Social Skills & Relationships: Three Lessons from Ecology

by Ashley | Apr 29, 2021 | Social-emotional Learning

We cannot teach social-emotional learning without first understanding our own social skills and relationships. In our demanding work lives, stopping to examine social situations may seem like a waste of time. However, in the long term, stopping to understand the...

Dual Language Education

by Charlie Merrow | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog, Social-emotional Learning

The Need for Dual Language Resources in Schools Over ten percent of students in the US are English Language Learners (ELL). ELLs are students who come from non-English speaking homes and who are learning English as an additional language. Out of this ten percent, the...

SEL in Florida

by Noah Teitelbaum | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Social-emotional Learning

Florida SEL Standards In the past few years, Florida has set out to expand and improve social and emotional learning in the state. However, there are no standards at the state level specifically organized to help guide SEL work in the district or school. Regardless,...

Transitioning Back to In-Person School

by Noah Teitelbaum | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog, Social-emotional Learning

Supporting Students with the Return to School Despite the rise in Covid-19 cases, our increased understanding of how to protect children and staff is leading to more in-person learning. After months of remote learning, how can we help students come back to in-person...

Fair vs. Equal

by Charlie Merrow | Dec 14, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

The Band-Aid Lesson: Explaining Fair Versus Equal  A typical refrain in elementary school classrooms is, “That’s not fair!” Whether in response to sharing materials, games at recess, or how much time a teacher spends with each student, students’ attachment to fairness...

‘I Miss School’ – What Students Miss Most about the Classroom

by Amanda Wilson | Dec 10, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

  The COVID-19 pandemic has made both teachers and students miss the classroom environment. With all the advantages online classes provide, they just don’t have the same appeal as a physical classroom setup. While some schools are preparing to offer more space...