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How SEL can help prevent burnout in teachers and students
Key points: The demands of modern education often leave teachers and students feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. From juggling multiple responsibilities to meeting high expectations, burnout has become a significant challenge … Read More
Screen-free students: How Spokane Public Schools is helping kids engage in real life
Key points: Social media has connected kids like never before, but what they get in likes and shares, they lose in real, meaningful engagement with their peers and classmates. Lunch … Read More
Putting the “social” back into SEL–and why it matters now
Key points: Even before COVID-19, data revealed concerning trends related to youth mental health. Between 2011 and 2019, the number of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness and … Read More
Why SEL must be part of the chronic absenteeism solution
Key points: Chronic absenteeism remains a nationwide challenge, despite efforts to return to normalcy post-pandemic. And the data suggests we are far from solving it. Right now, one in four classroom … Read More
SEL implementation soars across U.S.
Key findings: A national survey of educators and principals shows a record number of K-12 schools reporting social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation, according to new research from CASEL and … Read More
Simple steps to navigate difficult classroom discussions
Key points: At some point in their career, every teacher will find themselves having a difficult discussion with their students. My first took place not long after I began teaching. … Read More