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Resources for Administrators & Educators
Websites
The
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.
CASEL was founded in 1994 by Daniel Goleman and Eileen Rockefeller
Growald to establish social and emotional learning (SEL) as an integral
part of education from preschool through high school.
How
to launch a social emotional learning program
Safe
and Sound Pre-publication preview
An Education Leader's Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional
Learning Programs.
The
Child Development Project. This well-respected program has developed
a comprehensive approach for K-6 schools in support of social and
emotional learning that focuses on literature-based reading and
language arts, collaborative classroom learning, a problem-solving
approach (rather than rewards and punishments) to classroom management
and discipline, parent and family involvement, and noncompetitive,
community-building activities for children and adults.
The
Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, an initiative of Educators
for Social Responsibility, is the nation's largest and longest-running
school program focusing on conflict resolution and intergroup relations.
The
Responsive Classroom, a project of The Northeast Foundation
for Children, is based on the concept that the social curriculum
in schools is as important as the academic curriculum.
The
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Visit the Teaching Tolerance
section of the SPLC website for excellent teaching resources - and
grant applications - for schools interested in augmenting their
efforts in support of peace and justice education - a key component
of social and emotional learning.
The
Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character. Review the
site's list of "100 Ways to Promote Character Education"
for innovative and practical ways to introduce character education
in your school or district.
The
Character Education Partnership. CEP is a nonpartisan coalition
of organizations and individuals dedicated to the development of
character education programs in our nation's schools.
Education
World Thematic tie-ins and weekly curriculum activities, plus
articles for administrators and teachers make this a great website
for direct or indirect service resources.
Books back
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Educating Minds and Hearts: Social Emotional
Learning and the Passage into Adolescence(Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development: 1999). This book, edited
by Jonathan Cohen, features articles by many experts in social and
emotional learning and includes useful strategies for all stakeholders
interested in promoting emotional intelligence in our schools.
Promoting Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators
by Maurice Elias et al. (Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development: 1997). Teachers, administrators, and school board members
will all want to review this comprehensive resource.
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