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All posts tagged "social-emotional learning"
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1.6KNewsPost-COVID summer programs didn’t boost kids academically, but may have helped anyway
Many summer programs focused on social emotional learning.
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8.4KGuest Opinion EssayWhat are wellness rooms, and why do schools need them?
Schools are creating dedicated spaces where students can relax and regroup.
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayCritics blast New York schools’ mindfulness minutes, but this teacher is a believer
Breathing exercises had steadied me during the pandemic, keeping my demons at bay.
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayAdults need calming rooms, too
The solution to uncomfortable conversations is to expand the discussions, not shut them down.
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6.4KNewsZen dens, peace rooms, chill-out spaces: How schools and afterschool programs are giving kids space to reflect and regulate
Calming rooms offer young people a safe, quiet space to manage their emotions.
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The Remix with Karen Pittman: Taking police out of schools — different paths, same lessons
SROs, mentors, outdoor educators, soccer coaches, and youth librarians may not think of themselves as being in the same business, but they...
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1.6KNewsAs educators tout the benefits of social and emotional learning, sparse research exists on how to actually teach it
Social and emotional learning has emerged from the pandemic as a top priority for many schools and afterschool and summer programs in...
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The Remix with Karen Pittman: Handle with care
I continue to be impressed with the simplicity and power of Handle with Care, a partnership between law enforcement, schools and mental...
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The Remix with Karen Pittman: Caught and taught — Out-of-school time programs add social-emotional instruction
To understand how the current moment calls for more explicit, taught instruction in the out-of-school time space to complement this historically integrated...
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1.7KNewsYouth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
Student mental health reached crisis levels last year, and the pressure on schools to figure out solutions has never been greater. Districts...
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2.1KNewsSome states approve mental health sick days for students
The language varies from state to state, with some bills limiting the number of allowable mental health days and others requiring a...
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2.7KNewsPandemic pushes afterschool programs to add social-emotional learning
Afterschool programs across the country are increasing turning to social emotional learning, or SEL, and other approaches to help cope with increased...
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The Remix with Karen Pittman: Policies that erase Black, brown or LGBTQ youth are a crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on teens, accelerating the declines in youth mental health that were evident before the pandemic....
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1.5KNewsSchools use therapy-based programs for ‘overwhelmed’ kids
In a school year that was supposed to be a return to normal but has proven anything but, over 700 schools, including...
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2.2KNewsAmerican Rescue Plan funds fuel expansion in afterschool programs
Billions of dollars earmarked for afterschool programs in the American Rescue Plan have begun to flow into programs nationwide, setting some on...
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3.0KNewsSummer camps brace for another year of social emotional fallout from pandemic
How are summer camps handling changes in the campers and the young counselors caused by the ongoing pandemic? Temper tantrums. Panic attacks....
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3.4KGuest Opinion EssayWhen relationships come first in schools, success follows
After more than a year of disrupted school for most of the country, we know that meaningful relationships are a powerful part...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssaySummer offers opportunity to bridge gap in academic and social emotional learning
As America’s education system and economy recover from COVID-19, communities everywhere are turning to summer learning for hope and inspiration in preparing...
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1.4KNewsCounselors: No ‘Quick Fix’ to Repairing Damage of Pandemic Year
Wendy Mallis was proud to be the first person in her family to go to college, but she never expected that she...
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1.3KGrantsChildren’s Mental Health Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Mental Health, Emotional Well-Being, Suicide Prevention | Amount: $50,000 - $125,000 per year | Deadline: Feb. 26, 2021
