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Developing SEL and Future-ready Skills

Defined Learning

To prepare students with the skills that they need to be successful in the future, educators need to implement a variety of activities and digital tools.

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Demystifying Social-Emotional Learning and the Controversy Surrounding It

ED Surge

More people were talking about why it is important and how it can help kids develop. Many schools were adopting social-emotional learning programs and frameworks, weaving practices that support social and emotional development into various parts of the school day and reporting material improvements in student behavior and outcomes.

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Social Emotional Learning Should Not Be the Next Target in America’s Culture Wars

ED Surge

From halted curriculums to debates at school board meetings, social-emotional learning, or SEL, has quickly become the newest target of America’s ongoing education culture wars. Many who oppose it see SEL as a back door for schools to teach critical race theory. For insiders, this latest target is confusing.

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How a Major Academic Disruption May Have Sparked a Learning Revolution

ED Surge

Karen Adams, the Head of America’s Professional Development at Promethean , recently offered her perspective on where we are and where we’re going. But “learning loss” doesn’t acknowledge how the pandemic strengthened students’ skill sets in technology, adaptation and flexibility. There is a learning revolution taking place.

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The STEM-SEL Connection

PCS Edventures

The STEM-SEL Connection: How STEM Can Promote Social and Emotional Learning There is a growing recognition of the importance of integrating STEM education and social and emotional learning (SEL) for comprehensive holistic learner development. STEM spaces provide a laboratory for planning, organization and perseverance.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

Cool Cat Teacher

They fit into the categories of SEL, digital instruction, engagement/management, and leadership. Plan Professional Development with Intentionality. Many of the topics below were part of that conversation, including Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Social-emotional learning (SEL) is right at the top of the list for many of us.

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Leveling Up Education: The Crucial Role of Real-World Application in Game-Based Learning 

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However, as we develop blending digital games and learning, the true potential of these innovative approaches lies not just in the realm of pixels and fantasy but in the tangible impact they can have on the real world. Real-world application brings relevance and context to the skills acquired within the game.