Empathy Is Tough to Teach, But Is One Of the Most Important Life Lessons

KQED News Mind/Shift - Staff Writer "Dr. Brené Brown has [...]

February 9th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Almost two-thirds of children worry ‘all the time’

BBC - Judith Burns "At nine, Tom was so worried [...]

February 6th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Random Acts of Kindness Week: Encouraging Empathy and Appreciation of Diversity in Your Classroom

Education World - Nicole Gorman "Random Acts of Kindness Week [...]

February 5th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Fiction has significant role in social emotional learning

Education Dive - Tara García Mathewson "Researchers describe “theory of [...]

January 6th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Empathy Holds the Key to Transforming 21st Century Learning

KQED News Mind/Shift - Thom Markham "Like other aspects of [...]

November 16th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Cross-Cultural Dialogue Builds Critical Thinking and Empathy

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "The world and the [...]

November 10th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Cross-cultural, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural studies, Culture, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Do mobile devices stunt social-emotional skills?

E-School News - Janice Crompton "As more of our lives [...]

November 9th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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U.S. Parents and Teachers Agree Kindness is Essential for Success, Sesame Workshop Survey Finds

Education World - Nicole Gorman "In coordination with October being [...]

October 13th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘It builds confidence and independence’: the many benefits of making pupils into mentors

The Guardian - Ryan Wilson "There’s nothing we can do [...]

September 30th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Learning, Mentors, News, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Mindfulness and Storytelling Help Kids Heal and Learn

KQED News Mind/Shift - Juli Fraga "When mindfulness teacher Laurie [...]

September 26th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, Mindfulness, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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