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Misunderstood Minds 

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Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 7.1 |  Chapter 8 | Chapter 8.1

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Emotion in Education: An Interview with Maurice Elias

The director of Rutgers University's Social and Emotional Learning Lab talks about why SEL should be an integral part of academic life.

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“The Waiting Game,  Cookie Monster demonstrates each of the strategies that Dr. Walter Mischel recommends that people use (and that he saw children apply in the marshmallow test) to enhance their self-control.  Have students identify each of the strategies.

Marshmallow Test

Talking Heads and Hearts: Intellectual and Emotional Education Make a Potent Pairing

George Lucas joins a panel of national experts moderated by Daniel Goleman that explores the value of social and emotional learning.

 
Goleman on SocialNeuroscience
Success often comes after some failures.
Stop, Think, Act
Getting Past "I Can't": "I knew I had an opportunity here to help one child get one step closer to a narrative of herself as a learner. My task was to teach perseverance."
Tips to Foster a Community of Growth Mindset Learners
 

Linda Darling-Hammond

The Stanford University education professor says social and emotional learning is a crucial part of teaching the whole child.


 

Richard Rothstein a former New York Times national education columnist, discusses the false narrative about public education — especially urban schools — that currently exists. Rothstein maintains that many education reform proposals, especially those that focus on teacher accountability, are based on a misinterpretation and misuse of data. He stresses the direct correlation between poverty and educational failure.
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Morning Meetings

 
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Crew  Meeting - similar to morning meetings gr. 6 - 12
Social Emotional Learning in Action

 Morning Meetings in Middle and Elementary Schools (includes elements of class meeting)

 
 
Chicago Becoming a Man Program

 A sch00l district's initiative for social and emotional learning pays off

Cultivating Parental Engagement

Watch 'Sesame Street' Tells You How to Get to Sunnier Days... on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.

Growth Mindset “With Math I Can” Initiative & Resources Often kids feel frustrated when they come across a tough math problem.  Replace the notion of “I’m not good at math” with “I am working to get better at math” by embracing a growth mindset. Video intro below.

Five Videos for elementary age children on Growth Mindset

Understanding the power of brain flexibility

Creating a Culture of Learning click

Parent Connection click See Sharing Book

Cross Age Buddies click

Leadership for Change click

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An introduction to social emotional learning
Testing Parody

Let It Go (Testing Parody) from Michelle Morse-Wendt on Vimeo.

Jon Stewart on Preschool

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Neuroscientist Richard Davidson presents his research on how social and emotional learning can affect the brain.

Third World Education Innovations
You can use this video to teach so many things. Zone of Proximal Development (H/T Dr. Cheri Toledo), the anxiety of learning new things, and just the encouragement we need to try one more time. Look! At one point the little fella tries to quit but goes again when his older companion helps him return to the task at hand. Listen to the puppy whimper! Sounds like some of us when approaching math.
Conflict Resolution Skills and Understanding Feeelings

 

Educating Hearts: A Districtwide Commitment to Teaching
How to Care Conflict Resolution

The Micro-Sociology of Networks
View more presentations from David Armano
Active listening strategy

Strategies for Getting Started with After-School SEL

Planning and fundraising tips to launch your own program

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