Social-Emotional Learning
How schools can help children learn to understand and manage their emotions, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions
See also: Life Skills
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Nobody Wants to Look Stupid: Resources for Teaching About Executive Functions
Executive functioning is a learned skill, explains an educational therapist. Here’s how to teach it to your students—and yourself.
Teaching
Video
Teachers, Try This: Address Student Behavior Issues With Somatic Check-Ins
Through somatic check-ins, educators and students can learn better emotional regulation, and in turn improve classroom management.
Student Well-Being
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4 Steps to Combat Politicization and Win Buy-In for SEL (Download)
Teaching students social-emotional skills while navigating the politics of the times has become a difficult needle for schools to thread.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
You Think Social-Emotional Learning Is a Bad Idea. Maybe This Will Change Your Mind
Why are some educators and parents opposed to SEL, when it's about making students stronger?
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Some Leaders Are Last: What I Teach My 1st Graders About Leadership
The earliest leadership experience many students have is being a line leader. But are they learning the right lessons?
School & District Management
5 Mistakes Schools Make When Building SEL Programs
Experts weigh in on how to avoid parental and community backlash against social-emotional learning initiatives.
Mathematics
Q&A
This Educator Uses Coding and SEL to Make Math More Engaging
The idea is to help kids learn how to think, not just memorize, and collaborate with their peers.
Student Well-Being
Artificial Intelligence and Social-Emotional Learning Are on a Collision Course
Artificial intelligence is poised to dramatically change how kids develop their sense of self and interact with other people.
Special Education
What We Know About Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS), in Charts
More districts and schools are using a tiered system of supports for students, with a focus on social-emotional learning, a survey found.
School & District Management
Video
Video: Emotional Intelligence, Explained
A look at what emotional intelligence is and why it matters for educational leaders.
School & District Management
From Our Research Center
How Emotionally Intelligent Are School and District Leaders? We Asked Teachers
Asked about traits like empathy, teachers rated principals higher than they rated district leaders.
School & District Management
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Downloadable: Tips to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence
Tips from education leaders on building skills like empathy and motivation.
School & District Management
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Emotional Intelligence?
What are the traits of emotionally intelligent school and district leaders? Take this quiz to find out.