Tag: social emotional learning

CASEL Releases Comprehensive Guide to Help Schools Implement SEL

Posted on February 13, 2019February 12, 2019 by coreeducation

The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) launched The CASEL Guide to Schoolwide SEL that provides an interactive planner, step-by-step guidance, field-tested tools, and continuous improvement processes to help educators implement social and emotional learning (SEL) in their schools. The free, online resource helps school teams coordinate and build on their evidence-based practices Read more about CASEL Releases Comprehensive Guide to Help Schools Implement SEL[…]

Posted in School Reform & LeadershipTagged non-cognitive, school culture, school effectiveness, school reform, social emotional learningLeave a comment

A Nation at…. Hope

Posted on February 5, 2019February 2, 2019 by coreeducation

The Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development has released a major national report, “From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope,” calling on all sectors of society to accelerate efforts to ensure that all U.S. students have access to quality social and emotional learning (SEL). The report is an Read more about A Nation at…. Hope[…]

Posted in School Reform & LeadershipTagged non-cognitive, skills for success, social emotional learning

Putting Relationships at the Core

Posted on January 30, 2019January 26, 2019 by coreeducation

Recently in the New York Times, David Brooks wrote a column about the importance of emotion in learning. Excerpts from his piece appear below: We used to have this top-down notion that reason was on a teeter-totter with emotion. If you wanted to be rational and think well, you had to suppress those primitive gremlins, Read more about Putting Relationships at the Core[…]

Posted in Teacher Effectiveness & RetentionTagged social emotional learning, student teacher relationship, trauma-informed teaching

How Learning Happens Video Series

Posted on January 29, 2019January 26, 2019 by coreeducation

How can schools better align their practices with what science says about human learning? A new video series of 20+ videos from Edutopia, featuring Linda Darling-Hammond, president and CEO of Learning Policy Institute, and Pamela Cantor, MD, founder and senior science advisor of Turnaround for Children, pairs research insights with a variety of illustrative strategies Read more about How Learning Happens Video Series[…]

Posted in Professional Learning, Teacher Effectiveness & RetentionTagged brain research, evidence-based, instruction, mindset, social emotional learning, trauma-informed teaching

Mind the Gap: Will All Students Benefit From 21st Century Learning?

Posted on November 15, 2018November 12, 2018 by coreeducation

In an economy driven by technological innovation and a complex social landscape, schools must invest in instructional approaches that allow students to express more agency over their learning and create space to apply what they learn to solve real-world problems. Based on a two-year study of personalized learning in 39 schools across the country and Read more about Mind the Gap: Will All Students Benefit From 21st Century Learning?[…]

Posted in School Reform & LeadershipTagged 21st century learning, deeper learning, equitable access, equity, non-cognitive, social emotional learning

Restorative Justice: An Alternative to Traditional Punishment

Posted on November 13, 2018November 12, 2018 by coreeducation

Restorative justice is the focus of a series of reports authored by the WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center, through funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The reports include: What Further Research is Needed on Restorative Justice in Schools? Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools: Summary Findings from Interviews with Experts Restorative Justice in U.S. Read more about Restorative Justice: An Alternative to Traditional Punishment[…]

Posted in School Reform & LeadershipTagged best practices, education issues, education research, non-cognitive, policy, school culture, social emotional learning

Leading Trauma-Sensitive Schools

Posted on October 11, 2018October 5, 2018 by coreeducation

Schools play a significant role in supporting the health and well-being of children and youth, including those affected by traumatic experiences. In a trauma-sensitive school, all aspects of the educational environment—from workforce training to engagement with students and families to procedures and policies—are grounded in an understanding of trauma and its impact and are designed Read more about Leading Trauma-Sensitive Schools[…]

Posted in School Reform & LeadershipTagged non-cognitive, school culture, school reform, social emotional learning, trauma-informed teaching

Outstanding Learning for All, Secure & Healthy Learners, and Culture of Equity

Posted on September 13, 2018September 8, 2018 by coreeducation

To close achievement gaps, education leaders must adopt more complete approaches to outstanding learning for all, secure and healthy learners, and a culture of equity within low- and moderate-poverty schools. A shortfall in any of these three areas within a school magnifies the impact of unequal access to resources-educational, personal, and sociopolitical-outside of school. In Read more about Outstanding Learning for All, Secure & Healthy Learners, and Culture of Equity[…]

