Project-based learning – a teaching approach whereby students explore and solve real-world challenges – can improve third graders’ scientific knowledge as well as their social and emotional skills.
Some skills aren’t easily taught (such as Soft Skills) but they’re essential as students leave school and enter the global workforce
A Social-emotional learning expert discusses pros and cons of social media for teens, tips for negotiating screen time and how teachers can help students deal with trauma and cyberbullying
Pretend play promotes the development of socio-emotional competences in children aged five and six
Skills that students develop in social and emotional learning—empathy, collaboration, and so on—are closely connected to standards in many academic subjects.
Teaching students the skills to express their emotions and modeling healthy relationships helps shape a future of transformational leaders
Why social and emotional learning is so important for kids right now
Incorporating social-emotional learning approaches, playing games, and giving students options can inspire shy kids to show their faces during distance learning
Teaching young students to tune in to facial expressions—even when partially obscured by a mask—can support the development of emotional literacy skills. (video)
Linking Social-Emotional Learning to long-term success: Student survey responses show effects in high school and beyond