Teachers have always taught everyday life or social-emotional skills, like getting along or being persistent—something most families’ and communities’ support. Certainly not a new idea, but more ...

Social emotional learning — lessons in soft skills like listening to people you disagree with or calming yourself down before a test — has become a flashpoint in the culture wars. The conservative ...

BALDWIN, N.Y. -- This school year, more and more classroom pets are being incorporated into daily learning. Educators say animals are helping young children with coping skills. Besides offering social ...

ASHEVILLE - Marianne Simmons' first-grade students at Hall Fletcher Elementary start their days off by singing. "Good morning, good morning, it's a good, good, good, good morning, we say hello and how ...

A lot of lessons, strategies, and activities are done in the name of social-emotional learning. Which ones, though, are the most effective? Educators will share their opinions in this series. In ...

Months after a new social-emotional learning platform has been implemented, Manton Elementary School Principal Jon Paul Katona says he’s seeing K-5 students utilizing its lessons in the classroom.

First it was Common Core. Then Critical Race Theory. Now, social and emotional learning. That’s the latest education jargon term to leave academic circles and fuel a culture-war controversy over what ...

A groovy background with a lot of emotional faces with googly eyes. Source: Designed by Lyrica Fils-Aimé Administrators often require educators to implement social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools, ...

A lot of things are done in the name of social-emotional learning. Here are some SEL strategies that teachers vouch for having worked in their classrooms. Michelle Makus Shory, Ed.D., is a career ...

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