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How Student-Led Vision Statements For Can Nurture School Community
From KQED: "Fifth grade teacher Jess Lifshitz uses the co-creation of vision statements with her students to set expectations and get ahead of behavior, while creating the kind of school community they want."
Resources for Promoting Social and Emotional Learning at Home
From Edutopia: "Providing families of students in preschool to second grade with strategies to bolster SEL skills can also strengthen family bonds."
Should Emotions be Taught in Schools?
From TedEd Blog: "Although navigating our inner landscape was not something that was taught to us in school, it should be, contend a number of researchers."
Harnessing the Synergy Between Trauma-Informed Teaching and SEL
From Edutopia: "Students can develop the core competencies of social and emotional learning with the support of strong relationships with teachers."
Accomodations in the Classroom: A Guide to Making Them Real
From Inclusive Schools Network: "The following guide breaks down a typical list of middle school accommodations using helpful tools on how to practically implement each one."
Teach Your Teen to Have a Growth Mindset: Why it Matters and Powerful Strategies that Work
From Raising Teens Today: "When our kids have a growth mindset they view their failures as learning curves, obstacles in their path as opportunities, and they consider themselves a creative work in progress."
5 Strategies For Incorporating Social Emotional Learning Into Your Classroom
From TeachThought: "Although there are many great SEL programs, SEL can also be incorporated into each lesson as a way of teaching for students to really understand how to action the skills in a variety of situations and form positive habits."
Importance of Inclusion and Integration for Students with Disabilities
From Dayton247Now: "Students with disabilities who learn in an inclusive environment get better grades, are, more likely to live independently, and pursue a career- research shows their peers benefit as well."
Principals Need Social-Emotional Support, Too
From Education Week: "For schools to flourish, districts must consider the well-being of their leaders. Principals desperately need SEL, too. Not just to support students and teachers, but for their own well-being and survival."
A Path to Improving Students’ Emotional Intelligence
From Edutopia: "Teachers can merge social and emotional learning and student choice to guide students to better understand themselves."