Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)

From imaginative play to storytelling, certain activities help build self-regulation, memory, and planning skills—setting the littlest learners on a pathway to academic success.

With explicit coaching, high school students can learn to manage their increasingly complex commitments.

These tips on supporting emotion regulation and building strong relationships will help students next year and beyond.

A 2021 study reveals the ways in which new and experienced teachers think about discipline—plus 6 takeaways for managing your classroom effectively this year.

There’s a lot of talk about learning loss, but teachers can guide students to reflect on all the ways they’ve grown during the pandemic.

When students learn about each other’s identities, it helps them understand their own biases and prejudices, as well as build a space of respect and tolerance for all.

Play can help the youngest students transition to in-person learning and develop skills they need for the future.

Encouraging students is not enough, says a new study—you actually have to raise your ratio of praise to reprimands dramatically, and that might mean keeping track.

After a year of chronic unpredictability, both students and teachers will benefit from focusing on relationships and the daily rhythms of school.

When students use a questioning strategy to think about their own thinking, they can see how to transfer their learning to new situations.

A few phrases middle and high school teachers can use to cultivate conversation while celebrating student achievements.