First it was Common Core. Then Critical Race Theory. Now, social and emotional learning. That’s the latest education jargon term to leave academic circles and fuel a culture-war controversy over what ...

April Kramer was struggling, and she didn’t know what to do. Feeling ill-prepared and uncomfortable, even unsure, is not a place teachers want to be. They are leaders, planners, the nurturers and ...

Teachers have always taught everyday life or social-emotional skills, like getting along or being persistent—something most families’ and communities’ support. Certainly not a new idea, but more ...

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an educational process that aims to help children develop social and emotional life skills. These include managing difficult emotions, dealing with stress, ...

Innovation leaders share the applications and websites they’re using for SEL check-ins and activities in their school districts this year. Staff and students have been through so much over the past ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids high school students will learn to identify and manage their feelings as the district rolls out a social-emotional learning curriculum in all four high schools for the ...

It’s been said, “If a child can do advanced math, speak three languages, or receive top grades, but can’t manage their emotions, practice conflict resolution, or handle stress, none of that other ...

Social media, generative artificial intelligence, and other advances in digital technology are already dramatically influencing how kids develop social-emotional skills. A majority of educators ...

A groovy background with a lot of emotional faces with googly eyes. Source: Designed by Lyrica Fils-Aimé Administrators often require educators to implement social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools, ...

Wendy Turner sees social and emotional learning as central to everything she does in her classroom, from how she welcomes her second-graders each morning to how she guides them through math activities ...