Resource Library - Changing Perspectives

Resource Library

Welcome to the Changing Perspectives Resource Library. This resource library is designed to provide educators with summaries and links to other publications and organizations for further reading about a range of topics related to social-emotional learning, differences, diversity, and education. Our hope is to curate resources that you can use for your own learning, share with colleagues and/or parents to support greater awareness, education and practical tools for improving student well-being.

Use the menu on the left to search resources by topic or audience (you may select more than one menu item at a time; search results will include resources that meet all your selected menu items). When selected, a menu item will be highlighted in blue. Click on a blue menu item to de-select it and remove it from your search criteria.

Resources on this page are updated monthly. If you know of a resource we should include, send it to us!

Six Ways to Respond to Your Kids’ Big Feelings

Six Ways to Respond to Your Kids’ Big Feelings

From Greater Good Magazine: “By accepting our children’s emotions, encouraging children to be aware of them, and coaching them through the process of understanding, expressing, and regulating these feelings, we are creating an opportunity for them to live richer, more meaningful lives.”

Why High School Students Need Social Emotional Learning

Why High School Students Need Social Emotional Learning

From K-12 Dive: “Our students need more than just academic preparation or career training for life after high school. As they transition to adulthood and independence, their social emotional skills – or lack thereof – will be a critical factor in their success.”

Why Kindness and Emotional Literacy Matter in Raising Kids

Why Kindness and Emotional Literacy Matter in Raising Kids

From KQED: “While adults may feel that statements like this are pointing out the obvious, we have to remember that kids are at different stages of their development – and that kindness is a character trait that takes both practice and intellectual understanding.”

Social-Emotional Learning and Equity Go Hand in Hand

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.”

A Troubling Lack of Diversity in Educational Materials

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.”