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Social-Emotional Learning and Equity Go Hand in Hand
From PennState Extension: "Social-emotional learning, woven throughout the tapestry of equity, helps to support understanding, provides a way to reflect on and address bias and racism, and supports practices that positively impact children and families."
How to Develop Empathetic Student Citizens
From Edutopia: "Teaching students how to disagree with each other respectfully is critical for developing the citizenship skills they’ll need in life."
The Benefits of Speech-to-Text Technology in All Classrooms
From KQED: "Teachers who work with students with disabilities specifically can supply their students with tools and methods of enabling accessibility technologies that they can take with them into general education classes."
A Troubling Lack of Diversity in Educational Materials
From Edutopia: "The author of a new report on the representation of social groups in educational materials shares a few things teachers can do to ensure that all of their students are reflected in class resources."
Explaining SEL to Parents
From Tech & Learning: "SEL has become a flashpoint in the education wars. However, when parents understand what SEL is, they rarely oppose it."
Using Social and Emotional Data to Promote a Positive School Culture
From Edutopia: "School leaders can combine traditional data with social and emotional data to get a full picture of the school experience of students and staff."
4 Relationship-Building Ideas for Helping Students Feel Loved and Loveable
From Free Spirit Publishing: "Sometimes students most need our warmth when it’s the hardest to give. Here are four ideas for being more intentional about helping kids feel our care all the time—even when it isn’t easy."
Resilience
From Center on the Developing Child: "Some children develop resilience, or the ability to overcome serious hardship, while others do not. Understanding why some children do well despite adverse early experiences is crucial."
Five Ways to Help Children with ADHD Develop Their Strengths
From KQED: "Practicing informed empathy for ADHD children using the Five C’s method -- self-Control, Compassion, Collaboration, Consistency and Celebration -- helps as a roadmap for reducing family stress and equipping children with the skills they need to thrive."
9 Social-Emotional Learning Strategies to Use in the New Year
From eSchool News: "The pandemic forced educators across the globe to innovate and be creative—and social-emotional learning became a cornerstone of many virtual classrooms."