Posted in Diversity & Equity, School Reform & LeadershipTagged academic standards, collaboration, equitable access, equity, learning community, social emotional learning, teacher effectiveness, trauma-informed teaching

Educators Reach Consensus on What It Takes to Integrate Social, Emotional, and Academic Development

Posted on March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 by coreeducation

The Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development has released a report from leading educators describing the practices and principles that can make a new vision of learning part of the fabric of schools and classrooms across the nation. The Practice Base for How We Learn outlines promising practices that show how Read more about Educators Reach Consensus on What It Takes to Integrate Social, Emotional, and Academic Development[…]

Posted in Professional LearningTagged 21st century learning, best practices, competency-based learning, deeper learning, personalized learning, social emotional learning

Social and Emotional Learning: A Teacher’s-Eye View

Posted on March 13, 2018March 9, 2018 by coreeducation

In partnership with NoVo Foundation, Education First is pleased to launch a new website and video series on teacher practices to support social and emotional learning (SEL). This is an exciting moment for SEL. Yet as the field learns more about how students learn the social and emotional skills necessary to succeed in school and Read more about Social and Emotional Learning: A Teacher’s-Eye View[…]

Posted in Professional LearningTagged non-cognitive, professional development, professional learning, social emotional learning, teacher learning, teacher preparation

New Evidence that Students’ Beliefs about their Brains Drive Learning

Posted on January 19, 2018January 12, 2018 by coreeducation

Responding to the need to look beyond test scores to measure school quality, an increasing number of school districts are striving to incorporate socio-emotional learning measures in their accountability policies. Growth mindset – believing that intelligence and talent can change – is one of these measures. Experimental research has found that developing a growth mindset Read more about New Evidence that Students’ Beliefs about their Brains Drive Learning[…]

Posted in School Reform & LeadershipTagged 21st century learning, growth measures, mindset, social emotional learning, student growth

How States and Districts Can Use ESSA funds to Support SEL

Posted on January 8, 2018January 5, 2018 by coreeducation

Mounting evidence suggests that social and emotional (SEL) skills are critical to students’ success in and out of the classroom. For schools, districts and states looking to help children build these competencies, a new RAND report offers guidance on how educators can use funding streams in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to implement SEL Read more about How States and Districts Can Use ESSA funds to Support SEL[…]

Posted in School Reform & LeadershipTagged effective programs, evidence-based, policy, skills for success, social emotional learning

Social & Emotional Learning: Looking Back, Aiming Forward

Posted on September 7, 2017September 1, 2017 by coreeducation

Social emotional learning (SEL) holds great potential for improving learning and college and career-ready outcomes for all students. But there is much work to do to ensure that high-quality, integrated SEL is present in a meaningful and asset-based manner in all schools. How should funders and other SEL supporters invest their resources to make the greatest Read more about Social & Emotional Learning: Looking Back, Aiming Forward[…]

Posted in School Reform & LeadershipTagged charter schools, non-cognitive, policy, social emotional learning, state education agencies

August Issue Brief: Social & Emotional Learning

Posted on August 29, 2017August 16, 2017 by coreeducation

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process by which children and adults learn to understand and manage emotions, maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. With research pointing to both immediate and long-lasting effects of attention to student social and emotional learning in schools, states and districts are working to integrate SEL into evaluation Read more about August Issue Brief: Social & Emotional Learning[…]

Posted in School Reform & LeadershipTagged newsletter, non-cognitive, social emotional learning

SEL Programs have Long-term Impact

Posted on July 31, 2017July 29, 2017 by coreeducation

Social and emotional learning (SEL) programs, which previously have been shown to immediately improve mental health, social skills, and academic achievement, continue to benefit students for months and even years to come, according to new research (Promoting Positive Youth Development Through School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Interventions: A Meta-Analysis of Follow-Up Effects) from the Collaborative Read more about SEL Programs have Long-term Impact[…]

Posted in Politics & Policy, School Reform & LeadershipTagged 21st century learning, effective programs, non-cognitive, policy, social emotional learning

Social and Emotional Learning from an International Perspective

Posted on July 24, 2017July 21, 2017 by coreeducation

Mark Tucker, writing for the Top Performers blog, recently weighed in on a discussion about the value of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) by providing an international perspective. Excerpts from his piece appear below: One of the things that has really impressed us about the schools serving very vulnerable children in East Asia is their Read more about Social and Emotional Learning from an International Perspective[…]

Posted in Politics & PolicyTagged global education, international comparison, policy, social emotional learning

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