| By: Jordan Posamentier Affecting and Advocating for Positive Policy Changes As our organization and our reach in education grow, so do our advocacy efforts. Learn how our policy and advocacy team collaborates with lawmakers to develop policies that support our mission.Read More
| By: Joan Cole Duffell 2018 Midterm Election Lesson: Adults Should Model Social-Emotional Skills Adults can help foster a more peaceful society using social-emotional skills like empathy, and by supporting children. Over the past couple of years, America’s children have seen adults doing things that social-emotional programs specifically teach them NOT to do: bullying, ridiculing, and threatening. Committee for Children’s executive director suggests how adults should practice social-emotional skills.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Customizing Second Step for English-Language Learners Many of the design features of Second Step lessons make it an effective tool for teaching English-language learners (ELL).Read More
| By: Casey Escola Inspiring Social Change Through Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Teaching kids empathy can change the way they view the world. Early learning and elementary children can learn foundational pro-social skills. The foundations laid by early SEL can eventually support more advanced conversations surrounding ethics, diversity, and social engagement.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson 2018: Where We’ve Been and Where We Stand in Social-Emotional Learning Social-emotional learning has come far in 20 years: resource availability, SEL integration with academics and more. Our SEL in Education contributing writer, Kim Gulbrandson, shares some of the big trends she saw in social-emotional learning over the past 20 years.Read More
| By: Matt Pearsall 3 Practical Strategies that Teachers, Counselors, and Staff Can Use to Prevent Adolescent Bullying Addressing bullying is a difficult task for any educator, but it’s particularly challenging for those of us who work with adolescents.Read More
| By: Kelly Doscher The Power to Create a Positive School Climate Research shows that feeling unsafe at school affects students’ ability to learn, focus, and take academic risks. Our research-based bullying prevention curriculum reflects our nearly forty-year commitment to fostering the safety and well-being of children.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Let’s Talk SEL: Parents, This Is for You! Social-emotional skills pave the way for positive life experiences by giving kids the strategies they need to manage strong emotions, navigating relationships, learn how to work effectively with others, solve difficult problems, and make responsible decisions.Read More
| By: Kumar Mehta US Businesses Will Suffer If We Don’t Invest in Social-Emotional Learning The American economy is only as strong as its workforce. As a longtime CEO, I’ve always looked to hire talented, enthusiastic people who bring diverse perspectives and fresh energy to our organization. But throughout my career, I’ve seen brighRead More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson The Place of Explicit Social-Emotional Skills Instruction The decisions on how to support the development of social-emotional attitudes, skills, and behaviors reside with those who make the determinations about which SEL practices to adopt.Read More