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Learning Is Social & Emotional

In this blog, hosted by the Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, multiple voices shared lessons learned and difficulties encountered for supporting students’ comprehensive learning and development. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: social-emotional learning.

Education Opinion 4 Ways to Foster Belonging Through Physical Activity
In school, on the playground, and in life, how teams are formed matters. Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Daniel Hatcher shares real-world tips to foster belonging through physical activity.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, June 28, 2018
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Education Opinion The Evidence Is in: Parents Want Early Education That Teaches the Whole Child
Research shows what parents want most for their children from early education: learning environments that address the whole child.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, June 26, 2018
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Education Opinion Is Your Classroom Welcoming for Students?
You can keep students relaxed, engaged and ready to learn by taking some simple steps to make your classroom a more welcoming environment.
Nicole Ayers, June 22, 2018
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Education Opinion My Life as a Social and Emotional Learning Director
The new Director of Social Emotional Learning in a district outside Boston wants to focus on the "next level" of integrating social and emotional learning.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, June 20, 2018
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Education Opinion What We Can Learn from Alternative Schools
At alternative schools, relationships come first. Maybe that's why they feel so different from regular high schools.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, June 18, 2018
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Education Opinion Quieting The Mind To Learn
When her class had trouble focusing their boundless energy on academics, this teacher tried a unique approach: meditation.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, June 14, 2018
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Education Opinion How Teachers Can Practice Self-Care in the Classroom
An elementary school teacher shares her strategies for taking care of herself and her colleagues on the job.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, June 12, 2018
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Student Well-Being Opinion 5 Things You Might Not Know About Play And SEL
Like social and emotional learning, play can happen anywhere—and it can be just as important.
Elizabeth Cushing, June 8, 2018
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Education Opinion Students Voice a National Call to Action
Young people are calling for change in their schools: to foster safety and community, to include their families and communities as partners, and to teach and evaluate the whole student.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, June 6, 2018
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Education Opinion Here's What Parents Think Social-Emotional Learning Should Look Like
A national panel of parents and families are calling for schools to take up the mantle of social, emotional, and academic development.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, June 4, 2018
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Education Opinion Students Face Many Out-of-School Challenges. I Should Know.
Stress and trauma impacts countless students in and out of the classroom. Tacoma principal Christine Brandt draws on her own life experiences to help students through theirs.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, May 31, 2018
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Education Opinion Four Lessons From the Tacoma Whole Child Initiative
The Tacoma Whole Child Initiative combines hard data and innovative community partnerships to support students' social and emotional development.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, May 29, 2018
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Education Opinion 3 Ways to Keep the Heat Off Teachers Implementing Social and Emotional Learning
Connecticut's 2007 Teacher of the Year shares how his school supports already busy teachers in implementing social and emotional learning.
Christopher Poulos, May 25, 2018
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Education Opinion Eight Lessons on Social-Emotional Learning From a Superintendent
Implementing social and emotional learning across a whole district isn't easy. Sheldon Berman has done it not once, but four times, and he's got some tips for other educators.
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor, May 23, 2018
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