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We Need More SEL in High Schools. Here’s How.
From Edutopia: "Schools can give students a support system on campus that can help them troubleshoot challenges—and make them feel connected."
How to Choose Words That Motivate Students During Online Learning
From Edutopia: "Framing assignments in student-centric ways can encourage engagement and persistence in learning."
How to Maslow Before Bloom, All Day Long
From Edutopia: "Integrating social and emotional learning into academics is a better way for schools to achieve their goals than a focus on academics alone."
Address Adverse Childhood Experiences
From the National Center for Youth Issues: "Schools and school counselors have a critical role in helping students who have suffered adverse childhood experiences."
Promoting SEL Within School Social Work
From the School Social Work Association of America: "In this brief, we review the focal areas of some frameworks, and discuss its relevance for school social workers."
Accessibility Features Can Ease Remote Instruction For Students
From Edutopia: "Popular devices and software come equipped with text-to-speech and other supports that lower barriers to learning."
How Designing Accessible Curriculum For All Can Help Make Online Learning More Equitable
From KQED: "Every learner has a unique set of characteristics that may change or evolve in varied contexts."
SEL for district leaders: self-care and relationship-building
From NWEA: "I think we’re all—our teachers, our principals, our students, our families—being asked to do something we have never done before."
Childhood Trauma and the Brain (video)
From Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, UK: "Brain development is much more than a story about biology."
7 Ways to do Formative Assessment in Your Virtual Classroom
From Edutopia: Here’s what teachers are doing to check for understanding online.