Learningselally

A great back to school topic - creating growth mindset in students.

How to Create the Right Environment for Students to Develop a Growth Mindset We can't expect students to cultivate growth mindsets if the school culture doesn't support them.

Looking for strategies for having a calmer emotional life?

Two Keys to a Calmer Emotional Life New studies are investigating why life is such an emotional rollercoaster for certain people, and how to cultivate more stable happiness.

Expectations can impact our happiness. I hadn't quite thought about it yet this way.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_manage_expectations_to_maximize_happiness?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=9b62596e04-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_GG_Newsletter_July_12_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-9b62596e04-51402487

How to Manage Expectations to Maximize Happiness Researcher Robb Rutledge says that expecting too much of your future experiences, including vacations, may be contributing to unhappiness.

The CDC has a solid resources for families to help them support creating healthy school environments.

Strategies to Help Parents and Families Create Healthy and Supportive School Environments Healthy Schools, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Helping your child recognize, label, and communicate their feelings are such important developmental milestones.

Helping Your Young Child Feel and Understand Their Feelings We all know that emotions like love and gratitude are fun and beneficial, but what about emotions like fear, worry or jealousy? Believe it or not, all our feelings serve a purpose. I say “believe it or not” because maybe, like me, you may have grown up believing that being scared is a

Do you agree?

It's time to screen all kids for anxiety, physicians' task force recommends In light of the growing kids' mental health crisis, the group says it's crucial to identify kids who are struggling. The advice doesn't call for su***de screening, which many experts think is needed.

Happiness comes from within and

Your Happiness Calendar for June 2022 This month, talk about the hard stuff.

There's a lot to navigate for students transitioning to college. Here's an article that can help you support your teens.

6 things parents should know about mental health in college After student athletes Katie Meyer and Sarah Shulze died by su***de one month apart, parents have questions.

I've advocated for using the school library as a resource for books. It's a simple way to build resources the whole school can use.

SEL Books for Social Emotional Learning With the need to support student's social and emotional well-being becoming more important than ever, it's essential that your library have a robust assortment of SEL books in its collection. Join publishing insiders from Jump! Library, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, and Swank Motion Pictur...

This might be a bit of "old" news, but I am proud to be a part of this start up and the work we do. So I'm going to share it again!

Fort Mill startup Aperture Education plots next steps amid growth in social, emotional learning field A local company is investing more research-and-development capabilities into an online tool focused on students' emotional health.

The seven "selves" to consider when thinking about your own emotional intelligence.

The Seven Selves: Your Roadmap to Improving Emotional Intelligence Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. High performers typically have good emotional intelligence (EQ) — research proves that.

9 social-emotional learning strategies to use in the new year Following the 2020-2021 school year, educators can look back with pride–and exhaustion–on all we have learned. We have learned to teach in brand new modalities like remote and hybrid le…

How can and movement be integrated?

Movement-Oriented SEL Might Just Improve Student Learning (Opinion) Incorporating movement during lessons can increase students’ learning capabilities and overall well-being, writes an education researcher.

What parents need to know about .

What Parents Need to Know About Social-Emotional Development Learning to manage emotions is a crucial part of growing up.

has been around for a long time and the pandemic has highlighted the need to prioritize it. What has your district or school done to support for your students?

How Social and Emotional Learning Became a Priority for Schools During the Pandemic Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process of developing students’ and adults’ knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors that they need to make successful choices. And it has been in schools longer than it has had an official title. The term SEL was coined in the mid-1990s, but “for a...

Live each day with courage! It's not always easy, but it's worth it.

Six Ways to Find Your Courage During Challenging Times Courage doesn’t have to look dramatic or fearless. Sometimes it looks more like quiet perseverance.

We can all feel overwhelmed at times. Helping children understand what to do when they are overwhelmed is an important part of education.

Schools embrace social and emotional learning to help 'overwhelmed' students School officials believe that kids can't succeed academically if they are struggling emotionally.

takes a village and all different types of supports. Read about this district's approach in VA.

Social emotional learning counselors making an impact in ACPS Albemarle County Public Schools is using funding it received this year to provide social emotional support counselors.

Did you know there is a National Clearinghouse for ?

Cosponsors - H.R.5337 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): National Social Emotional Learning Clearinghouse Act Cosponsors of H.R.5337 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): National Social Emotional Learning Clearinghouse Act

All aspects of education can benefit from .

Career-technical educators call social emotional learning 'a huge value' in schools As many work to combat misinformation about social emotional learning's value in schools, educators are pointing out its real-world impact.

For World Kindness Day, we are listening to Eric Carle’s words.
“Simplify, slow down, be kind.”

Lots of things to uncover about the impact of the pandemic and remote learning.

Remote learning affected high schoolers’ social, emotional health | Penn Today Research from Angela Duckworth and colleagues found that teenagers who attended school virtually fared worse than classmates who went in person, results that held even when accounting for variables like gender, race, and socioeconomic status.

Connecticut Dept. of Ed launches a statewide assessment system. https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/03/29/csde-announces-new-partnership-to-launch-statewide-k-12-social-emotional-learning-assessment-system/

CSDE Announces New Partnership to Launch Statewide K-12 Social-Emotional Learning Assessment System Universal Screener Provides Data to Strengthen Social -Emotional Skills, Informs Instruction for Students Who Need Additional Support The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) announced …

Looking for some ideas for virtual ? https://www.the74million.org/article/a-principals-view-social-emotional-learning-is-more-important-than-ever-heres-how-we-do-it-virtually-at-my-denver-school/

A Principal’s View: Social-Emotional Learning Is More Important Than Ever. Here’s How We Do It Virtually at My Denver School As we prepare to launch the new school year Aug. 24 with remote learning, our team at Rocky Mountain Prep in Denver is working to ensure that students have access to high-quality academic resources and their teachers’ guidance. But we know there is another piece of this work that is just as import...

Schools, Not Teachers, Must Reduce Stress and Burnout—Here’s How Educators’ health and well-being should be prioritized in school culture; school leaders can help create the conditions for that.

What type of music soothes you? podcast shares why music is soothing.

Episode 88: How Music Soothes Us What is it about certain melodies that can relax our nerves and rock us to sleep? We explore the science of calming music with pianist Rosey Chan.

Are you interested teaching skills to your children?

Social Emotional Learning is Essential for Child Development—Here’s How to Teach It at Home Social emotional learning (SEL) teaches important life skills like managing emotions, building relationships, and making decisions. Learn about the benefits of SEL and how to incorporate it into your child’s everyday life.

What are your thoughts on how to support youth and build protections from the pandemic?

Pediatrician: The pandemic is taking an alarming toll on children Lee Savio Beers writes that what began as a public health emergency is turning into a mental health crisis among our nation's children and adolescents as they struggle with social isolation, grief, and the switch to remote learning. It is becoming increasingly clear that this crisis will endure well...

Pillars of strong relationships by

10 Pillars of a Strong Relationship Many of the keys to a satisfying, lasting bond are probably already present in your relationship.