Social and Emotional Learning

Find and share resources for creating a healthy school culture by helping students develop skills to manage their emotions, resolve conflicts, and make responsible decisions.

Adapting an Effective Math Collaboration Activity for Distance Learning
An instructional coach and math teacher who developed a powerful model for student collaboration have tweaked it for the pandemic.
Ashley Taplin
Using the Election as a Teaching Tool
With careful planning, teachers can use the election to foster social and emotional learning and connect math, literacy, and social studies lessons.
Erica Silva
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Letting Young People Lead With Their Identity
By providing students with opportunities to let their identities shine, educators get to know them well, says youth advocate Karen Pittman—and that is one of the first steps in culturally responsive teaching.
How Learning Happens
In this video series, we explore how educators can guide all students, regardless of their developmental starting points, to become productive and engaged learners.
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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.
Rishi Sriram
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More Than a Check-In: Maslow Before Bloom Throughout the Day
While checking in on students’ well-being at the beginning of class is important, tending to it throughout the day helps students flourish—socially, emotionally, and academically.
How to Maslow Before Bloom, All Day Long
Morning meetings are a good place to start, but what you really need is a toolkit of strategies to meet your students’ social and emotional needs all day long.
Tom Berger
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A Teacher Appreciation Week for the Ages
When schools abruptly closed due to Covid-19, teachers figured out how to make remote learning work. This week, as the nation expresses its gratitude, we recap the emotional journey.
Isolated Students May Struggle to Stay Mentally Healthy
Teachers can build strong relationships with and between students to help them get through this very challenging time.
Carolyn Curtis
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Making Students Feel Safe
A trauma-informed approach ensures that students feel safe, supported, and nurtured—to improve their chances of academic success.
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Educators Say Good Morning to Students—Via Video
This round-up of teachers reaching out to their distant students makes it more clear than ever that relationships are always at the heart of teaching.
How to Help Students Get Used to Masks
In many places, students returning to school buildings will be required to wear masks. These strategies can help elementary students adjust.
Lori Desautels
When Students Are Traumatized, Teachers Are Too
Trauma in students’ lives takes an emotional and physical toll on teachers as well. Experts weigh in on the best ways to cope.
Emelina Minero
7 Ways to Help Kids Start Middle School When They’re Rarely in the Building
Bridging the transition between elementary and middle school is always important—but this year’s strategies will require some rethinking.
Sarah Gonser
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The Power of Relationships in Schools
Research shows that students who feel safe and supported by adults at school are better able to learn.

Social and Emotional Learning

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Adapting an Effective Math Collaboration Activity for Distance Learning

Letting Young People Lead With Their Identity