| By: Kim Gulbrandson 10+ Ways to Inspire and Cultivate Kindness On November 13, nations across the world will celebrate World Kindness Day. Introduced by the World Kindness Movement, this day is meant to unify and inspire people to embrace kindness and spread it throughout communities. This November, broaden Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson 5 Ways to Protect Tweens and Teens from Cyberbullying Cyberbullying affects millions of youth. See research, trends, and research-based tips to protect kids from being bullied digitally and in real life.Read More
| By: Jasmine Williams Research-Based Tips for Engaging Middle Schoolers in SEL Middle schoolers need social belonging and motivation. Match learning environments with their developmental and psychological needs and give them a voice.Read More
| By: Matt Pearsall 3 Ways Social-Emotional Learning Supports Students’ Transition to New Schools Starting kindergarten, moving to middle school, the beginning of freshman year, the first days of college; for most kids these are major life events, and they can be very difficult to navigate successfully.Read More
| By: Matt Pearsall Addressing Hate in Schools A recent report delves into the surge of intolerance in schools and how communities and can stand up to hate and bias.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Trends in Social-Emotional Learning Research: What Are the Outcomes? Evolving research indicates that social-emotional learning (SEL) supports provide students with skills that both promote well-being and protect against negative outcomes. There are also both economic and long-term benefits of SEL.Read More
| By: Jasmine Williams Why Addressing Sexual Harassment in Middle School Is Vital Addressing sexual and gender-based harassment (based on gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression) is a crucial part of sexual abuse prevention. Educators should talk with middle school students about setting and respecting boundaries and take reports of harassment seriously.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Then & Now: Research at the Roots Research scientist Tia Kim, leader of an all-female education research team at Committee for Children, talks about the most influential women in education research and the value of evidence-based social-emotional learning (SEL).Read More
| By: Jasmine Williams Perspective Taking: How It Helps Middle Schoolers Handle Peer Conflict To develop strong perspective-taking skills, students need to practice. The Middle School Program teaches sophisticated perspective-taking strategies that help students learn to avoid and resolve conflicts.Read More
| By: Jasmine Williams Emotions and Rejection: How to Transform Negative Self-Talk into Social Success Adolescents’ social world expands during the middle school years, so learning to recognize unhelpful thoughts and transform them into helpful thoughts is a vital skill. And research backs this up.Read More