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Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)

Find resources to help students manage their emotions, resolve conflicts, and make responsible decisions—creating the healthiest school culture possible.

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  • Using an SEL Tool Called the Mood Meter in Elementary Math

    With these examples for grades 1 to 5, students can develop social and emotional skills while they learn to analyze data through graphing.
    Danielle Andersen
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  • How One Principal Builds Strong Relationships

    An award-winning principal shares how she navigates social and emotional learning and community building at school.
    676
  • How Tone of Voice Shapes Your Classroom Culture

    It’s no easy task, but developing your tone of voice can build trust, reduce conflict, and set the stage for more learning in your classroom, research shows.
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    8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips

    New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.
    61.8k
  • Does Cold Calling Work? Here’s What the Research Says

    A growing body of research reveals that there’s a right—and wrong—way to use cold calling.
    1.3k
  • An illustration concept of a child internalizing knowledge

    Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development

    Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development.
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  • Using Socratic Seminars to Build Social and Emotional Learning Competencies

    Good SEL skills are essential for students to be able to converse thoughtfully about a text.
    572
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    Covid-19’s Impact on Students’ Academic and Mental Well-Being

    The pandemic has revealed—and exacerbated—inequities that hold many students back. Here’s how teachers can help.
    25.8k
  • Using SEL to Meet the Current Needs of Students and Staff

    Social and emotional learning provides a guide for what schools can do to help students and teachers perform at their best.
    199
  • A group of teenagers doing an icebreaker exercise in which one person is blindfolded and the others are helping him jump across yellow tiles that are scattered across the floor

    10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas

    Strategies for ensuring that students in every grade feel like they’re part of the classroom community.
    37k
  • 4 Ways Classroom Design Impacts Executive Functioning

    Effective classroom design can help elementary students develop skills like organization and task initiation.
    5.5k
  • SEL From Bell to Bell in Middle and High School

    Teachers can support students with a repertoire of social and emotional learning strategies ready to use throughout a class period.
    726
  • Illustration of a hand drawing lines connecting people

    7 Ways to Maintain Relationships During Your School Closure

    Suddenly, you’re not in the same physical space as your students. We asked teachers to share strategies for maintaining relationships—both peer-to-peer and student-teacher—when everything’s gone remote.
    18.9k
  • 8 Ways to Bolster Executive Function in Teens and Tweens

    Middle and high school students suddenly face more complex schedules, tougher academic work, and an expanding network of friends. How can we help them manage it all?
    11.1k
  • Illustration concept showing teen under stress

    A De-escalation Exercise for Upset Students

    A simple technique that takes just a few minutes can help an agitated student regain the state of mind needed for learning.
    16.7k

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