate.
Source: Carl Draeger, Education Week, September 27, 2017
Categories: Positive Relationships, School Culture/Climate, Teacher Collaboration, Emotional Intelligence
Parents! Live Your Life With Integrity Every Day
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Summary: This article from Linked-In explains why it is important for parents to model the values they want to instill in their children. The article also suggests some behaviors that will help parents be strong role models for their children.
Source: Maurice Elias, Linked-In, October 12, 2017
Categories: Positive Relationships, Core Values, Parenting
“Our Students’ Relationships Start With Our Own”: A Special Educator’s Open Letter to Teachers
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Summary: This is an open letter from a special education teacher to her teacher colleagues which makes a number of points about differences and similarities between special education teachers and general education teachers. One of the main points is that positive relationships between teachers leads the way to positive relationship between students.
Source: Sasha Long, Education Week, October 11. 2017
Categories: Positive Relationships, Special Education, Educational Equity, Empathy
Suspensions Don’t Teach
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Summary: This article reports that restorative practices, rather than suspensions, provides students with an opportunity for learning behavioral alternatives while remaining in school. The article goes on to explain the five steps of restorative practices.
Source: Ryan Wheeler, Edutopia, October 11, 2017
Categories: Restorative Practices, Student Behavior, Code of Conduct, Core Values
New Poll: Safe and Positive School Environment More Important Than Higher Test Scores
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Summary: This article reports on a poll of registered voters in California concerning school performance. The article breaks down the results of the poll and reports that creating a safe and positive school environment was one of the top priorities that should be addressed.
Source: Louis Freedberg, John Fensterwald, and Theresa Harrington, EdSource, October 4, 2017
Categories: School Culture/Climate, School Health, School Safety
Positive Words Go a Long Way
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Summary: This article talks about the long lasting effects of positive language and support for student effort. The author suggests five ways that positive language can be used to empower students.
Source: Alissa Nucaro, Edutopia, October 2, 2017
Categories: Classroom Practice, Positive Relationships, School Culture/Climate
No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?
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Summary: In a review of state ESSA plans, no state has included measures of Social-Emotional Learning as an indicator. The article suggests that measures of SEL are not sufficiently developed to be used across all schools. Roger Weissberg of CASEL, said “a group of 20 states that are cooperating to explore social-emotional-learning plans largely favor allowing districts to select and design their own measures to ensure they fit into their strategies.”
Source: Evie Blad, Education Week, October 4, 2017
Categories: Student Achievement, SEL Basics, SEL Research, Assessment Tools
Social-Emotional Learning Can Begin on the Bus Ride
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Summary: This article reports on a project at Butler University where bus drivers were trained on how to form positive relationships with students during their rides to and from school and how to teach them ways to cope with stressful situations at home or during the school day.
Source: Amelia Harper, Education DIVE, October 10, 2017
Categories: SEL Basics, Emotional Intelligence, School Culture/Climate, Positive Relationships
