Social Emotional Archives

9 Characteristics Of A Competitive Learning Environment That Protects Children

Teaching / September 20, 2021 September 19, 2021 / Random, Social Emotional, Whole Child

There are elements of play, leveling up, and a sense of mastery or achievement upon accomplishing each challenge.

Teaching / September 9, 2021 November 18, 2021 / Social Emotional, Student Engagement

More authentic and diverse in-school social groups can engage challenging, hard-to-reach students in powerful ways.

Teaching / July 5, 2021 November 8, 2021 / Social Emotional, Terry Heick

Social-emotional learning is part of the bedrock of critical literacy: helping them care enough to change themselves.

Lisa Thomas Prince and Lori Gustafson offer the following ten tips for teaching mindfulness in the classroom at any grade level.

Learning / April 29, 2021 November 23, 2021 / Resources, Social Emotional

This list of the best SEL resources for teachers and students include apps, prompts, activities, lessons, and more.

Fundraising for a local cause is an important lesson in community activism and can lead to a sense of purpose for students.

The relationship between learning goals & empathy may be unclear. What and why we choose to study are deeply human pursuits.

Empathy focuses on a mutual and shared emotional experience, whereas sympathy moves more swiftly from feeling with to feeling for.

Where do you begin teaching meditation when you may not be familiar with the practice yourself? These meditation apps for children may help.

Education / February 9, 2020 November 22, 2021 / News, Social Emotional

Researchers surveyed 21,678 American high school students and found that nearly 75% of the students’ emotions about school were negative.

These five strategies social emotional learning strategies will not only benefit students, but can also be beneficial to teachers, too.