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Teachers’ Strategies for Pronouncing and Remembering Students’ Names Correctly
From KQED: " While mispronouncing a student’s name may seem minor, it can have a significant impact on how they see themselves and their cultural background, causing feelings of anxiety, invisibility, shame, resentment and humiliation, all of which can lead to social...
Using Problem-Solving to Build Community From Day 1
From Edutopia: "When math students work together to solve logic puzzles on the first day of class, they learn to trust one another, setting the stage for the classroom community that we will cocreate throughout the year."
SEL Possibilities in Physical Education
From Edutopia: "PE is a subject that supports the full picture of healthy lives. As a result, physical education offers a valuable opportunity to impact all areas of student development—physical, mental, social, and emotional. Better yet, all of these are packed into...
Weaving SEL into Curriculum Doesn’t Have to be Hard
From eSchool News: "Encouraging dialogue about social-emotional and mental health is already a serious and often daunting endeavor for educators. Using comics can make the discussion welcoming and successful for diverse learners."
Read Alouds That Rock: SEL Storytimes
From Publishers Weekly: "Three teachers and one librarian who are trying their best to help their students navigate their emotional lives through SEL storytimes, explain their successes and favorite titles."
4 steps to a successful SEL implementation
From eSchool News: "Any school or district that wants to adopt an SEL platform must put some time and effort into the selection process, make time for the SEL lessons, and then create a school culture that embraces and benefits from SEL. Four tips from a Wisconsin HS...
Students Have Different Thinking Speeds. Inclusive Teaching Means Realizing That.
From EdSurge's Podcast: "Barbara Oakley, a professor of engineering at Oakland University, talks about why teachers should think about the diversity of thinking styles they have in their classrooms—and she has some tips on how to make adjustments for it."
Promoting SEL Through Bulletin Boards
From Edutopia: "With the right prompts, the bulletin boards in a school hallway—and their digital equivalents—can be used to foster social and emotional learning."
The Emotional Variable in Student Learning
From Faculty Focus: To successfully educate and tutor students, their emotional state must be considered. Noorina Mirza, English professor at Nova Southeastern University considers psychologist Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory to understand the emotional...
Parents, Teachers Say SEL is Valued and Needed in Schools
From K-12 Dive: "There’s broad and strong support for the concepts and tangible outcomes that come with the practices. Parents and families want these skills prioritized in their children’s classrooms"